Hart-Rouge
 |
Hart-Rouge | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1988– |
| Members | Paul Campagne, Michelle Campagne, and Suzanne Campagne |
| Past members | Annette Campagne and Carmen Campagne |
Hart-Rouge are a Canadian folk music group,[1] consisting of siblings Paul Campagne, Michelle Campagne, and Suzanne Campagne.
The three previously recorded and performed with several other family members as Folle Avoine, and formed Hart-Rouge with another sibling, Annette Campagne, when that band ended. Annette left the band in the mid-1990s.
The band perform traditional folk songs and original material in both English and French. They have also recorded some material in Canadian First Nations languages.
Their sister Carmen Campagne also continued a career in music, performing independently as a children's entertainer. Their father, Émile Campagne, has also released 2 albums of traditional folk songs.
Originally from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, the Campagne family are among the most notable Fransaskois personalities in Canada. Hart-Rouge was the original name of their hometown.
The band is currently based in Montreal.
Paul Campagne is married to folk singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor.[2] Their son Aleksi Campagne is also a singer-songwriter,[3] who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for French Songwriter of the Year in 2024 for For the Giving / Sans rien donner, an album of songs he wrote in collaboration with Michelle Campagne.[4]
Discography[edit]
- Albums
- Hart-Rouge (1988)
- Inconditionnel (1990)
- Le dernier mois de l'année (1992)
- Blue Blue Windows (1993)
- La fabrique (1994)
- Bonsoir Québec (1995)
- Beaupré's Home (1997)
- Nouvelle-France (1998)
- Une histoire de famille (1998)
- J'ai fait un rêve (2001)
- Contributing artist
- Keith Hunter and the Witness for Christ Gospel Choir (1995)
- The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada (2005)
References[edit]
- ^ Shepherd, John (2005). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Continuum. pp. 57–. ISBN 9780826474360. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Pacholik, Barb (19 January 2017). "Prairie songstress Connie Kaldor dancing to her own tune". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Small, Alan (9 November 2023). "Folk music veteran Connie Kaldor keeps it in the family". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
