Annual Folquébec Showcase at New York APAP conference! Presenting Hurlevent, Joaquin Diaz, Genticorum and La Bottine Souriante.

Sunday Last day : networking brunch with festival delegates to discuss discoveries, potential engagements and other interesting interactions. Evening : Yves Lambert and Le Bébert Orchestra, an absolutely amazing show! Video to come… Delicious Indian meal at new restaurant Qmin, 15 people, no reservation, great service; up next, jams and mini-concerts all night long at […]

Friday Rush, rush to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to set up our stand for 10 am opening of the Exhibit Hall. The way to the Concert Hall is uphill followed by steep stairways, so we’ve redubbed Showcase Scotland « Staircase Scotland » (thanks to Sarah for the inspiration)! The team hustled to get banners and promo […]

28 January – 1 February, Celtic Connections/Showcase Scotland The showcase artists – Galant Tu Perds Ton Temps, Yves Lambert + le Bébert Orchestra, Les Chauffeurs à Pieds, Genticorum, La Bottine Souriante, Le Vent du Nord – plus the Folquébec and SPDTQ team will cross the Pond to promote Québec trad artists at Scotland’s Celtic Connections […]

The annual WOMEX 09 trade fair takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from October 29 to November 1. This year, the Canada Council for the Arts is co-organizing a collective trade fair booth in partnership with Folquébec and CINARS to profile Canadians participating in this important event. WOMEX, an international professional market of world music, brings together […]

Wednesday It was smooth flying for the first group of Spotlight Québécois heading to Showcase Scotland on KLM Montréal to Amsterdam, including an onboard concert (at the request of the crew) by members of La Bottine Souriante during the flight from Amsterdam to Glasgow (watch it here on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfRqGiW1zA ). 22 of us […]

Hot on the heels of Spotlight Québec in Scotland, Folquébec headed south to Memphis, Tennessee for the annual conference of the North American Folk Alliance to support and promote Québec artists over four days of intense showcasing, selling and (hopefully) booking. Québec artists in official showcases were : Marco Calliari http://marcocalliari.com Annabelle Chvostek http://annabelle.org De […]

The annual Showcase Folquébec at festival La Grande Rencontre will take place at the Centre Culturel Calixa-Lavallée in Montréal’s Parc Lafontaine on Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 2009. The Showcase provides an opportunity for jury-selected Québec artists to show their stuff to both festival audiences and presenters from North America and Europe, in an effort […]

Folquébec takes off shortly for the annual Folk Alliance conference in Memphis, TN from February 18-25. The team will be attending the Pan-Canadian reception in Room L3 of the Exhibit Hall. The reception is the work of the Pan-Canadian Initiative, a group of music organizations made up of the East Coast Music Association (ECMA), Folquebec, […]

June 2, 2010, 17h, Divan Orange Folquébec invites you to a kickoff party to celebrate our tenth anniversary. Taking place on June 2, 2010 at the Divan Orange, 4234 Saint-Laurent, Montréal, this debut celebration will share the stage with the unveiling of the 2010 lineup of Festival La Grande Rencontre, where Folquébec will present a showcase […]