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FÉLIX
& FORMANGER
Bernard
Félix and Norman Formanger, both from Black Duck Brook,
have been
playing traditional music together for the past six and a half
years.
They have recorded four albums and have performed their music
in France,
Ireland and every province of Canada with the exception of Prince
Edward
Island.
Bernard
Félix first recognized his musical interest at the early
age of six
when he started playing the spoons, and later the electric organ.
At the age
of ten he was playing the accordion, which is his prinicipal instrument
today,
and by the age of fourteen he was playing the guitar. He was mostly
inspired
by family members such as his brother, Gerard, his uncle Émile
Benoit, and his parents who has musical talents as well. His mother
played
the accordion and sang and his father played the guitar, piano
and accordion.
He also learned a few techniques from a couple of community members
such as Michael Benoit and Joseph Young.
Bernard
hopes that one day he will be able to read music and teach it
to the younger generations. He hopes to keep traditional music
alive as he
says that he will be playing for the rest of his days.
Norman
Formanger has been persuing his musical interests since the age
of fourteen. No one person inparticular taught Norman how to play
buthe
was mainly influenced by his brothers, Ricky and Bernie and later
by locals
such as Robert and Laris Benoit. Norman mainly plays the base
but can also play the acoustic guitar. He looks forward to the daily
pratices
where the group comes together to share in the music.
The
group of Félix and Formanger not only enjoys traditional
music but
it lives in their hearts and has become a part of their every
day lives.
For
inquiries about Felix & Formanger, cd sales or preformance requests,
please
contact:
Ursula
Monaghan (Manager)
16 Cobb Lane
Corner Brook,
NF
A2H 2V5
Tel: (709) 634-4697
Fax: (709) 634-5292
E-Mail: monaghan@thezone.net
World Wide Web
Felix & Formanger: http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/aiden/Felfor.htm