Harmonium was a Québécois symphonic-folk band that released the 1974–75 Célébration albums Harmonium and Les Cinq Saisons, followed by the 1976 CBS double-album L’heptade. Members: Serge Fiori (guitar, flute, vocals), Michel Normandeau (guitar, vocals, 1972-76), Louis Valois (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, 1973-78), Serge Locat (keyboards, 1975-77), Pierre Daigneault (flute, saxophone, clarinet, 1975-76), Robert Stanley (guitar, […]
Les Cinq Saisons is the second album by Quebecois symphonic/folk band Harmonium, released in 1975 on Celebration Records. Tracklist: A1. “Vert” (5:34) A2. “Dixie” (3:26) A3. “Depuis l’automne” (10:25) B1. “En Pleine Face” (4:51) B2. “Histoires sans Paroles” (17:12) Credits: Serge Fiori — vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, transverse flute, mandolin, zither, cymbals, bass drum, spoons, […]
Serge Locat is a Québécois keyboardist and composer who joined the mid-Seventies Harmonium lineup. As a solo artist, he made the 1978 album Transfert on CBS Disques Canada. Background Serge Locat was born on December 22, 1950, in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec. A self-taught pianist, he formed the progressive-rock group Nécessité around 1970 and accompanied French singer-violinist […]
