Name: Guillaume Arsenault
Start: 2007-09-21T00:00:01
Location: Quai des Arts

Guillaume Arsenault

“De l’autre côté des montagnes”, an intimate folk album with refined and delicate arrangements, where the guitar and voice stand in the foreground and create a sweet melancholic mood. Introspective and poetic texts draw vast landscapes and describe the sensation of gliding in an inner world. The beauty and the power of the melodies shine in a bare simplicity. Trumpet, harmonica and stringed instruments take place in the whole scene as expected. Tonic rhythms appear from time to time, immersing us into a heady feeling.

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2018-06-07

Let’s Summer!

2018-04-04

Les Faux-Monnayeurs in Petite-Vallée

It’s not like we need an excuse to go visit the Gaspésie region during the summer, but here’s one anyway: the supa dupa awesome programming of the 2018 Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée. Of course, we have artists from the […]

<a href="http://guillaumearsenault.bandcamp.com/album/de-lautre-c-t-des-montagnes">De l’autre côté des montagnes by Guillaume Arsenault</a>

<a href="http://guillaumearsenault.bandcamp.com/album/oasis-station-service">Oasis Station-Service by Guillaume arsenault</a>

<a href="http://guillaumearsenault.bandcamp.com/album/g-ophonik">Géophonik by Guillaume Arsenault</a>

<a href="http://guillaumearsenault.bandcamp.com/album/le-rang-des-les">Le Rang des Îles by Guillaume Arsenault</a>

Upcoming Shows

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Past Shows

2018-07-02 @ 16:00 | Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée | Petite-Vallée (QC)

2018-03-22 @ 20:00 | Le Train Théâtre – 1 Rue Louis Aragon | Portes Les Valence (26) (France) |
Aah! Les Déferlantes

2018-03-20 @ 20:30 | Maison familiale CCAS | Les Sables d’Olonne (85) |
Coplateau avec Camille et Gabriel Saglio

2018-03-19 @ 20:45 | Les Trois Baudets | Paris (FR)
Coplateau avec 20 h – Chanteurs de Petite-Vallée 21 h 30 – Kaloun 22 h – Bim

2018-03-18 @ 14:30 | MAS Les Chanterelles | MOUILLERON-LE-CAPTIF ((85))
Coplateau avec Après la pluie

2018-03-17 @ 20:30 | Chez Jocelyne et Dominique Proust | LUÇON ((85))
Coplateau avec Delphine Coutant

2018-03-16 @ 20:30 | Chez Marie et Antoine Sarrazin | THORIGNY ((85))
Coplateau avec Lise Martin

2018-03-14 @ 20:00 | Maison natale Charles de Gaulle | LILLE ((59))

2018-02-12 @ 17:00 | Musée de la civilisation | Québec (Québec)
Spectacle Les Chansons rassembleuses présentée dans le cadre de la Bourse RIDEAU.

2017-11-11 @ 20:00 | Maison de la culture de Rivière du Loup | Rivière-du-Loup (QC)
Le Show de la bouffée

2017-10-06 @ 20:00 | Théâtre du Grand Sault – Centre culturel Henri Lemieux | LaSalle (QC)

2017-10-05 | La Chasse-Galerie | Lavaltrie ()

2017-09-15 | | Yellowknife ()

2017-07-29 | | La Malbaie ()

2017-07-29 | Auberge jeunesse La Malbaie | La Malbaie (QC)

2017-07-01 | Scène Hydro-Québec | Tadoussac ()

2017-06-30 | Scène Hydro-Québec | Tadoussac ()

2017-06-24 | Centre des arts et de la culture de Dieppe | Dieppe (N.-B.)

2017-06-24 | Place 1604 | Dieppe (N.-B.)

