Staff Writer
Gadelle, is a four-member all woman, traditional Acadian band that evolved from the nucleus of Les Girls, a musical project created by former Barachois members Helene Bergeron and Louise Arsenault, will be performing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. Gadelle, an old Acadian word that translates as “wild berries” also connotes a feisty female.
The four members include; Helene Bergeron, vocals, piano, pump organ, fiddle, foot percussion and step dancing; Louise Arsenault, fiddle, harmonica, foot percussion, step-dancing; Caroline Bernard, primary vocalist, piano, pump organ, accordion and guitar; and Paige Gallant, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass and step-dancing.
With both Bernard and Gallant in their early 20s , and Bergeron and Arsenault in their early 50s, the four women create an interesting cross-generational dynamic that infuses their on-stage patter. Moreover, Gadelle members sing, dance and play with a joyful ferocity and with the same stylistic purity and stagecraft that made Barachois famous.
Advance tickets are $10 for students and seniors; $15 for adults. Tickets purchased at the door are $5 more in each category.
