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ALBUMEn concert avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc)Les Cowboys Fringants
Albums by Les Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMEn concert avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc)Les Cowboys Fringants
ALBUML'Amérique pleure (Bande sonore originale du film)Les Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMLes nuits de RepentignyLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMLes antipodesLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMOctobreLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMQue du ventLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMSur un air de déjà vuLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUML'expéditionLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMLa grand-messeLes Cowboys Fringants
ALBUMBreak syndicalLes Cowboys Fringants
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Sepia-toned franco-roots music gets a Technicolor touch.
Artist Biography
French-speaking Canadian folk-rockers Les Cowboys Fringants—loosely translated as The Frisky Cowboys—are pioneers of the politically charged Québécois neo-trad genre.
∙ The band’s 2002 breakout LP, Break Syndical, earned them international touring opportunities and a Juno Award nomination for Francophone Album of the Year.
∙ They won back-to-back Group of the Year honors at the 2003 and 2004 Félix Awards, which celebrate independent music in Quebec.
∙ With its poetic lyrics and alt-folk musiciality, the band’s 2008 LP, L’expedition, hit No. 2 on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart.
∙ As part of the 2018 OSM Pop Series, the band played multiple shows in collaboration with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
∙ In 2019, Cirque du Soleil picked the group’s music for their month-long tribute show, Joyeux Calvaire – A Tribute to Les Cowboys Fringants, crafting 18 remixes of their most popular songs.
Hometown
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Genre
French Pop