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Renowned harmonica player-singer Guy Bélanger celebrates his 50-year career with Postcards from London, his tenth album recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, scheduled for release in AUGUST 2025. Produced by Guy Bélanger and Rob MacDonald, mixed by the renowned Larry O'Malley ( Grammy Award Nomination for Best Blues Album 2017 Eric Bibb Migration Blues) , Postcards from London sees Bélanger, surrounded by his band and guests Éric Longsworth, Mélissa Lavergne, Rob Lutes, Mark Leclerc and Tommy Gauthier, once again navigating the sources of Blues, roots music and cinematic inspiration.
Guy was also able to count on the exceptional collaboration of arranger and pianist Yves Frulla (keyboardist for Celine Dion among others). The album's repertoire is also enhanced with a nice "very British indeed" touch!
Postcards from London, available now!
At the beginning, in 1974, Guy Bélanger, armed with his harmonicas under his belt, met Bob Walsh, also from Quebec City, who introduced him to the rudiments of the blues by sharing the various stages of the Old Capital.
He later joined the Delta Blues Band, with whom he played for over 4 years. During this period, he rubbed shoulders with such greats as Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Big Mama Thornton, James Cotton and Dutch Mason. These experiences greatly broadened his musical horizons.
In 1987, he joined bluesman Bob Walsh and his band. It was the start of an adventure that would last more than thirty years, taking him on numerous tours and festivals in France and Switzerland. Together, they took part in over 15 editions of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. This was followed by a succession of collaborations with over 60 Quebec and French artists, including Céline Dion and Cirque du Soleil.
In 2003, a meeting with guitarist Claude Fradette gave birth to the soundtrack for the film Gaz Bar Blues, which won the Jutra award for best film score and the Lys Blues for best album in 2003. Their collaboration is still going strong, with scores for Louis Bélanger's The Timekeeper (2009) and Vivre à 100 Milles à l'heure (2019), as well as for Louis Saïa's TV series Les Boys (SRC) between 2009 and 2012, and Séquelles in 2016. That year, he also signed on as sole composer for the soundtrack of the film Les Mauvaises Herbes, nominated for the 2017 Prix Iris.
Guy Bélanger's first solo album of compositions and collaborations, the eponymous Guy Bélanger, was finally released in February 2008, to rave reviews from both the public and the press (4 Lys Blues in 2009 for album of the year, male blues artist, songwriter and revelation band).
Crossroads was released in September 2010 and also earned numerous accolades. In 2011, he composed, in collaboration with Benoit Charest, the music for the film Route 132, which won the Jutra Award for Best Original Score.
The album Dusty Trails was released in October 2012, and the Canadian tour began a few weeks later. The back-to-basics album, Blues Turn, was released in 2014. It was recorded in Chicago, Toronto, and Montreal, and was nominated for Independent Recording of the Year at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January 2015. Guy also won the award for Best Harmonica Player in Canada that year and toured his show across the country and in France.
In 2016, the ace harmonica player composed the soundtrack for his brother Louis's film Les Mauvaises Herbes and participated as a special guest on Celine Dion's Quebec tour during the summer. In the fall, he received the 2016 André Gagnon Award from the SPACQ (Société professionnelle des auteurs et compositeurs du Québec). Recognized for his sensitivity, generosity, and talent, Guy is admired for his ability to preserve sincerity through virtuosity.
Winning numerous awards and accolades, he released his seventh career album: Traces & Scars, which was nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year in 2017 by ADISQ. This album celebrates Guy's talent as a composer. Created when the artist was celebrating great personal victories but also experiencing profound grief, it contains ten instrumental pieces that navigate between folk and blues, as well as two superb songs, one of which is performed by Luce Dufault. This inspired and luminous recording, dedicated to his friend Bob Walsh (1947-2016), showcases the best of the gentleman harmonica player and composer, whose joy in playing is evident, undiminished more than 45 years after his debut.
Guy Bélanger released the album Eldorado on October 25, 2019, continuing this long road paved with musical adventures. He is accompanied by his dream team of Rob MacDonald (guitars), Marc-André Drouin (bass), and Michel Dufour (drums). He also features distinguished musicians he has encountered during his travels and tours. Among them are cellist Eric Longsworth, Franco-German guitarist-singer Mathis Haug, and Paul Picard (Celine Dion's percussionist). Eldorado garnered fabulous reviews from the English, American, Australian, and Italian media, among others.
In June 2023, Guy will release his ninth album, Voyages & autres histoires / Voyages & other stories. Another page in his musical passport, he continues the momentum of his previous albums with this skillful blend of several original pieces and a few carefully chosen reinterpretations, including Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Nina Simone's brilliant "Do I Move You," a piece recorded in collaboration with singer Sylvie Desgroseilliers.
