Potluck starts at 6PM Music starts between 6:30 and 7PMAll ages, family friendlyTickets $20-----------
Yves Lambert Triohttp://yveslambert.com/en/https://youtu.be/232fH222zys
“Free artist” “The announcement of Yves Lambert's departure [...], the famous moustachioed singer of La Bottine Souriante, sent shockwaves throughout the artistic world. He who made Quebecers swing [...], and who travelled to the four corners of the planet, says he is now ready to take on new challenges.” 
– Jacques Samson, Le Soleil, November 2002
“Very few traditional Quebec groups [...] can measure up. For the time being, this Yves Lambert Trio has something special: two young traditional multi-instrumentalists of the highest calibre contributing to the veteran’s art, who at age 56 shows no sign of letting up. Ten years after his split from La Bottine Souriante, in which he was the key leader, Lambert [...] can count on a loyal audience, who are connoisseurs of traditional music that has evolved to sound current. In fact, it’s enough to like high quality music to appreciate what’s before our eyes and ears, which transcends the notion of genres.”
– Alain Brunet, La Presse, January 2013
Yves Lambert is a backcountry musician with a kamikaze style, whose 36-year career has been full of risks, adventures, and challenges.
Over time, Yves Lambert has become a veritable patriarch of the revival of our musical roots. His very personal manner of linking the relevance of his words with anecdotes and his concerns contribute to his great propensity for interpretation. Lambert can sing it all, from Boisson d’avril with Groovy Aardvark (a hard rock Quebecois band), to children’s songs such as Gilles Vigneault’s Un trésor dans mon jardin, or by going blues on Petite fleur by Sidney Béchet. He also passionately supports the songs of poet Gaston Miron, all while maintaining his traditional music leadership role in La Bottine Souriante and his Bébert Orchestra. In fact, some Quebec critics portray Yves Lambert as a beacon in the aesthetics of our cultural heritage.
It was in 1976 that the singer and multi-instrumentalist founded what became the legendary group, La Bottine Souriante, with partners Mario Forest and André Marchand. Mr. Lambert’s natural talent and charisma, together with this growing group, has had an impact on the history of our musical heritage as well as the revival of traditional music. Throughout his 26 years as a member of La Bottine Souriante, Yves Lambert was the link between the various incarnations of the group and was their heart and soul. From 1976 to January 2003, he contributed to the group’s rise by participating in numerous shows, tours, and television programs in Quebec as well as around the world. The Bottine experience led him to share various awards with the group, including 3 Junos, 8 Félix Awards for Traditional Album of the Year, and 1 BBC Award for Traditional Album and Group of the Year, as well as Félix nominations in the following categories: Show of the Year, Group of the Year, and Most Successful Artist Outside Quebec.
Yves Lambert’s need to explore led him to produce a solo album, Les Vacances de M. Lambert, which came out in 1998. As a renowned epicurean, Yves Lambert gave in to his poetical-historical-musical interests, which transported him to new artistic horizons. This “musi-temporal” adventure was hailed by the critics for its high musical and creative quality. It won 2 OPUS Awards and was nominated in three categories at the ADISQ Gala.
After taking his famous boots around the world during more than a quarter century, Mr. Lambert decided to try on some new shoes. Guided by an overflow of creative energy, he embarked on a second beautiful big adventure. Surrounded by new musicians, he released an album entitled Récidive in 2004. This album was acclaimed once more by critics and was awarded the Félix for Best Traditional Album of the Year at the 2005 ADISQ Gala. His album Le Monde à Lambert, released in October 2007, added to this great artist’s list of successes, and in 2008, it won a Canadian Folk Music award. Bal à l’Huile (2009), is a completely exceptional and original album. This project takes a new approach to a traditional repertoire, revisited by singers from other milieus. In a context where traditional culture is marginalized and little known, this project’s goal was to have it rediscovered by the public. In 2010, the Canadian Folk Music Awards honoured the artist with the Best Folk Singer award.

The year 2011–12 was a very busy one with show tours for Les Filles de Caleb (musical) and Les 12 Hommes Rapaillés (songs of the poet Gaston Miron interpreted by 12 artists). Once more Yves Lambert rolled up his sleeves to produce a new album as a trio with two musicians who have been his partners since 2004: Olivier Rondeau (guitar, bass guitar) and Tommy Gauthier (violin, mandolin, bouzouki, and feet).
Lambert, Rondeau, and Gauthier experimented with the trio concept during their 23-concert summer circuit tour in Eastern Quebec in 2010. Strongly encouraged by charmed audiences and by the pleasure of the musical challenge, in fall 2012, the trio delivered an album where the “sound” achieved extraordinary mastery and affirmed the trio’s distinctive personality. The trio brilliantly demonstrates how traditional local music continually reinvents itself within a modern context. Despite there being only three musicians, nothing of the sound is lost. The three multi-instrumentalists multiply the decibels as though there were many more than three members. Studio wizardry? Absolutely not! With a simple modification to his guitar, Olivier Rondeau added depth by expanding the instrument’s dynamic range. This process enables a new way of playing guitar and bass simultaneously. What we hear on the album can be 95% reproduced live on stage.
“Lambert’s warm voice, [...], transports us to many destinations that reflect his amazing curiosity.”
– Alain Brunet, La Presse, May 1998