From Montréal, Bernard Adamus was noticed by his presence at the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée in 2009 where he won 6 awards. His atypical group, mixing Delta blues and the "Main" also includes Benoit Paradis with the trombone, Éric Villeneuve at the drums, Taï Nguyen with the banjo and guitar. They are sometimes joined by Sylvain Delisle with the contra-bass. Bernard Adamus is inspired by old American blues, Montréal daily life, gospel music, love, country music and Quebecer lyricism.
— Last.fm
Why This Artist
Bernard Adamus's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 10% for catalog depth. Only 11K platform followers, but 11K listeners — discovery outpaces the fanbase. A blues act in the sonic world of Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison.
Sounds Like
Leonard Cohen · Van Morrison · Michael Kiwanuka · Joni Mitchell · Jack White