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Bodh'aktan
Montreal, 2015-06-23
Montreal, 2015-06-23
Background information
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresTraditional Quebec folk music, Irish, Celtic, punk rock
Years active2011-present
LabelsGo Musique
FrostByte
Members
  • Alexandre "Alex" Richard
    Alain Barriault
    Jonathan Moorman
    Éric Tanguay
    Éric Gousy
    Luc Bourgeois
    Benoît Claveau
    Marc-Étienne Richard
Past membersJonathan Moorman
Robert "Rob" Langlois
Marc Angers
Websitewww.bodhaktan.com

Bodh'aktan (pronounced Bod Ak Tan) is a Canadian traditional music group, based in Quebec, that fuses elements of Irish, Celtic, Québécois, Maritime, and Breton music with hard rock, country, polka, and punk. The name is inspired by a Gaelic term for fisherman's boots or by the French pronunciation for the famous Acton boots Botte Acton. Many of the members wear kilts during their live stage performances.[1]

Career

The band's debut French-language album was Au diable les remords. Co-produced by Fred St-Gelais, it was released on the Quebec label Go Musique,[2][better source needed] and coupled with a tour of Quebec and a European tour including dates in France, Belgium, and Germany.[3] They played at many major summer festivals in Quebec in 2012 including Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Le Festival d'été de Québec, and Les Rhythmes du Monde. Following their hit song "La Sainte Nitouche" from their second French album Tant qu'il restera du rhum, Bodh'aktan became a crossover pop hit on the Quebec charts and was played on rotation on many Quebec radio stations and on MusiquePlus.[citation needed]

In 2013, the band released the album Against Winds and Tides targeting the international English-language market.[4] The tracks are mostly English translations of the album Au diable les remords in addition to four new tracks[5] and one cover song, "Killing in the Name", a folk-rock cover by Bodh'aktan of Rage Against the Machine.[6] Artistic collaborations on the album included vocals from Alan Doyle (of Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea) and Quebec singer Marie-Mai, and a guest appearance from German Celtic music band Fiddler's Green in a rendition of their "Fields of Green" featuring Bodh'aktan.[7] The album was released on 8 October 2013 in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and various European countries. They also appeared at the Festival International de Louisiane in 2013.[8]

Members

  • Alexandre "Alex" Richard - lead vocals, guitar, bouzouki, flute, and bodhran
  • Alain Barriault - electric guitar, dobro, banjo, vocals
  • Éric Tanguay - accordion, vocals
  • Éric Gousy - drums, vocals
  • Luc Bourgeois - bagpipes, whistles, electric guitar, vocals
  • Benoit Claveau - bass, vocals
  • Marc-Étienne Richard - violin, vocals

Former members

  • Jonathan Moorman - violin, vocals
  • Robert "Rob" Langlois - bass, vocals[9]
  • Marc Angers - violin, vocals

Awards and nominations

  • In 2012, Bodh'aktan's debut album, Au diable les remords was nominated for a Félix Award for "Quebec Rock Album of the Year".
  • At, 2016 ADISQ: Bodh'aktan's was a nominee for the "ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR" award.

Discography

Albums

  • 2011: Au diable les remords

Tracklist:

  1. "Les 3 capitaines" (3:20)
  2. "Du rhum, des femmes" (2:33)
  3. "Commençons la semaine" (3:18)
  4. "Les dames du large" (3:05)
  5. "À boire" (3:34)
  6. "Le medley du mal de pieds" (3:22)
  7. "La bonne journée" (4:10)
  8. "Contre vents et marées" (2:43)
  9. "La ballade de Jonathan Lewis" (feat. Marie-Mai) (3:41)
  10. "Passant par Paris" (3:54)
  11. "La grange aux lutins" (2:27)
  12. "Par chez nous" (3:46)

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  • 2013: Against Winds and Tides

Tracklist

  1. "The 3 Captains" (3:18)
  2. "Nothing Left to Lose" (3:18)
  3. "Maids of the Sea" (3:04)
  4. "Sink Another" (3:34)
  5. "Dansez (Dance Hey!)" (feat. Alan Doyle) (2:12)
  6. "Sore Feet Set" (3:21)
  7. "Hell of a Day" (4:10)
  8. "Against Winds and Tides" (2:42)
  9. "The Ballad of Jonathan Lewis" (feat. Marie-Mai) (3:40)
  10. "Streets of Montreal" (3:52)
  11. "The Gnomes of Grand Ruisseau" (2:26)
  12. "Here by the Sea" (3:46)
  13. "Fields of Green" (Fiddler's Green feat. Bodh'aktan) (3:49)
  14. "Killing in the Name" (5:28)

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  • 2013: Tant qu'il restera du rhum...

