About
La Bottine Souriante (LBS) is a folk band from Canada. The band specializes in traditional Québécois music, often with a modern twist.
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Formed in 1976 in Joliette, Quebec, by Yves Lambert, Andre Marchand, and Mario Forest, they have toured extensively through Europe and North America. In 1990, the band integrated a four-piece horn section with traditional instruments, such as the accordion, fiddle, guitar, piano and double bass, in order to add an element of jazz to their music. In 1998, they contributed a song to the Canadian Celtic music compilation album by The Chieftains, Fire in the Kitchen.
The group's name means "the smiling boot", which refers to the appearance of a work boot with worn-out soles. This is both a reference to the band's working class roots, as well as the incorporation of boot-stomping in their music.
Members
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Sandy Silva body percussion, tap dance
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Mario Forest spoons, other vocals, harmonica
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André Marchand guitar, lead vocals, foot stomps
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Yves Lambert mouth harp, lead vocals, diatonic button accordion, accordion, harmonica
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Gilles Cantin guitar, lead vocals, foot stomps
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Laflèche Doré trumpet
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André Brunet fiddle
Discography
Albums
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Y a ben du changement
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Les Épousailles Apple Music
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Chic & Swell
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La traversée de l'Atlantique
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Tout comme au jour de l'an
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Je voudrais changer d'chapeau
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Jusqu'aux p'tites heures
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La Mistrine
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Xième
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Cordial
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J'ai jamais tant ri
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Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Apple Music
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Danse Apple Music
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Domino! Apple Music
Live
Compilations
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Also known as
La botine Souriante
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.