Néo-trad
Néo-trad is a musical style from Quebec that arose around the turn of the 21st century. It can be considered a subgenre of Québécois folk music. The term combines the Greek prefix neo, meaning new, and the contraction of the word traditionnelle, as in traditional music.
History[edit]
It basically constitutes modernized Quebec folklore music, usually with rock and/or electronica. Some notable néo-trad artists are Mes Aïeux, and Les Cowboys Fringants.[1] Okoumé can also be considered a néo-trad precursor.
The expression can also encompass all Trad groups, modern times bands playing Québécois folklore (in a traditional way) like La Bottine Souriante, Les Charbonniers de l'enfer, La Volée d'Castors and Les Batinses. Inversely, the term Trad can encompass néo-trad groups.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Les Cowboys Fringants". Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- "Un nouvel âge de la parole …vous avez-dit Néo-Trad? : Communiqués du Québec". OBNL pour organismes à but non lucratif du Grand Montréal et les régions du Québec (in French). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
External links[edit]
- La musique trad et néo-trad [Trad & Néo‐trad music] (in French), Canoe TV.