Prairie Comeau is two lovers of song, nostalgic, a bit anachronistic, who carry with them the memory of a time when music was a verb, a gesture that was passed down, a great book kept preciously in the piano bench.
The couple began, for pleasure, singing songs together at the kitchen table. Quickly, a constraint took shape: rearranging songs from before 1960. The field is vast, resulting in a first eponymous album released in 2019.
Over the years and through concerts, the group's approach became more refined. The two singer-songwriters decided to reopen the piano bench and dive into the archives of La Bonne Chanson. Their most recent album, L'emprunt(e), produced by Nicolas Boulerice (Le Vent du Nord), draws from this French-Canadian repertoire of the last century.
The duo wishes not only to revive this heritage, but also explores how these songs might be experienced today, how they have traveled through the ages. The result is a timeless folk sound, a new gentle and nostalgic perspective on traditional song.
Prairie Comeau draws a line through time, a thread that reminds us we are made of past and present.
Anique Granger is a singer-songwriter passionate about guitar with 4 solo albums to her credit. She is also a music and audio documentary producer, including the series Le ruban de la cassette.
Benoît Archambault has been working with young audiences for over 20 years (music and literature). He is also a member of the band Mes Aïeux. More recently, he has been the musical director of the Veillées Festives du Petit Théâtre du Nord (Boisbriand), which highlights texts by authors from the Laurentians.