“We’re so lucky, it’s like we’re rock stars. “When we play in Europe, we play 1,500- to 6,000-capacity venues,” explain Jean-François Pauzé. It’s easy to keep going when the demand is there.” That holds true not only in Québec, but in Europe also, with the band giving on average 12 overseas shows each year. According to the bass player, “a very large part of that longevity is due to the fact that we have had an incredibly loyal audience throughout the years. Try as you might, I dare you to name even one other Québec band that has been active without interruption for 20 years, while maintaining a constant level of popular and critical acclaim. “Thanks to Jaromir Jagr, we also know that veterans can be very good at what they do and stand out among their younger peers,” says Dupras. “There’s no doubt that when your band was around in the golden age of the cassette tape, you’re a veteran,” jokes Tremblay referring to 12 Grandes Chansons, the very first, cassette-only, Cowboys’ release launched in 1997. Now all on the cusp of their forties, the four musicians and singer Karl Tremblay can be called veterans of the scene. “One of you accepted the invitation and I don’t think he has any regrets even though he’s no longer with the band.”
“We only knew two drummers, back then: Dominique Lebeau and you,” Dupras remembers. I’m sitting across the table from the band in La Tribu’s (their record label) offices while I reminisce about this potentially life-changing offer. Twenty years later, the Cowboys Fringants have released nine albums, selling nearly a million units in total, won 11 Félix awards, and toured extensively in Québec and Europe. “I believe that fact that moving back towards socially and politically engaged songs is in no small part dictated by the fact that we’re all parents, now” - Karl Tremblay I immediately answered back: “Thanks, but no thanks.” Moreover, the rapid-fire snare drum acrobatics typical of the Cowboys compositions seemed a little too complex for my abilities. Would you like to play with us?”Īs a grunge-fed kid into Weezer, Nirvana and Hole, this drummer obviously thought that country was, at best, uncool. “Olivier, we need a drummer for the Cowboys Fringants. I was bracing for impact, convinced I was his next “victim”. That day, Jérôme was walking towards me during recess, a huge grin across his face.
Everyone also knows about his comedic country band because their guitar and violin players-Jean-François Pauzé and Marie-Annick Lépine-also attend that school. Students are on their guard: everyone knows that Dupras can pop out of nowhere and grab you at any time. Every day, the young bass player scours the school’s hallways and gives bear hugs to everyone, boy or girl. Jérôme Dupras is the mascot of his cohort. Picture a high school sometime in the mid-‘90s. It all started in L’Assomption, a small town of about 20,000 located about 45 minutes northeast of Montréal – when there’s no traffic. Even though the band members are now considered veterans of the scene, they have no intention of growing old and indifferent in their cozy suburban environment. She has also held posts including Chairman of the Commonwealth Forum and Director of Global Policy for the Sports Integrity Global Alliance and is currently a Special Advisory Board Member at the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and a Director of the Ivors Academy.Les Cowboys Fringants just released Octobre, their ninth studio album in 20 years.
As a true beer lover, she also served as Vice President of the European Parliament Beer Club during this time. Prior to joining the BBPA, Emma served as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands for 10 years. Protecting the future of the Great British Pub and our world-renowned brewers. Emma McClarkin was appointed Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association in 2019.Ī passionate beer and pub lover, Emma is the voice for the beer and pub sector leading them through the pandemic, interfacing with Government and stakeholders to secure vital grant support and economic stimulus to aid the recovery of the Sector.
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