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All five of their recordings have been nominated for multiple awards; the first two have received awards. Le Vent du Nord was formed in 2002. Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers began the band with Sébastien Dufour and Frédéric Samson. This configuration lasted only a short time, changing once they met Benoit Bourque (vocals, diatonic button accordion, mandolin, bones, and step dancing) in Vancouver later the same year. With the same interest and passion in folk music, and in spite of the fact that all were engaged in other musical groups at that time, they decided to continue together. Bernard Simard also joined the group on guitar and vocals in the same period. The band officially started in September 2002. In 2004, Simard was replaced by Simon Beaudry. Benoit was replaced by Réjean Brunet in 2006.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Le+Vent+Du+Nord","playStationPath":"/stations/267958952/play","stationId":267958952,"bioPath":"/music/Le+Vent+Du+Nord/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+McDades","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/882/88280cbe31b5d85a8fa09288cf251eeb_md.jpg","artistName":"The McDades","artistId":80320,"station_id":268047201},{"musicPath":"/music/Chloe+Sainte+Marie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9c2/9c2b2225a972a28bf206ab65fe75fe85_md.jpg","artistName":"Chloé Sainte-Marie","artistId":122310,"station_id":283947273},{"musicPath":"/music/Captain+Tractor","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/54b/54b5959aa2eb0793699008875816b754_md.jpg","artistName":"Captain Tractor","artistId":121639,"station_id":283708777},{"musicPath":"/music/Vishten","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/524/5242a8f71853adc4a05175c8616ff0c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Vishten","artistId":130276,"station_id":285078789},{"musicPath":"/music/Matapat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a6c/a6cc636ad696b25fde1f413e3f99dcb9_md.jpg","artistName":"Matapat","artistId":138819,"station_id":287828855},{"musicPath":"/music/James+Keelaghan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e82/e8200fc1846a9c8ff10f177970c82db3_md.jpg","artistName":"James Keelaghan","artistId":118807,"station_id":283254137},{"musicPath":"/music/Ruth+Moody","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a79/a795759007421a978ba072386de936df_md.jpg","artistName":"Ruth Moody","artistId":129429,"station_id":284994313},{"musicPath":"/music/Emily+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/100/1003bb74cdb1c1ddcd194a7d18490b46_md.jpg","artistName":"Emily Smith","artistId":110617,"station_id":282142132},{"musicPath":"/music/Kathryn+Tickell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/134/13489f9ddb267c471038751e8d46a4fb_md.jpg","artistName":"Kathryn Tickell","artistId":80275,"station_id":267958949},{"musicPath":"/music/Maggie+Sansone","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6a1/6a10579f0e2dad9ed46dc2883e424194_md.jpg","artistName":"Maggie Sansone","artistId":80279,"station_id":267958956},{"musicPath":"/music/Yves+Lambert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/914/914b87af8136d3e92adf297de02226db_md.jpg","artistName":"Yves Lambert","artistId":138943,"station_id":287060435},{"musicPath":"/music/Barachois","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb7/fb770ada7b791fb0b84942533f12d9d8_md.jpg","artistName":"Barachois","artistId":124781,"station_id":283950040},{"musicPath":"/music/Old+Man+Luedecke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7fb/7fbc934118b29800d8c6c956f7ae6cdb_md.jpg","artistName":"Old Man Luedecke","artistId":111728,"station_id":282359928},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Makem+Liam+Clancy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8ea/8eab4dbc9304881ece8517e0f32b3111_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Makem \u0026 Liam Clancy","artistId":2024,"station_id":302608257},{"musicPath":"/music/Plume+Latraverse","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e92/e9214f36669749c558e332afa4f53bc4_md.jpg","artistName":"Plume Latraverse","artistId":128133,"station_id":302914956},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Cottars","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a14/a14bd755eff7282a7f025c1d638d86a5_md.jpg","artistName":"The Cottars","artistId":80318,"station_id":267958978},{"musicPath":"/music/Catherine+MacLellan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59f/59fc161d68acd1e39ad1dcd767177b64_md.jpg","artistName":"Catherine MacLellan","artistId":95754,"station_id":276275825},{"musicPath":"/music/Sweeney+s+Men","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8dd/8dda4527bb8aba40528fb4d186507b4f_md.jpg","artistName":"Sweeney's Men","artistId":76940,"station_id":266827615}]}