Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 15 Orientation set at SHS PHOTO PROVIDED Le Vent du Nord will bring their hard-driving, upbeat traditional Quebecois music to the stage at the Sisters Folk Festival. Sound of French Canada to ring in Sisters By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent The traditional Quebecois band Le Vent du Nord is an award-winning group con- sidered leaders in the franco- phone folk movement. They draw upon traditional sources and original compositions while enhancing a driving, soulful sound rooted in the Celtic diaspora. Andre Brunet, fiddle player of the band, spoke with The Nugget about his role in the band and how honored he feels to be in this long-lasting Quebec-based band playing songs of his homeland. Le Vent du Nord has been a band for 17 years and has done over 1,000 shows. Throughout the years, the membership of the band has fluctuated, but the group now is as solid as ever.