Layon – Nicolas Pellerin et Les Grands Hurleurs

With Layon, their sixth album, Nicolas Pellerin et Les Grands Hurleurs invite listeners on a journey into Québec’s rich cultural past. It was while working on the repertoire for the album that they began to notice a common theme to all the songs: stories about people travelling and the things that happened on the way. And so they chose the name ‘Layon’ – a seldom-used word for a small forest or mountain trail. It’s an invitation to listeners to join Les Grands Hurleurs on a path of discovery, without fully knowing where it will take you but expect there to be moments of serene tenderness intermingled with joyful celebration…