CUMBERLAND – Blackstone River Theatre will begin celebrating its 25th year with an evening of Québécois music featuring Le Vent du Nord on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. at the theater, 549 Broad St., Cumberland.

The award-winning band Le Vent du Nord features fiddler André Brunet of the Celtic Fiddle Festival and La Bottine Souriante, is joined by André Gagné on vocals and guitar; Nicolas Boulerice on vocals, hurdy-gurdy and piano; Olivier Demers on fiddle, guitar, foot-tapping and mandolin; and Réjean Brunet on basses, accordion, jaw harp and vocals.

Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement and an iconic name in Quebec’s traditional music revival, according to event organizers. The group’s repertoire draws from both traditional sources and origi

See Full Page