Tri-Continental

Tri-Continental is a Canadian blues, folk and world music group, consisting of musicians Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau and Madagascar Slim.[1] They are most noted for winning the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group at the Juno Awards of 2001, for their self-titled debut album.[2]

Formed in the late 1990s for a festival tour blending folk and African music, they released their debut album in 2000.[3] Bourne played acoustic guitar and fiddle, Quitzau played slide, electric and acoustic guitar, and Madagascar Slim played guitar and valiha.[3]

They have since released four further albums. Their most recent album, Dust Dance, was released in 2018; featuring contributions from percussionist Michael Treadway, the album received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for the Pushing the Boundaries Award at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[4]

Discography
  • 2000 - Tri-Continental[3]
  • 2002 - Live[5]
  • 2003 - Let's Play[6]
  • 2004 - Drifting[7]
  • 2018 - Dust Dance[4]

References
  1. Roger Levesque, "Evolving string collectives share musical synergy together again". Edmonton Journal, March 8, 2018.
  2. "The 2001 Juno nominees are..." Toronto Star, January 25, 2001.
  3. Cam Fuller, "Rootsy music of Tri-Continental timeless, classic". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 1, 2001.
  4. Roger Levesque, "Tri-Continental reunites with new member, album; Drummer Treadway joins Canadian guitar virtuosos for latest offering, Dust Dance". Edmonton Journal, March 7, 2019.
  5. Robert Reid, "A boon for fans of Alberta's Bill Bourne". Waterloo Region Record, March 2, 2002.
  6. Roger Levesque, "Tri-Continental takes sound beyond category". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2003.
  7. Roger Levesque, "Tri Continental drifts across various genres". Edmonton Journal, December 1, 2005.
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