The “Downtown Blues Band” is made up of four passionate musicians performing Blues standards.
The musical path traveled by Samaël gives him this surprising musical and instrumental versatility. Watch for his growing rise towards recognition of his immense talent as a composer and guitarist, an emerging professional artist, worthy of the big stages. He is joined by two musicians, Jeremy and Sébastien, artists from Edmundston who are passionate about jazz and blues music.
Paul Wilfred (Moncton): Paul Wilfred LeBlanc is a guitarist-singer originally from Grand Falls but now living in Moncton. He is at ease in several musical universes, including the blues. He has some original pieces to his credit. The classics of the blues will be there with this musician who is also part of a tribute to the Canadian group, Tragically Hip.
Rockin”Blues (Dégelis): These musicians from Dégelis and Rimouski are bursting with energy on stage. For nearly 20 years, Dany Provencher (saxophone) and Stéphane Michaud (guitar/vocals) have been playing a mix of blues and Southern Rock. and Classic Rock. One thing is certain, they have fun performing and leave no one indifferent.
Hightide Blues Band (Bathurst): Formed since 2018, this group of five musicians from the Bathurst region includes singer, Lyne Michaud, originally from Baker-Brook, and offers a sound with influences from the “Texas Blues” A group that is increasingly gaining ground on the blues scene in New Brunswick.
Uptown Sinners (Moncton): Recently formed in 2021, this group of five musicians from the Moncton area includes two guitarists born in the Northwest, Pierre Couturier, from Saint-Jacques, and Cédric Thériault, from Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska. It is in a modern blues that they cover classics by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton or even B.B. King. A breath of fresh air on the New Brunswick music scene!
Janice and Gilles Picard, brother and sister, originally from Edmundston, make music together at every opportunity that arises. Their diversified repertoire, with an air of blues and old classics, was instilled in them from a very young age by following in the footsteps of their father, a well-known local singer, the late Mr. Aldéo Pichon Picard. “To be on stage together is always in honor of our father and the pleasure he would have to meet there with us. Tonight, we will present you some well-known old classics and this, as natural and simple as possible, with voice and guitar.