Les soeurs Boulay | nl

Les soeurs Goadec were a singing trio of three Breton sisters: Maryvonne Goadec (1900-1983), Anasthasie Goadec (c.1913-1998), and Eugénie Goadec (1909-2003). Originally from Treffrin (Côtes-d'Armor), they began to perform traditional Breton songs at festoù-noz (traditional Breton festivals of song and dance) in 1956, and gained renewed fame and popularity in the Breton revival of the 1960s. They specialised in Breton songs and gwerzioù (ballads or laments), they also developed a three-voice version of the Kan ha diskan (call-and-response singing) as songs for dancing. They stopped performing in 1983 when Maryvonne died, though Eugénie began singing and recording again in1994 with...

Amesoeurs was a French blackgaze band from Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur led by Stéphane "Neige" Paut (Alcest, Lantlôs, Old Silver Key, Mortifera, Peste Noire, Phest, Les Discrets and Empyrium), Fursy Teyssier (Les Discrets, Phest Alcest), Audrey Sylvain (Peste Noire and Alcest) and Jean "Winterhalter" Deflandre (Alcest, Les Discrets and Peste Noire). The music combined the early/mid-'90s black metal sound with elements of post-punk, shoegaze, industrial and female vocals. During the summer of 2004, Amesoeurs was formed by Neige, Audrey Sylvain, and Fursy Teyssier (also of Les Discrets) with the purpose of creating music that reflects the dark side of the industrial...

Les sœurs Boulay (Mélanie Boulay and Stéphanie Boulay), from Gaspésie, Quebec, grew up in a musical family and began their training at young ages. For several years they toured, both solo and together, as choir members before they decided to team up as a duo. After this decision, things took off quickly with an EP in February 2012 and winning awards at the Francouvertes. Since then they have performed at various festivals and won other prestigious awards, like the "best new artist" at the GAMIQ's. Their album, "Le Poids des Confettis", was released in March of 2013 and quickly gained...