Les Fréres Cheminaud
Les Fréres Cheminaud is a Quebec country, folk and rock music group originating from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. The band is composed of Pierre Fortin (vocals, guitar), Benoit Bouchard (vocals, bass), Charles Perron (vocals, guitar) and Étienne Côté (vocals, drums).
Biography
Les Fréres Cheminaud had their debut album in 2002 called "L'jour pis la nuite" with relative success. Their second album "Les hommes des Tavernes" was a collaboration with Pierre Girard. The album was issued in September 2006 to rave reviews under the RIF label distributed by Outside Music.
In 2007, after RIF folded, Les Fréres Cheminaud signed with Les disques NewRock, a Québec regional publishing house.
Les Fréres Cheminaud is an active live band that has done more than 200 shows. The band takes part in a lot of music events and festivals throughout Quebec.
Their biggest hits thus far are "Les hommes des tavernes" (2007) and "Le frére Jean" (2007) .
Members
The members of the band:
- Pierre Fortin (Guitar, banjo, percussions and vocals)
- Étienne Côté (Drums and vocals)
- Benoît Bouchard (Bass and vocals)
- Charles Perron (Guitar, mandoline and vocals)
Discography
- 2002 - L'jour pis la nuite
- 2006 - Les hommes des tavernes