To say that De Temps Antan is a super-group of Quebecois folk music is an under-statement. Each member of De Temps Antan was a leader in the massive, multi-platinum Quebec folk band La Bottine Souriante and have toured the world over on some the biggest stages. Now they've taken the energy they brought to arena performances and channelled this into a shockingly powerful trio.
These musicians are virtuosic performers, and their interpretations of the music of Quebec are as much informed by their world travels as by their fieldwork and family ties. Their music is explosive and they put out as much sound and energy as a much larger band. Their sound is anchored by the "tac-tic-a tac" of "les pieds" (a form of seated clogging found only in French Canada), the blazing fiddle of Andre Brunet, the brash accordion playing of Pierre-Luc Dupuis and the pristine voice and exquisite guitar accompaniment of Eric Beaudry.
De Temps Antan brings the absolute best of French-Canadian folk music to new generations.
They have enough power to drive a nuclear furnace. If you could remain seated during their performance you were either dead-drunk or dead
Folkwords
Driven by the relentless foot percussion, this set of tunes rocks! 5 stars
R2 magazine
Find out more at detempsantan.qc.ca/en.
