Kermess was a
melodic rock band from
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada.
History
Kermess was founded in 1995.
["Kermess : RIP 1995-2004"]
''Voir'', Élise Giguère 4 March 2004 In 1996 they won the Cégeps Rock contest. Their first album, ''Les douze nocturnes'' was released the next year, and 10,000 copies were sold.
["Bref exposé sur la musique"]
''L'Exemplaire'', Cité universitaire, Cap Rouge, Québec, 7 October 1998.
In 1998 the band released the album ''Bref exposé''.
In 2002 the band released its third album, played at several festivals and performed at a number of colleges in Quebec.
The group disbanded in 2004.
Twelve years later, the band regrouped to perform at the ''Fête du lac des Nations'' in Sherbrooke.
"En photos : au coeur de la Fête du lac des Nations"
''Ici Radio Canada'', 25 July 2016
Discography
*1997: ''Les douze nocturnes''
*1998: ''Bref exposé''
*2002: ''Génération Atari''
Members
*Martin Fillion (vocals, drums)(taught a grade 7 class at Franklin Street Public school in Markham ON, Canada in 2002-2003)
*François Landry (vocals, guitar)
*Mario Landry (bass)
*Dominic Morin (vocals, guitar)
*Sylvain Tremblay (vocals, guitar)
References
External links
{{Authority control
Canadian rock music groups
Musical groups from Quebec