Réginal Charles Gagnon (Cayouche) was born in Moncton in 1949. He moved with his mother to the suburbs of Boston, when he was only 13 years old. At 18, from 1967 to 1970, he was conscripted into the United States…
Edith Butler
(Marie Nicole) Edith Butler, Singer-songwriter was born in Paquetville, near Caraquet on July 27th 1942. She began singing in cafés in Moncton while studying. Between 1962 and 1967 she performed mainly at festivals and on Halifax TV, singing Acadian folksongs to…
Roch Voisine
The popular singing sensation, Joseph Armand Roch Voisine was born on March 26, 1963 in Edmundston to Real and Zelanda Voisine. He was brought up in Saint-Basile, but moved to Notre-Dame-du-Lac, following the divorce of his parents. As a child,…
Patsy Gallant
Patsy Gallant, born August 15, 1948 in Campbellton is a pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. Born Adrienne Gallant, she was one of 10 children. At age…