Montreal, March 5, 2024 — More than ever in a creative, dancing and organic spirit, Nicolas Pellerin and Les Grands Hurleurs are launching Layon on March 15!
This sixth album can be listened to like a walk on a trail with scents, height differences, stones and surprising landscapes. An album well anchored in the groove: despite the use of acoustic instruments, a more rock energy emerges from this album.
The group wanted to integrate the personality of each member of the group during the production of Layon . Coming from different backgrounds, different styles, the four musicians – Simon Lepage (vocals, bass and double bass); Louis Thibault (voice, bouzouki, mandolin and guitar); Nicolas Pellerin (voice, violin and feet) and Philippe Girard (voice and guitar) – were able to bring their energy and their influences to achieve this rather explosive result. We also feel the enthusiasm of the two young new members of the group who give Les Grands Hurleurs the desire to dance, to touch and to offer high performances!
This change breathes new life into the band's music, which is also intended to be vibrant, but more refined. The group thus wishes to return to the sources by daring a sound closer to acoustic instruments with careful and thoughtful arrangements, while remaining organic. With the integration of folk, classical and bluegrass influences, the group will surprise and touch people once again with this enriched trad!
Finally, let us note that the group will perform its most recent pieces on stage on April 12 at the Salle Jean-Pierre Houde in Châteauguay. To get tickets, click here .
Layon
Recording: Studio St-Paul in St-Paul de Joliette and Studio Pantouf in St-Élie-de-Caxton Sound recording: Tommy Gauthier (Studio St-Paul); Rami Renno and Jeannot Bournival (Studio Pantouf) Mixing: Tommy Gauthier Mastering: Antoine Dufour Production: Nicolas Pellerin, Simon Lepage and Tommy Gauthier Production: Les Productions Jenisi Les Grands Hurleurs: Simon Lepage (vocals, bass and double bass); Louis Thibault (voice, bouzouki, mandolin and guitar); Nicolas Pellerin (voice, violin and feet) and Philippe Girard (voice and guitar). With Tommy Gauthier: voice, violin and mandolin.
About Nicolas Pellerin and The Great Howlers
Nicolas Pellerin and Les Grands Hurleurs have won the hearts of Quebec and international audiences thanks to their modernized and accessible traditional music. Since its founding in 2009, the group has built a solid reputation: it has performed more than 800 performances, it has participated in several major events including a performance during the Grand Spectacle de la Fête nationale sur les Plaines (2017) and during of the big National Day television show in Montreal (2019). He has completed multiple tours through the network of concert halls in Quebec as well as touring in Canada, the United States and Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Switzerland) as well as in Morocco. The group notably recorded during radio concerts at Ici Musique and was commissioned by Radio-Canada to produce soundtracks for exhibitions at Place des Arts in Montreal. He has also made notable appearances in the official showcase at professional conferences including CINARS Web (2021) Le Chaînon Manquant (FR 2020), WOMEX (Finland, 2019) Folk Alliance International (2018, Kansas City, USA) Rideau (2017, Quebec), Granby International Song Festival (2017), Contact East (2017, Cape Breton), etc.
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