2017-06-14 | Zone Coors Light | Montréal ()

2017-04-30 | Microbrasserie La Captive | Amqui ()

2017-03-23 | La Menuiserie | Paris ()

2017-03-21 | Centre culturel canadien | Paris (France)

2017-03-19 | MQ Pont Morineau | La Roche sur Yon ()

2017-03-18 | Fort Virginie & Johny | Landevieille ()

2017-03-17 | La Ribellerie | Carquefou (FR)

2017-03-11 | | Cap-Chat ()

2017-03-09 | Au Bistro-Bar Le Brise-Bise | Gaspé ()

2017-02-13 | Le Fou Bar | Québec ()

2017-02-10 | Salle Claude-Léveillé – Place des Arts | Montréal ()

2016-11-06 | Foyer de la salle Louis-Fréchette | Québec ()

2016-10-28 | | Lavaltrie ()

2016-10-01 | La Halle aux Oliviers | Paris ()

2016-09-30 | Auditorium de la Médiathèque : 2 | (Rilhac-Rançon)

2016-09-29 | La Fourmi | Limoges ()

2016-09-27 | Quai François Mauriac | Paris ()

2016-09-26 | Quai François Mauriac | Paris ()

2016-09-10 | | Pin Rouge New Richmond ()

2016-08-07 | | Rimouski ()

2016-07-16 | | Havre-Aubert ()

2016-06-17 | | Carleton-sur-mer ()

2016-05-28 | | Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard ()

2016-05-27 | | Trois-Rivières ()

2016-05-07 | | Ste-Anne-des-Monts ()

2016-05-06 | | Bonaventure ()

2016-05-04 | | Québec ()

2016-05-03 | | Montréal ()

2016-03-31 | | Mont-Joli ()

2015-09-03 | | Montréal ()

2015-08-29 | Microbrasserie Le Malbord | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (QC)

2015-08-29 | | Ste-Anne-des-Monts ()

2015-08-28 | Pub Pit Caribou | Percé (QC)

2015-08-03 | Centre culturel de Caraquet | Caraquet (NB)

2015-07-27 | Microbrasserie Le Naufrageur | Carleton-sur-Mer ()

2015-05-31 | | Amqui ()

2015-05-29 | La Machine à Truc | Mont-Louis ()

2015-05-08 | École Aux Quatre Vents | Bonaventure ()

2015-05-07 | Oasis Station-Service | Bonaventure ()

2015-03-27 | Pavillon Wilson | Coteau-du-lac ()

2014-10-03 | | Coteaux-du-lac ()

2014-09-20 | | Mont-Louis ()

2014-09-19 | | Carleton-sur-mer ()

2014-09-14 | | Carleton-sur-mer ()

2014-08-24 | Parc Clair-Soleil | Témiscouata-sur-le-lac ()

2014-08-22 | 59 St-Joseph | Saint-Joseph-du-Squatec ()

2014-08-16 | | Saint-Siméon ()

2014-08-03 | 16 | (Cap-au-Renard)

2014-08-01 | 12 rue Nellis | Douglastown ()

2014-07-26 | | Bonaventure ()

2014-07-03 | Petite-Vallée | Petite-Vallée ()

2014-06-14 | Pub Rickards | Montréal ()

2014-05-31 | | Boucherville ()

2014-05-29 | | Boucherville ()

2014-05-16 | Pavillon Wilson | Coteaux du lac ()

2014-03-15 | Petit Champlain | Québec ()

2014-03-07 | Petit Champlain | Québec ()

2014-02-15 | Place des arts- Salle Claude Julien | Montréal ()

2014-02-08 | | Ste-Anne-des-Monts ()

2013-11-29 | | Côteau-du-Lac ()

2013-11-17 | Verre Bouteille | avenue du Mont-Royal Est ()

2013-11-09 | | Moncton ()

2013-10-24 | | Québec ()

2013-09-20 | | Mont-Louis ()

2013-09-16 | | Montréal ()

2013-09-06 | | Carleton-sur-mer ()

2013-08-18 | | Shigawake ()

2013-07-24 | à côté de la salle Telus-Dejardins | Rimouski ()

2013-07-20 | Place du 6 mai 1950 | Marsoui ()

2012-09-29 | A venir | Weedon ()

2011-09-17 | Centre de découverte du parc de la Gaspésie | Mont-Albert ()

