Néo-trad is a
musical style
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from
Quebec
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that arose around the turn of the 21st century. It can be considered a
subgenre
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of Québécois
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
. The term combines the
Greek
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prefix
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''neo'', meaning ''new'', and the contraction of the word ''traditionnelle'', as in ''traditional music''.
History
It basically constitutes modernized
Quebec folklore music, usually mixed with
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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and/or
electronica
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. Some notable néo-trad artists are
Mes Aïeux
Mes Aïeux () is a neo-traditional Quebec folk music group founded in 1996.
Style
Although a leader of the Quebec " neo-traditional" scene, the band takes a modern slant on that style, borrowing stories and characters from French Canadian folkl ...
, and
Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants () are a Quebecker folk rock band formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word ''fringant'' can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky".
They perform '' Quebecker'' néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music ...
.
can also be considered a néo-trad
precursor
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.
The expression can also encompass all Trad groups, modern bands playing
Québécois folklore (in a traditional way) like
La Bottine Souriante
La Bottine Souriante (LBS) is a folk band from Canada. The band specializes in traditional Québécois music, often with a modern twist.
Formed in 1976 by Yves Lambert, Andre Marchand, and Mario Forest, they have toured extensively through Eu ...
,
Les Charbonniers de l'enfer
Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer are an ''a cappella'' folk music group formed in Quebec, Canada, in 1994.
History
The group is part of a revival in interest in Quebec's folk music. It was formed by five experienced singers who have been part of the ...
,
La Volée d'Castors
La Volée d'Castors (''A Flock of Beavers'') is a Canadian folk music group formed in 1993. Since the late 1990s, they performed in Quebec and have toured 15 countries.
History
The band from the Lanaudière region was formed in 1993 by Nicolas ...
and
Les Batinses. Inversely, the term ''Trad'' can encompass ''néo-trad'' groups.
See also
*
List of Quebec musicians
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
Blues
* Garou (singer), Garou – also pop
* Okoumé (band), Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and roll, rock and electronica
* Roxanne Potvin – sin ...
*
Music of Quebec
As a cosmopolitan province, Quebec is a home to various genres of music, ranging from folk to hip hop. Music has played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in a ...
*
Culture of Quebec
The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiri ...
*
List of musical styles
*
Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as Narrative, tales, myths, legends, proverbs, Poetry, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. This also ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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