Aude Ray and Philippe Brach will open the 25th edition of the Festival dété
francophone de Vancouver 2014 on Thursday, June 19th, on the TV5-Unis
stage.

This year, Le Centre has chosen Philippe Brach, a singer-songwriter-
composer who stands out with his folk-rock-country music, his playful
universe, his energy, and his guitar. His lyrics speak volumes about real issues.
His participation in the «Francouvertes» competition in 2014 coincides with
the launch of his very first album, ‘La foire et lordre? available since April
2014, with a playful folk sound in a genre specially created for the sake
of anyone who is too ready to put a label on him. Some people still insist
on hearing the famous “sound of the lake” in his songs, the one that the
Saguenay flows into. You can judge for yourself. One thing is certain, it is full
of catchy melodies, irreverence, its raw and it takes you beyond your comfort
zone. Compromises? Not many for Brach. At the age of just barely 24, he has
performed an impressive number of shows. In 2013, Philippe was the winner
of Ma Premiére Place des Arts, in addition to winning the SOCAN award for
Song of the Year. He took part in the Francofolies de Montréal not once
but three times, and won three awards, including the Sirius XM _ top prize
at the Festival en Chanson de Petite-Vallée. His show at the Festival dété
francophone de Vancouver will precede his appearance at the FrancoFolies
de Montréal on Saturday, June 21.

In the first part of Philippe Brach’s performance, Le Centre will welcome
the talented Aude Ray. Just as in the case of our partnership with the
Francouvertes, Le Centre has made the commitment over recent years to
present the winner of Pacifique en chanson at the Festival dété Once again,
as good luck would have it, Aude Ray is launching her very first album, ‘La
Siréne’in 2014. Aude Ray hails from the Montreal region, and has been writing
and composing since she was fifteen years old. Having pursued studies in the
arts and humanities, fine arts, and jewellery, she is a well-rounded artist. For
the past three years, she has been living in the magnificent town of Whistler
where she teaches “creative” music, as she calls it, to children in her studio,
which she calls ‘Emerald’ This serves as her home base for various artistic
projects: music, visualarts, jewellery, and in particular the musical production
“Aude Ray et le bagage de réves” that she created in 2011, a show that
includes music, improvisation, poetry, visual effects and dance. Winner of the
grand prize, the Marie Woolridge award, at the 2013 Pacifique en Chanson,
she has already won the hearts of many fans in British-Columbia, her
adopted province. Her new album

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Jeudi 19 juin | Thursday, June19"
Aude Ray & Philippe Brach
Membres | Members : 5$
Non-+Membres | Non-members : 10S
ScéneTV5-Unis- 1551 7* Avenue Ouest | 20h |
TV5-Unis stage - 1551 West 7” |8pm.|