Nashville Country Dancers
Holding Weekly Contra & English Country Dances

Benoit Bourque, caller, musician and stepdancer,

Or to be precise, accordion and bones player, singer, caller, and a deceptively light-
footed stepdancer, despite his bearish size, Benoit has charmed audiences worldwide
with his contagious joie de vivre for over 25 years.

Benoit has presented lectures and workshops at many camps and festivals, showing
his skill in step dancing and bones playing (which is a family tradition: his dad and
grandad were both bones players). A founding member of Le Carrefour mondial de l’
Accordéon, in Montmagny (Québec), he emcees both the outdoor concerts at Parc de
la Mairie and the night concerts at the concert hall for  15 years. Selected artist for the
‘’Artists in School’’ Program, a partnership in between the Ministère de la Culture et
des Communications and the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, this program gives
students access to arts and culture.

He has played with some of the most influential traditional music groups from Quebec,
including Ad vielle que pourra, Matapat & Le Vent du Nord and has won innumerable
prizes for his recordings, including: 2006 : ‘Best Traditional Artist’, at the North
American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (with Le Vent du Nord) 2005 : ‘’Best
Traditionnal Album’’ at the Canadian Folk Music Awards (with Le Vent du Nord)
2005 : Nomination for ‘’Best Traditional Album’’ for a Félix at the ADISQ (with Le
Vent du Nord) 2005 : ‘’Best concert of the year’’ from Bound for Glory , a live radio
show in Ithaca, NY (with Le Vent du Nord) 2004 : Nomination for ‘’Best Traditional
Album’’ for a Félix at the ADISQ (with Le Vent du Nord) 2004 : JUNO Award for ‘’
Best Traditional Album/group’’ (with Le Vent du Nord). 2001 : Nomination for a
JUNO Award for ‘’Best Traditional Album/group’’ (with Matapat) 1999 : Nomination
for a JUNO Award for ‘’Best Traditional Album/group’’ (with Matapat) Since 1997:
Four times a selected Taditional Arts Master by the Maine Arts Commission 1993 :
Gazetta Newspaper’s Award from Poland for his ‘’Charm, smile and spontaneity''
1988 : Public’s Choice at the Moscow International Folklore Festival. Benoit has been
a Jury for the JUNO Awards, Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Canadian Arts
Council, the Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Quebec.

Links:

•        Benoit on youtube step-dancing with his former band, Le Vent du Nord  http:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9lyNBtSiXM&feature=related

•        http://www.myspace.com/benoitbourque
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Benoit Bourque
Nashville Country Dancers is an Affiliated Member
of the Country Dance and Song Society


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