Les Cowboys Fringants
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Les Cowboys Fringants is a Quebec folk rock music group formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word fringant can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky".[1]
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Origin | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Néo-trad, alternative rock, folk punk, folk rock |
Years active | 1995 (1995)–present |
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Website | cowboysfringants |
They perform Québécois néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music with a rock flavour) and draw on country music. They have an international underground following, especially in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland. Band members hail from the Montreal suburbs of Repentigny and L'Assomption. The entire band collaborates on the lyrics, although guitarist Jean-François Pauzé often contributes more than the others.[2] The band are known for their live performances, captured on the Attache ta tuque! live album and the Centre Bell 30 décembre 2003 DVD.
The band has won 17 Félix Awards, including five at the 2020 edition of the ceremony.[3][4]