Stephen Faulkner

Born on October 4, 1954, in Montreal, Canada, Stephen Faulkner, also known as Cassonade, is a Quebec folk singer. He began his career in 1973, accompanying Plume Latraverse during her shows, then contributing to her album Plume Pou Digne the following year. In 1975, he recorded Pommes de Route with Plume, on which several of his songs became Quebec classics, including " Jonquière ", " La Bienséance " and " U.F.O .". In 1978, he released his first solo album, Cassonade , and scored his first hit with " Si j'avais un char ". In 1980, he released his second album, À Cheval Donné, On R'garde Pas la Bride, with the song " Doris ", which reached the top 10 of the Quebec radio charts. He toured France twice in the mid-1980s. In 1992, Stephen Faulkner released his third opus, Caboose, which won the Félix award for Country Album of the Year in 1993. He returned to radio success with " Punch o'clock rock ". In 1995, at the Francofolies de Montréal, he reunited with Plume Latraverse for an anniversary contest for the album Pommes de Route . This was followed by Tession d'Auréole in 2000, and Train de Vie in 2004, with the group Les Cheminots. In 2001, he won the Félix award for songwriter of the year. A documentary on his life was released in 2011, entitled J'm'en Va R'viendre. His song " Si j'avais un char " was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.

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