Calixte Duguay, (born July 15, 1939) is a multi-disciplinarian Canadian artist born in Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël, on

Lamèque Island Lamèque Island (french: Île Lamèque), (formerly ''Shippegan Island'' or ''Shippigan Island''), is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The island has an area of . It is se ...

. In 2009, he was made a Member of the

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"for the impact he has had on the Acadian and Canadian music scene as a writer, composer and singer". In 2010 he was awarded the

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for his music. In 2012, he was made a member of the

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Discography

* Les aboiteaux * Louis Mailloux (first production – 1979) * Retour à Richibouctou * Rien que pour toi * Les couleurs de ma vie * De terre et d'eau * Louis Mailloux (new production, 1993)

Bibliography

* Odette Castonguay, ''Calixte Duguay : aussi longtemps que je vivrai'', Tracadie-Sheila: Grande Marée, 2006, . * Calixte Duguay, Alentour de l'île et de l'eau, Éditions du kapociré, 1996. * Calixte Duguay et Jules Boudreau, Louis Mailloux, Éditions d'Acadie, 1994.

References

Members of the Order of Canada 1939 births Living people Members of the Order of New Brunswick People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick {{Canada-artist-stub