Tracklist

  1. "La bouteille est agréable" (3:27)
  2. "Dansez (Dance Hey!)" (feat. Alan Doyle) (2:13)
  3. "Les fantômes de l'écoutille" (4:46)
  4. "La démone" (3:07)
  5. "La Sainte Nitouche" (2:38)
  6. "Lambé An Dro" (feat. Tristan Nihouarn) (3:24)
  7. "Salut les disparus" (4:00)
  8. "Le 31 du mois d'août" (4:20)
  9. "La racaille" (3:44)
  10. "Hoompa Hoompa Yeah!" (2:10)
  11. "Trash Tombola" (feat. Yves Lambert) (4:30)
  12. "Le set de balais (Down the Broom)" (2:36)
  13. "La finale" (1:48)
  14. "La valse d'hier" (3:50)
  15. "Le pays des géants" (3:02)
  16. Digital Booklet

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  • 2015: Mixtape (covers) The Mixtape album consisting of classic cover songs that Bodh'aktan plays on stage since 2011

Tracklist

  1. "I Fought the Law" (3:55)
  2. "Salut Salaud (avec Vilain Pingouin & Fred St-Gelais)" (3:57)
  3. "Ring of Fire" (2:38)
  4. "South Australia" (3:26)
  5. "Ace of Spades" (2:40)
  6. "Excursion Around the Bay" (2:45)
  7. "Boisson d'Avril" (4:09)
  8. "Jump Around (avec Jonathan Moorman)" (3:45)
  9. "Galway Girl" (3:14)
  10. "The Old Black Rum" (2:46)
  11. "Highway to Hell (avec Marie-Mai)" (3:24)
  12. "Ladies of Plymouth" (3:17)

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  • 2016: Bodh'Aktan

Tracklist

  1. "Grazie Mille" (2:53)
  2. "Ici" (3:29)
  3. "Besoin d'air" (2:54)
  4. "Zimmerman" (3:29)
  5. "Longtemps" (3:33)
  6. "Interlude (lourde nuit)" (1:14)
  7. "Une autre nuit" (2:44)
  8. "André" (2:11)
  9. "Pourtant" (4:15)
  10. "La suite de la Capitale" (1:28)
  11. "Samedi soir au fais dodo" (3:04)
  12. "Ça prend par surprise" (4:27)

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  • 2018: Ride out the storm

Tracklist

  1. "About things to come" (1:08)
  2. "Nothing but a game" (2:47)
  3. "Get loud" (4:18)
  4. "Heave away" (3:11)
  5. "Black velvet band (featuring Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains)" (4:36)
  6. "Ride out the storm" (3:18)
  7. "The bridge" (4:12)
  8. "Reels" (3:42)
  9. "You are the ones" (3:29)
  10. "Chasing the wind" (4:14)
  11. "Mick McGuire" (2:08)
  12. "We cannot fail" (3:57)
  13. "While I'm away" (3:32)
  14. "We cannot fail (feat. Fiddler's Green)" (3:59)


  • 2019: De temps et de vents

Tracklist

  1. "Ouverture" (0:58)
  2. "Capitaine Deux-Cennes" (2:02)
  3. "L'appel du large" (3:53)
  4. "L'orage" (3:46)
  5. "L'amer" (3:48)
  6. "Le jardinier du couvent" (4:18)
  7. "Set béquate" (3:33)
  8. "La tournée" (1:59)
  9. "Le retour" (2:27)
  10. "Le dernier bateau" (3:41)
  11. "Dans le bois" (3:09)
  12. "Tant qu'il restera du rhum" (5:02)

References

  1. ^ "Let me introduce Bodh'aktan to you..." JADERBOMB. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "Bodh'aktan". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ ""Tant qu'il restera du rhum" les Québécois de Bodh'aktan nous feront bouger". Franceinfo (in French). 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ FrostByte Media: A peak at Against Wind and Toes Bodh'aktan's charges into the English World Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Irish Punk: Seafra Interview With Bodh’aktan Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (November 27, 2013)
  6. ^ "Irish Punk: Review of Bodh'aktan – Against Winds and Tides". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  7. ^ Daniel Coté (5 December 2013). "Avec l'album "Tant qu'il restera du rhum..." Bodh'aktan a réussi l'improbable" (in French). Le Quotiden. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Festival International de Louisiane 2013 Lineup Announced". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  9. ^ "Langlois quitte le groupe Bodh'aktan | Daniel Côté | Arts" (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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