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Fred Pellerin
Fred Pellerin (born November 22, 1976) is a Canadian musician and storyteller from Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec. He is a three-time Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year, garnering nominations at the Juno Awards of 2011 for ''Silence'', the Juno Awards of 2012 for ''C'est un monde'', and the Juno Awards of 2020 for ''Après'', and recorded "L'Hymne", the theme song for the film ''Snowtime! (La guerre des tuques 3D)'', in duet with Céline Dion. Career A graduate of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières,"Fred Pellerin" . he began performing and touring as a story teller in the 2000s. His stories typically centre on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Before January 15, 2005 it was known simply as Saint-Élie. Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted with lakes. The more prominent lakes are Des Souris, Goulet, and Grand Long Lakes, which are densely lined with summer cottages. Storyteller and musician Fred Pellerin was born in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, which is the setting of many of his published stories. History The Gale and Duberger Map of 1795 already identified the area as Caxton Township, named after an English village situated about 15 kilometers from Cambridge. In 1839, it was officially formed as a geographic township. Colonization of Caxton Township was delayed because the land sold in 1833 was not yet allocated, with the owners apparently missing. In 1863, it had only 30 families. Two years later in 1865, the Parish and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Élie was formed. It got it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
