Reveil - who's their steel player?

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 8 Nov 2020 7:17 pm

Nice songs even if you (like me) don't speak French. I believe these folks are/were out of Quebec. Allmusic didn't seem to help. And no video on the YouTube. Just trying to put names to the group and the songs. Any answers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksLiJQL4ql8

And another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44S10HCEXWc

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 9 Nov 2020 4:35 am

Theyâ€™re an Acadian band from New Brunswick. The information that Iâ€™ve found doesnâ€™t list a steel player but I would imagine that itâ€™s Andre â€œCocoâ€ McGraw. Some of the musicians also play in well known bluegrass bands in this area. Richard Bourque is a monster musician and the nicest guy in the world. He plays guitar, mandolin and banjo in this band.
Laurie LeBlanc is the lead singer. His website is laurieleblanc.com.

Ronnie Boettcher · Post by **Ronnie Boettcher** » 9 Nov 2020 6:35 am

Could it be Leo LeBlanc? Just a wild guess.

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 9 Nov 2020 6:55 am

I'll find out.

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 9 Nov 2020 7:04 am

I'm told that it's either Coco McGraw or Sylvain Pouliot. Coco is from New Brunswick, Sylvain is from Quebec.

Sylvain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rTNsmp ... dreefrance

Coco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX8fRle ... ikeBourque

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 9 Nov 2020 7:11 am

The two songs that are mentioned above both have Coco McGraw on them. Sylvain Pouliot played on later CDs. Great band. If you listen to some of the live stuff, they're a lot of fun.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 9 Nov 2020 10:11 am

Thank you! That whole eastern part of Canada seems to grow some excellent musicians!

Edward Efira · Post by **Edward Efira** » 9 Nov 2020 4:31 pm

Mike (Michel) Bourque might know he is from the area.

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 9 Nov 2020 5:36 pm

I talked to one of the guys in the band and he told me who it was.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 9 Nov 2020 6:11 pm

Charlie, Laurie LeBlanc's "Deconnecter" was already on my "listen" list. A catchy tune!

The words of these songs may be foreign to me, but the music is all the same language!

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 10 Nov 2020 6:06 am

My French isn't all that good either. It's been a long time since high school.

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 14 Nov 2020 9:30 pm

They are a great band, The harmony is very tight, Classic Bluegrass harmony, Great musicians. I have watched about everything on U-Tube I can find.
They have a great stage presentation also.

I spent Aug 1962 to Aug. 1964 about 200 miles south of Paris France as a US Army C 83rd. Eng. truck driver. I spent a lot time as a lone trucker delivering construction material to job sites. Was a steep learning curve for a 19 year old kid, To be able to talk to the citizens and truck drivers to get directions some times. Had to learn quick, But 56 years is a long time to remember now.

There is a lot of words in their songs I can understand, But I lose the words to make the phrase or sentence complete.

Bon Jour

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 29 Nov 2020 9:38 am

Mike Bourque is a fine guitarist and steel player in his own right doing Canada proud!! Tons of excellent musicians up & down the East Coast to be discovered!