2011-07-14 | Théâtre de la Vieille Forge | Petite-Vallée ()

2011-05-28 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-27 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-26 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-25 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-24 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-23 | | Vancouver ()

2011-05-22 | | Bonaventure ()

2011-05-21 | | Bonaventure ()

2011-05-20 | | Bonaventure ()

2011-05-19 | | Bonaventure ()

2011-05-18 | | Bonaventure ()

2011-04-15 | http://www.spectacle-sept-iles.com/ | Sept-Îles ()

2011-04-14 | | Havre St-Pierre ()

2011-04-12 | | Fermont ()

2011-04-10 | | Baie-Comeau ()

2011-03-19 | Maison de la Culture Pointe aux Trembles | Montréal ()

2011-03-18 | Maison de la Culture Mercier | Montréal ()

2011-03-17 | Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay | Montréal ()

2011-02-20 | Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan (L’Astral) | Montréal ()

2011-01-30 | | Rimouski ()

2010-12-10 | Centre La Fontaine | Neguac (NB) ()

2010-12-09 | Polyvalente Louis-Mailloux | Caraquet (NB) ()

2010-12-08 | École Marie-Esther | Shippagan (NB) ()

2010-12-07 | Polyvalente W.-A. Losier | Tracadie-Sheila (NB) ()

2010-12-06 | Polyvalente W.-A. Losier | Tracadie-Sheila (NB) ()

2010-10-29 | | Québec ()

2010-10-28 | Centre Culturel de Joliette | Joliette ()

2010-10-22 | Côté-Cour | Jonquière ()

2010-10-21 | | Alma ()

2010-09-23 | | Winnipeg- St Boniface ()

2010-08-13 | | Bonaventure ()

2010-08-11 | | Dieppe ()

2010-06-24 | | Cap-Chat ()

2010-05-30 | | Bègles (France)

2010-05-29 | | Bègles (France)

2010-05-28 | | Bègles (France)

2010-05-22 | | Bonaventure ()

2010-03-28 | Studio 12 | Radio-Canada ()

2010-03-26 | Auditorium de la Polyvalente Mgr Sévigny | Chandler ()

2010-03-25 | Quai des Arts | Carleton ()

2010-03-24 | Salle Telus-Desjardins | Rimouski ()

2010-03-19 | | New-York ()

2010-03-18 | | Providence (Rhode Island)

2010-03-17 | | Lewiston (Maine)

2010-03-15 | | Québec ()

2010-02-28 | Studio 12 | Radio-Canada ()

2010-02-17 | Théâtre du Petit Champlain | Québec ()

2010-02-13 | Cégep de Gaspé | Gaspé ()

2009-11-20 | Maison de la Culture Verdun | Montréal ()

2009-11-19 | Maison de la Culture Parc-Extension | Montréal ()

2009-11-18 | Maison de la Culture Mont-Royal | Montréal ()

2009-11-17 | Maison de la Culture Côte des Neiges | Montréal ()

2009-11-14 | Lion d’Or | Montréal ()

2009-11-07 | | Moncton ()

2009-10-17 | Salle Telus | Rimouski ()

2009-08-20 | | Pokemouche ()

2009-08-15 | | Gaspé ()

2009-08-07 | L’Impérial | Québec ()

2009-08-01 | Scène Loto-Québec | Montréal ()

2009-07-18 | | Gaspé ()

2009-07-14 | Place de la cité (extérieur) | Sherbrooke ()

2009-07-06 | Cime Aventure | Bonaventure ()

2009-07-03 | Centre socioculturel de Grande-Vallée | Petite-Vallée ()

2009-06-13 | Métropolis | Montréal ()

2009-06-12 | rue Mont-Royal | Montréal ()

2009-06-09 | Foyer du Quai des arts | Carleton-sur-Mer ()

2009-06-06 | Le Naufrageur | Carleton-sur-Mer ()

2009-05-15 | La Vieille Usine | Percé ()

2009-05-14 | Le Fou du Village | Bonaventure ()

