Travers, Mary 'la Bolduc' National Historic Person
Newport, Quebec
Mary Travers "La Bolduc", ca. 1935
(© National Film Board | Office national du film / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / e002282979)
Address :
342 route 132, Chandler, Newport, Quebec
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1992-11-06
Life Date:
1894 to 1941
Other Name(s):
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Mary Travers, 'la Bolduc'
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Singer-songwriter with tremendous impact on Québec popular culture
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 342 route 132, Newport, Quebec
Mary Travers, a singer-songwriter who went by the name of her husband (Édouard Bolduc), had a tremendous impact on Quebec popular culture. From 1929 to 1939, she recorded close to 100 songs that she had composed herself. La Bolduc's novel approach to current events, social conditions and male-female relationships, combined with her unique singing style, swept her to the heights of stardom. Her impact was reinforced through several tours in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and the northern New England states.