La Bottine Souriante

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La Bottine Souriante is a Québec City-based traditional music ensemble formed in Quebec's Lanaudière region in 1976. The group began with fiddle, accordion, guitar, harmonica, voice, and foot percussion, then expanded its arranging language through a brass section and influences from jazz, funk, Celtic music, and world music. Its changing membership has carried Quebec songs, dance tunes, call-and-response singing, and instrumental sets across Canada and international stages for five decades. The current 50th-anniversary touring lineup brings together Mathieu Gagné, Olivier Salazar, Éric Beaudry, Louis-Simon Lemieux, David Boulanger, Jean-François Gagnon-Branchaud, Jean Fréchette, Robert Bob Ellis, André Verreault, Jocelyn Lapointe, and percussive dancer Sandy Silva. The exact Spotify identity contains nineteen principal album and single containers from 1978 through November 2023, comprising sixteen albums and three singles. That platform-scoped catalog includes Y'a ben du changement, Je voudrais changer d'chapeau, Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, La Mistrine, En spectacle, Cordial, Appellation d'Origine Controlee, and the 2023 album Domino!. The official career discography separately identifies thirteen original albums and distinguishes live recordings and anthologies from that count. Domino! returned the ensemble to the studio after twelve years while preserving an active touring period. Its artist-controlled credits assign production to David Boulanger and co-production to Jean Fréchette and Mathieu Gagné, so MusicList does not convert those named individual credits into a production role for the ensemble. The record received the 2024 Félix for Traditional Album of the Year and a 2025 JUNO nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year. Earlier milestones include JUNO wins for Je voudrais changer d'chapeau, Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, and Cordial, plus a BBC Folk Award for live performance. Current official, label, booking, DSP, artist-controlled catalog, and 2026 presenter records resolve to the same active Quebec ensemble. The Bandcamp profile identifies Québec City as the current public location, while Apple Music preserves Joliette as the place of origin. The current public relationships include label LABE and booking agency Pierre Gravel International. Professional inquiries route through the official contact page without republishing displayed email addresses, telephone numbers, or street addresses. Spotify media is rendered live with provider attribution and a monogram fallback.