Northern Ontario Folk Music
Welcome to the Official website of Northern Ontario Folk Musician Don Charbonneau coming to you from Wawa Ontario.
Don's new 'CD Riding The Rails in Paradise' dedicated to the Group of Seven is now available to purchase on our CD page.
Group of Seven in Algoma
Here is what Sault Ste.Marie musician, writer, artist and music producer Rusty MacCarthy has to say about this new album:
..." Don has a mesmerizing ability to plant you in the middle of a lake, a mountain top, or whizzing through boreal forest on an old rail car.Yes, you can almost feel the blackflies and mosquitos, except that's not Buster Keaton out for a ride, it's our folk singing fishing guide Don Charbonneau with a multitude of stories about this Northern Land and the group of artists that made the region famous. These painters and their paintings have become cherished worldwide."
It was great artistic fun to work and play on this honest and retropespective Group of Seven project.
Rusty MacCarthy ~ Recroom Studio . (July 29 ~ 2008)
Riding the Rails in Paradise ~ Song Inspiration
Group of 7 songs are now uploaded...July 29
Click on Don's Blog for stories and new songs lyrics. Just posted a picture of Maxie Simon and the Wawa Ironmen senior "A" hockey team from the 1960's.
Just added new Arts and Crafts page.
Gitche Gumee - Songs from the Lake, by Don Charbonneau
Lake Superior Magazine review: Oct~Nov issue 2007
If you’re looking for a little road-trip music on your Circle Tour of Lake Superior, check out the latest CD by Don Charbonneau.
You can be assured that Don, who also works as a fishing guide out of Wawa, Ontario, knows Lake Superior. He also knows music, as do his backup musicians and those who produce his CDs locally.
This collection has both the most-requested songs about the region from his past albums plus six new tracks.
The quality of the production makes listening to these folk tunes a pleasure, and Don’s natural balladeer voice brings you into the tales told.
You can check out a sample at www.doncharbonneau.com.
(This review written by Connie Lemay Lake Superior Magazine)
..."Hi, Don. I've had a chance to spin the disc and it's as fine an effort as your previous two recordings"...
Mark Rheaume CBC Radio
New Official Northern Ontario Bear Song "Summer of '98" is now available to download.
New just added : 3 new videos click here
Don Charbonneau is a singer/songwriter and recording artist who lives in Wawa Ontario.
His first album Songs From The Coast Line reflects the love and respect he has for Lake Superior and the people who work and live along the rugged coastline and interior. You'll hear stories - in - song of camping, fishing, trapping, mining and stargazing. Northern Ontario is truly a special place in the world.
Wildwood Through Tom's Eyes
Wildwood/Through Tom's Eyes is a collection of songs that celebrate the life and work of Algonquin artist Tom Thomson.
Former Quebec Symphony violinist Herschel Payne performs on this album.
..."The settings described in the songs, however, include actual characters, places and events which significantly influenced the life and works of the artist"... (Phil Mantello-Algoma Singer/Songwriters)
" WILDWOOD"ALBUM DEPICTS LIFE OF ARTIST TOM THOMSON" (Donna Schell- freelance writer)
..." you have made a real contribution to the culture of Tom Thomson..." (C. Hill Curator of Canadian Art National Gallery of Canada)
..."when listening to the music I felt like I was standing beside the artist... when he was painting"...Brenda Grundt www.wawa-news.com a great little online newspaper updated daily.
Music player bar is located below - just click >> to change track. Click on lyrics
to view lyrics.
Website Navigation
Some of the pages have no buttons ~ to access these pages click on underlined links ~ here they are as follows:
Herschel Payne wilderness lanscape artist and his work.
More about Tom Thomson More stories and pictures on Tom Thomson.
Fishing page Don is a wilderness fishing guide and will be adding more stories and pictures on his fishing page this spring and summer.
Devil's Chair video Beautiful video on the Gargantua and Devil's Chair area of Lake Superior.
Email us here at doncharbonneau@sympatico.ca
Click >> on music player to change songs and click > on lyrics to read and download lyrics.
View Don Charbonneau's EPK
