Daniel Boucher

Daniel Boucher, a dynamic young musician from Bristol, CT, plays French Canadian fiddle tunes that he has absorbed from family and community in southern New England and Quebec. Also a fine singer and composer of traditional-style songs, Boucher has revitalized French Canadian folk music in his home state by organizing very popular soirées, dance parties, and seasonal celebrations such as his annual Maple Sugar Party. Boucher has performed with New England-based French Canadian music groups such as Chanterelle and the Beaudoin Family, and with singer Josée Vachon. Performances include the Quebec 400 celebrations in Quebec City in 2008; dance parties at Le Foyer in Pawtucket, RI; the Blackstone River Theater also in Pawtucket, RI; French Day at the State Capitol in Hartford; and folk festivals in Lowell, MA and Bangor, ME. Boucher’s concerts invite audiences to participate in dancing, call and response singing, or playing the spoons.