En Bref is a Canadian folk-rock musical group. Based in
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
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* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes)
** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...
and
North Bay,
Ontario, the band consists of vocalist and guitarist Yves Doyon, guitarist Martin Laforest, bassist Scott Aultman and drummer Shawn Sasyniuk.
["En bref brise un silence de 17 ans"]
''L'Express
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'', April 1, 2014.
Formed in 1992,
["En Bref et en large". ''Jeune atout'', September 1995.] the band performed locally in
Northern Ontario, and at francophone music festivals in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Montreal and
Winnipeg,
[ and won the La Brunante competition for emerging bands in 1994.
They released their self-titled debut album in 1997.]["Trois nouveaux albums lancés à Sudbury". ''Liaison'', May 1997.] They attracted some attention from major record labels, but due to management problems were not signed and broke up for a number of years.["Breaking the silence"]
'' Northern Life'', March 14, 2014. In the mid-2000s, they reunited to perform occasional live shows, and independently released a live album recorded at Sudbury's Little Montreal bar in 2012.[
Their second studio album, ''Silence Radio'', was released in 2014.]["En Bref sort de sa longue parenthèse"]
''Le Droit
''Le Droit'' is a Canadian French-language daily newspaper, published in Gatineau, Quebec. Initially established and owned by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the paper was published by Martin Cauchon and his company, Capitales Médias ...
'', March 22, 2014. The album was promoted with live performances at both Sudbury's La Nuit sur l'étang and Ottawa's Festival Franco-Ontarien.[
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References
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups from Greater Sudbury
Canadian folk rock groups
Franco-Ontarian musical groups
1992 establishments in Ontario
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