Genticorum

Sunday, September 29th | Genticorum | All ages | Full bar | Free happy hour pizza/snacks | Limited seating (65) in stage room (first come First served) | Doors 5pm, Music 6pm | $30

Genticorum is among the most distinctive voices of Québécois traditional music.

In French, to describe the chemistry between people, you say they have atomes crochus—

literally, that their atoms are interlaced. There’s no better way to talk about Genticorum.

The trio’s connection is magnetic. In the filigree of their arrangements, seamlessly melding

fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, foot percussion, and voices, there’s always an organic spark:

At its root, this is social music, and audiences can’t help but feel the pleasure these three

musicians get from playing together.

Founded in 2000, when fiddler Pascal Gemme and guitarist Yann Falquet met in Montreal’s

trad scene, Genticorum quickly earned international recognition for bringing out all the

poetry and nuance of French Canada’s old songs and step-dance tunes. In 2015, Nicholas

Williams added his flute and accordion to the mix. Their compositions have become

beloved standards at dances and sessions, their approach influencing peers and younger

musicians alike. They’ve won Canadian Folk Music Awards and performed everywhere from

Scotland to Malaysia, Egypt to Australia. With impeccable musicianship and infectious joie

de vivre, Genticorum is bound to draw you in.

Host or Publisher Pump House Music Works