Plume Latraverse

Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse at the FrancoFolies de Montréal 14 June 2012.
Background information
Born	(1946-05-11) 11 May 1946 Montreal, Quebec
Genres	Rock, Folk, Blues
Occupation(s)	Artist, musician, writer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano
Years active	1970–present
Labels	London/Deram
Website	www.phaneuf.ca/plume

Plume Latraverse (born Michel Latraverse 11 May 1946) is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. At the end of the 1960s he formed a band named La Sainte Trinité with Pierrot le fou (Pierre Léger) and Pierre Landry. Then he formed a duo with Steve Faulkner (1972–1975). They performed for the last time at the Chant'Août in Quebec City. In 1976, Plume started a solo career and became one of the most influential names in Quebec counterculture. During a European tour (1979–1980) he staged a show during Le Printemps de Bourges and won the Prime Minister of France's Prize (Prix international de la jeune chanson) and the Pop-Rock prize for the best songwriter from Quebec. In 1982 he worked with Offenbach and produced the album À fond d'train. After his filmed biography, Ô rage électrique, Plume presented his show Show d'à diable in 1984, after which he brought his singing career to a close. He then focused on painting and writing. He published many of his songs, texts and a storybook.

In 1980 the Montreal Gazette described him as "the French Frank Zappa".

Discography

Albums

• Triniterre (1971)
• Plume Pou Digne (1974)
• Le Vieux Show Son Sale (1975)
• Pommes De Route (1975)
• À Deux Faces (1976)
• All Dressed (1978)
• Chirurgie Plastique (1980)
• French Tour 1980 (fausse représentation) (1980)
• Livraison par en-arrière (1981)
• Métamorphoses Tôme I (1982)
• Autopsie Canalisée (1983)
• Les Mauvais Compagnons (métaphorme...ose II) (1984)
• Insomni-fère (méphortamoses III)(1985)
• D'un Début À l'Autre (1987)
• Chansons Pour Toutes Sortes de Monde (1990)
• Chansons Nouvelles (1994)
• Mixed Grill (1998)
• Chants d'Épuration (2003)
• Hors-Saisons (2007)
• Chansons nouvelles – revisitées (2008)
• Plumonymes (2008)
• RECHUT! (Odes de ma tanière) (2016)

Live albums

• En Noir Et Blanc (1976)
• Cinéma Outremont (1977)
• À Fond d'Train (1983)
• Vingtemps (2001)

Compilations

• Les Plus Pires Succès de Plume (1976)
• Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. I (1988)
• Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. II (1989)
• Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. III (1990)
• Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. IV (1992)
• Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. V (1995)

Singles

• Rideau / Bossa-Mota
• Bobépine / Lit vert
• La bienséance / U.F.O
• Salusoleil / Le retour à la terre
• La p'tite vingnenne pis l'gros torrieu / Houba houba
• Le grand barda / Marie-Lou
• Mognon donc / New Orleans
• Salut Trenet / Cul-d'sac rock
• Quatre ans après / Élégie
• Le fermier Jean / Valse cliché
• Dis-moé / On peut pas tout avoir
• Parade de mode / Descente aux enfers
• La piste cyclable / Ti-gars
• La ballade de Sandale et Gandhi / Instrumental
• Tant qu'on pourra
• El Nino
• La journée du chèque

Books

• Contes gouttes ISBN 2-89005-249-4 (1990)
• Pas d'admission sans histoire ISBN 2-89005-528-0 (1993)
• Striboule ISBN 2-89005-609-0 (1995)

External links

• Official site in French
• Biography in French