Le Rêve du Diable

Le Rêve du Diable is a Quebecois folk music group that has been active since the 1970s. One of the longest-running folk bands in the province of Quebec, the group was founded in 1974 by Gervais Lessard and Claude Méthé. After recruiting musicians Jean-Pierre Lachance and Paul Dubois, the band made its official debut in 1976 with an eponymous first album that became a smashing success in Quebec thanks to songs like "Dondaine la Ridaine" and "La Famille Latour." Le Rêve du Diable quickly gained popularity for their sound, which featured a mix of traditional Quebecois music styles such as reel, jig, waltz, and quadrille, mixed together with rock, jazz, and classical music. Even though the group went through a series of lineup changes over the next few years, they managed to continue touring and recording, delivering a string of classic albums such as Rivière Jaune (1977), Délires et des Reels (1979), and Auberge le Rêve du Diable (1982), which won a Félix award for Best Traditional Album in 1983. Some of the songs in the album were featured in the Academy Award-winning animated film Crac!, directed by Frédéric Back. In the following decades, Le Rêve du Diable cemented their status as one of the most influential groups in the Quebecois folk scene with albums such as Avec Cholestérol (1991), Résurrection (1996), and Sans Tambour ni Trompette (2002). In 2012, the band received a medal from Quebec's National Assemby for their contributions to the local culture. Avec Tambour et Trompette, their eighth studio effort, ensued in 2013, followed by the compilation Un Choix d'Enfer, les Grands Succès in 2016.

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