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the banjo consorsium

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | INDIE | AFTRA

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | INDIE | AFTRA
Band Folk EDM

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"A turning One"

''As A Turning One spins toward the close,
The Banjo Consorsium really start cooking the
tracks up with love. (...) is like a neo-medieval
festival, and it’s wonderfully engrossing.''
8/10 - Greg Vipond


- silent ballet


"Good music !"

'' it's the details apart from the quite hooky
tunes that make this release one of the few
which is worth listening to over and over again.''


- Oscillate.it webzine for bastard culture


"Banjo Consorsium"

''nostalgic, thoughtful, and unique.
A production that is truly personal ''


- seed sound


Discography

2005-Le Debut
2007-A Turning One
2009 - A remixed One

CD Compilation:

- Schole ( Japan) 2007
- Aerotone ( German ) 2008
- Mixotic (German ) 2008

In Studio in September 2010 for the new album

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Bio

The musical project The Banjo Consorsium (with an “s”, not a “t”) debuted in Sherbrooke, in the Eastern Townships during the winter of 2005. In the beginning, the Banjo Consorsium sound, known as folktronic or neofolk, was created by multi-instrumentalist Jacques-Philippe Lemieux-Leblanc (…). This artist plays a variety of instruments (guitar, banjo, lap steel, bass, mandolin, accordion, violin, violoncello, flute, piano, percussions, xylophone, etc.) before recording and producing his musical pieces in his home-based studio. The Banjo Consorsium began as a solo project with an ambient and introspective vibe. The recorded pieces evoke comfort, hope and open spaces.
By using the Internet as its main delivery vehicle, the band received a certain amount of international recognition following Le début, their first recording in December 2005; the Banjo Consorsium’s participation in a Japanese compilation (Schole) and two German compilations (Aerotone and Mixotic) illustrate this well. As for the band’s career in Quebec, The Banjo Consorsium has signed with the independent Sherbrooke-based record label 9.12 records, who also represents bands from across Canada (Channel In Channel Out, Marie-Christine Légaré, Kitsuka and Möjii), the United States (The IF, Sidecar, Familiar Trees and Plainfingers) and England (Temjiin).
When the time came to play live, Jacques-Philippe Lemieux-Leblanc called on Sherbrooke musicians from different backgrounds to adapt his music to live performance: Gabriel Lemieux-Maillé (Jaune, Galarno), Marco Gosselin (Jake and the Leprechauns), Mike Sterling (solo career) and Charles-Antoine Gosselin (Jake and the Leprechauns, Philibert Bélanger). The experience of playing The Banjo Consorsium music in a live setting brought a new dimension to the group. Their approach is different—the sound is more acoustic, organic and festive.