Richard Desjardins | |
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Background information | |
Born | Rouyn, Quebec, Canada | March 16, 1948
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, film director |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website |
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Richard Desjardins (born March 16, 1948) is a Québécois folk singer and film director. [1]
Desjardins and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abbitibbi in the 1970s; Desjardins played piano, guitar, and sang. When the group disbanded in 1982, Desjardins pursued a solo career. He released a number of solo albums, including Tu m'aimes-tu in 1990 [2] and Boom Boom, [3] which appeared on the RPM 100 Top Albums list in 1998. [4]
Desjardins also found work scoring films, especially documentaries. This involvement in the Quebec film industry even led him to co-direct a number of feature-length documentaries. He was known for his environmental activism, especially with regards to protecting forests from over-exploitation, and to promote this he created the documentary film L'erreur boréale in 1999. [5] In 2007 Desjardins, along with Robert Monderie, created The Invisible People, a documentary about the Algonquin nation in Quebec. [6]
Desjardins went on tour in 2013, promoting his album L'existoire; after that he made occasional live appearances, including the 2018 Festival guitares du monde in Abitibi. [7]
In 2017 a group of singers came together at Steve Jolin's Rouyn-Noranda record company to record Chanter Richard Desjardins, a tribute album of Desjardins' songs. [8] [9]
He was profiled in Lisette Marcotte's 2019 documentary film The Last Nataq (Le dernier Nataq). [10]
Albums
Live albums
Soundtrack
DVD
Richard Desjardins | |
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![]() | |
Background information | |
Born | Rouyn, Quebec, Canada | March 16, 1948
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, film director |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website |
www |
Richard Desjardins (born March 16, 1948) is a Québécois folk singer and film director. [1]
Desjardins and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abbitibbi in the 1970s; Desjardins played piano, guitar, and sang. When the group disbanded in 1982, Desjardins pursued a solo career. He released a number of solo albums, including Tu m'aimes-tu in 1990 [2] and Boom Boom, [3] which appeared on the RPM 100 Top Albums list in 1998. [4]
Desjardins also found work scoring films, especially documentaries. This involvement in the Quebec film industry even led him to co-direct a number of feature-length documentaries. He was known for his environmental activism, especially with regards to protecting forests from over-exploitation, and to promote this he created the documentary film L'erreur boréale in 1999. [5] In 2007 Desjardins, along with Robert Monderie, created The Invisible People, a documentary about the Algonquin nation in Quebec. [6]
Desjardins went on tour in 2013, promoting his album L'existoire; after that he made occasional live appearances, including the 2018 Festival guitares du monde in Abitibi. [7]
In 2017 a group of singers came together at Steve Jolin's Rouyn-Noranda record company to record Chanter Richard Desjardins, a tribute album of Desjardins' songs. [8] [9]
He was profiled in Lisette Marcotte's 2019 documentary film The Last Nataq (Le dernier Nataq). [10]
Albums
Live albums
Soundtrack
DVD