BON DÉBARRAS
FOLK | TRAD | PERCUSSIVE DANCE
Bon Débarras unites the worlds of music, dance and poetry through a collaboration between Montreal artists Dominic Desrochers, Jean-François Dumas and Véronique Plasse. Over the years, Bon Débarras moved boldly into an entirely original repertoire steeped in poetry and rhythmic sounds, with unambiguous Quebec flavors. On guitar, banjo, violin and harmonica, the group carries an identity, a style and an energy-filled zest for life quite unique and beautifully served by the versatility of the musicians as well as their daring jigging and vivid body percussion.
Bon Débarras’ energy taps into the rhythms of today and ventures boldly on the multi-faceted road to tomorrow’s dreams, in an atmosphere that transcends boundaries and ages.
In the last 2019 album Repères, and also with En panne de silence in 2017, Bon Débarras moves boldly into a repertoire that is almost entirely original, steeped in poetry and rhythmic urban sounds – and even a touch of Aboriginal influence. More innovative than ever, the trio remains true to the rhythms of French-speaking America with those unambiguous Quebec flavors supported by a newcomer – the fiddle. And that’s how, over the years, this warm-hearted band has been able to carry on an identity, a style and an energy-filled zest for life quite unique and beautifully served by the versatility of the musicians as well as their daring jigging and vivid body percussion.
Bon Débarras drew the attention of European presenters in 2014 after receiving the Lynda Lemay Award at the Festival de la chanson de Granby. The group performed some twenty concerts in France on their 2016 Granby-Europe tour. Since its birth, the band has played throughout Canada, the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as making regular appearances in France.
VEILLANCE
VEILLANCE - all ages
For nearly 20 years, Bon Débarras has kept Quebec’s folk-trad music alive. With Veillance, the trio carries the memory that grounds us while urging care for what surrounds us to build a better future.
Original compositions and refined arrangements blend with poetry, step dancing, and body percussion, creating an irresistible movement that invites everyone to join the dance.
EN FAMILLE - All ages
This unique show marks the 15th anniversary of Bon Débarras. In the company of its former members, the trio revisits for 6 musicians some of the highlights of its repertoire, taken from its 4 career albums.
In an atmosphere of love, sharing and celebration, surprising collaborations and previously unheard versions will emerge from this adventure that reflects the diversity of each of these talented musicians' backgrounds, while uniting them around a common language: that of traditional Quebec music.
Bon Débarras: Jean-François Dumas, Dominic Desrochers, Véronique Plasse
Guests: Luzio Altobelli (accordion), Cédric Dind-Lavoie (double bass), Marie-Pierre Lecault (violin)
PLAYING HOOKY - 6 to 12
SYNOPSIS - PLAYING HOOKY
INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE
Bon Débarras takes you on a whirlwind musical journey through various communities from which they have drawn their inspiration, including Québec, Acadia and Louisiana. Feet stomping, hand clapping, leg slapping and full-on singing are to be expected from both performers and the audience alike. Presented in schools and various children’s festivals throughout Canada and France, this show, with its songs, tales, lilting and called dances, will not fail to move you and give you a spring in your step.
6 - 12 years old