March 9, 2026
A River Runs Through It Listening Post 394. To call Le Vent du Nord a study in contrasts would be an understatement. The band’s name translates as “The North Wind,” but for more than two decades it’s been the hottest ensemble in traditional Québécois music, with...
October 28, 2019
Optimal Bandwidth Listening Post 225. In the natural world, wind and time typically join forces to produce erosion and environmental damage, but the union of Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan, two leading bands on Quebec’s traditional music landscape, has a purely...
April 23, 2019
Borealis in Wonderland Listening Post 198. Oz, Neverwhere, Asteroid B-612—great artists create worlds or pair real domains with fantasylands to explore larger questions. Count in this company Le Vent du Nord, vanguard of Quebec’s progressive folk movement. On...
August 21, 2017
Time Well Spent Listening Post 112. Charmingly deceptive, Galant, tu perds ton temps literally means, “Young man, you’re wasting your time,” but in practice the name of the five-woman ensemble of traditional Québec music seems as much a term of endearment as a...
June 7, 2017
What’s in a Name? Listening Post 102. She was a reality show star on Québec TV at 13 and comes from a musical family, but on Émilie Janvier’s eponymous debut album and in the interviews she’s done to promote it, she reveals her core shyness, crafting lyrics and music...
