A noticable presence on the celtic musical scene for seven years now in their native area, Crépuscule is traditional scottish music band from Quebec City. Marie-Noelle Harvey (fiddle), Christian Haerinck (border pipes, scottish smallpipes, great highland bagpipes), Dominic Haerinck (guitar, voice and harp) and Jean-François Gagné (djembe) get together to perpetuate a musical tradition that is rooted in the past but firmly established in the present.

Blending instrumental music, songs and folklore, Crépuscule delves into the traditional music of the scottish Highlands and Lowlands. Fiddling tunes that can be at once lively and romantic, the band favors a musical style closer to the old dance tunes than the more recent military piping tradition (no, they do not play Scotland the Brave or Amazing Grace...). Crépuscule also plays tunes from Ireland and its own compositions. Besides playing instrumental music - reels, jigs, strathspeys and airs - the quartet also delights in songs, in english, french or scottish gaelic, sung to new melodies or to the traditional ones.

THE MUSICIANS

Marie-Noelle Harvey              fiddle

Christian Haerinck                 border pipes, scottish smallpipes,

                                               great highland bagpipes

Dominic Haerinck                  voice, harp, cittern, guitar

Jean-François Gagné             percussion