Hart-Rouge are a Canadianfolk music group,[1] consisting of siblings Paul Campagne, Michelle Campagne, and Suzanne Campagne.
Originally from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, the Campagne family are among the most notable Fransaskois personalities in Canada.[2] Hart-Rouge was the original name of their hometown. The three previously recorded and performed with several other family members as Folle Avoine, the French name for the common wild oat, and formed Hart-Rouge with another sibling, Annette Campagne, when that band ended.[3] During their music career, they were based at first in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[3] and later in Montreal, Quebec.[4]
The band perform traditional folk songs and original material in both English and French. They have also recorded some material in Canadian First Nations languages.[5]
Annette left the band in the mid-1990s, with the band continuing as a trio with collaborating session musicians.[6]
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Their sister Carmen Campagne, who had been a member of Folle Avoine, also continued a career in music, performing independently as a children's entertainer.[7] Their father, Émile Campagne, has also released two albums of traditional folk songs.[8]
^Greg Barr, "Francophone pop band tries to find its bilingual niche". Ottawa Citizen, January 17, 1989.
^ ab"Song from the Hart; Winnipeg French group off to Europe". Montreal Gazette, August 12, 1987.
^Brendan Kelly, "English album is a natural for Hart Rouge; After all, Montreal's Hart Rouge recorded en francais while in their native Western Canada". Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1993.