2009-05-06 | Lion d’Or | Montréal ()

2009-05-05 | | ()

2009-01-23 | Fou du village | Bonaventure ()

2008-12-12 | Fou du village | Bonaventure ()

2008-07-31 | | Petite-Vallée ()

2008-07-26 | Hôtel Sept-Îles | (Sept-Îles)

2008-07-25 | Pub St-Marc | Sept-Îles ()

2008-07-25 | Hôtel Sept-Îles | (Sept-Îles)

2008-07-18 | ChatEauFête | St-Siméon ()

2008-07-09 | Hotel des Commandants | Gaspe ()

2008-07-04 | Café l’Expresso | Amqui ()

2008-07-03 | Valmont Pleinair | Capchat ()

2008-06-30 | Centre socioculturel de Grande-Vallée | Petite-Vallée ()

2008-05-16 | Fou du village | Bonaventure ()

2008-04-22 | | Matane ()

2008-03-26 | 4234 St-Laurent | Montréal ()

2008-03-25 | Café l’Exode | Montréal ()

2007-12-22 | Café du Clocher | Alma ()

2007-12-21 | Le Cambio | Chicoutimi ()

2007-11-14 | Au Lion d’Or | Montréal ()

2007-11-08 | La Chasse-Galerie | Lavaltrie ()

2007-09-21 | Quai des Arts | Carleton ()

Tour: Guillaume Arsenault en France – Mars 2018

Bio

Guillaume, son of Ludger, son of Hector, son of Jos, was born in the small town of Bonaventure on Canada’s Gaspé Peninsula in 1976. He grew up by the river, to the rhythms of traditional Acadian and Québecois music and the rhymes of songsmiths such as Serge Fiori, Michel Rivard and Richard Séguin. He began appearing on stage before he even knew how to drive, performing songs he had scribbled in the margins of his schoolbooks. After studying science at Cégep de Gaspé, he set out with a quiver full of words to travel across North America. Two years later, he enrolled in the woodworking program at Collège Alma, but found himself spending most of his time with the school’s music and audio technology students.

With a demo in hand, Guillaume hit the road once again, appearing on stages in the Gaspé, New Brunswick [Acadia] and France. In 2001, he won top honors at the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée, garnering the award for best singer-songwriter, the audience choice award and the Prix Télé-Québec. His dreams took shape and became L’Arbre (The Tree), the branches and roots of which were a production company, a concert tour and a first CD, Guillaume et l’Arbre.

Playing both solo and full-band gigs, Guillaume continued to pursue multiple paths. He taught songwriting workshops at elementary schools and high schools throughout Québec and France. Together with Pierre-André Bujold and Philippe Patenaude, he formed the band Les Hâmeçons Salés, creating a musical tale, Icitte Asteur, that was a huge success in the Gaspé.

In 2005, Guillaume was a finalist at Ma première Place des Arts, winning the Galaxie and Archambault awards. The following year, he won the Prix Coup de pouce at the Festival Vue sur la Relève, as well as the CALQ (Québec Council for the Arts and Literature) award for artistic creation in the Gaspé region.

In 2006, Guillaume got to work on Le rang des Îles, his second CD. He performed a number of shows across Québec with Tous les garçons and enjoyed the honor of opening for singer-songwriter Dumas. Le rang des Îles was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award.

In 2009, Guillaume Arsenault is back in full force with his third CD (and his début on the GSI Musique label): GÉOPHONIK. A tour is planned for 2009-2010.

For his fourth album “Oasis Station-Service” (2013), Guillaume Arsenault has decided to travel trough a western story.

Highlights

Festival acadien de Caraquet, ChantEauFête en Charlevoix, FrancoFolies de Montréal, Coup de coeur francophone de Montréal, Boîte à bleuet d’Alma, Festival de la Morue de Bègles, France, Quai des Arts de Carleton, Salle Telus-Desjardins de Rimouski, Festival de Musique du Bout du Monde de Gaspé, Nuit Blanche sur Tableau Noir de Montréal and more.