In August 2025, renowned harmonica player-singer Guy Bélanger celebrate his 50th anniversary with "Postcards from London," his tenth album recorded at London's legendary Abbey Road Studios. Produced by Guy Bélanger and Rob MacDonald, mixed by the renowned Larry O'Malley (2017 Grammy Award nomination for Best Blues Album, Eric Bibb Migration Blues), Postcards from London sees Bélanger, accompanied by his band (Rob MacDonald, Alec Mcelcheran, Dan Legault) and guests Éric Longsworth, Mélissa Lavergne, Rob Lutes, Mark LeClerc, and Tommy Gauthier, once again exploring the roots of blues, roots music, and cinematic inspiration.
Guy also counted on the exceptional collaboration of arranger and pianist Yves Frulla (keyboardist for Celine Dion, among others). The album's repertoire is also enhanced with a lovely "very British indeed" touch!
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Collaborations
Celine Dion (Encore un Soir);
Cirque Du Soleil (Nuba, Wintuk and Viva Elvis!);
Bob Walsh (eponymous, Live, with the Allard Quartet, Unforgettable Songs, Blues,
Canadian Blues Rendez-Vous, The Only Soul, Inside I'm All Blue, There's a Story here and After The Storm);
Lynda Lemay (Le Secret des Oiseaux, Feutres et Pastels, Décibels et des Silences, À la Croisée des Humains, Il était 11 Fois, Il ny 'a qu'Un Pas, De la Rosée dans les Yeux, Des Milliers de Plumes, Entre le Rêve et le Souvenir);
Bobby Bazini (Better in Time);
Jean Pierre Ferland (Toutes les Femmes de ma vie);
La Voix (édition 2015);
France D'Amour (Animal, Déchainée, Hors de tout doute, Les Autres, D'Amour PQ et En Love Majeur);
Maxime Landry (Vox Pop, Nos Histoires, Le Party Beauceron (1&2) Noel Beauceron);
Eric Lapointe (Le Ciel de mes combats), Entracte et Le Petit Roy (Hommage à J.P. Ferland) Une chance qu'on s'a
Jael Bird Joseph (The Journal of Forgotten Memories);
Les Colocs (Atrocetomique);
Steve Hill (éponyme et Call it What You Will);
Star Académie (album 2004 et 2005);
Nanette Workman (Roots, Mississippi Rolling Stone et Just Gettin' Started);
World Kora Trio avec Eric Longsworth (Un poisson dans le désert);
Dawn Tyler Watson (Jawbreaker);
Claude Dubois Duo Dubois;
Véronique Dicaire (éponyme);
Chloé St-Marie (Je marche à toi);
Mitsou (Lettre à un cowboy);
Michel Cusson (L'Automne sauvage);
Kashtin (Innu et Akua Tuta);
Renée Martel (Authentique et Country);
Gildor Roy (Une autre chambre d'hôtel et Plein l'dos);
La Chicane (En Catimini, Disparu et
Entre nous Autres);
Les Parfaits Salauds (Constat à l'amiable);
Gaston Mandeville (Huit);
Pierre Flynn (Mirador);
Kim Richardson (Kaleidoscope);
Annie Blanchard (Marcher vers le Nord);
J.F. Girard (Clin D'oeil et Dans ma Boîte à surprises);
Eric Goulet (Vol. 2 Comme un cave);
Matt Gibb (All the Way);
Capitaine Salaud;
Sophie Tapie (Sauvage);
Carolyn Fe (Bad Taboo);
Cisco Herzhaft (Good Hand);
Ria Reece Band (Out All Night);
Etc...
DATEs
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS - LONDRES 21 au 24 janvier 2025
16 Octobre Grand Théâtre de QUÉBEC
7 Novembre Salle Dussault THETFORD MINES
18 Novembre Hommage à Nanette Workman Théâtre Gilles Vigneault ST-JÉROME
20 Novembre Salle Jean Desprez GATINEAU
29 Novembre Gésu Montréal
2026
31 Janvier Espace St-John BROMONT
12 Mars Pointe-Valaine 85 rue d'Oxford OTTERBURN PARK
21 Mars Théatre du Marais VAL MORIN
29 Mai supplémentaire Grand Théâtre de QUÉBEC
MORE DATES TO COME!
CONTACT
Jean Ouimet / Mario Gagnon
Correspondance:
1321B rue Ontario Montréal
H2L1R8
Record Label & Management:
Les Productions Bros
a/s: René Moisan
Tél: 514-942-3466
You can discover Seydel harmonicas at: www.seydel1847.de.
They are distributed in Canada by Counterpoint Music Services, Markham, Ontario at www.counterpointmusic.ca.
Sincere thanks to Bertram Becher, Lars Seifert and Adam Berlin
for their support!! (click on picture)
WINNER OF THE "HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR" MAPLE BLUES AWARDS TORONTO 2015, 2018 & 2023! (Nominations 2014-2016-2019-2021-2022)
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