Both festive and nostalgic, many Cowboys Fringants fans welcomed in Repentigny on Saturday the colossal legacy of Karl Tremblay, who helped put this town “on the map”. Map“.
“It is a difficult moment because we have lost a friend,” said Mayor Nicolas Dufour.
At the Espace culturelle de Repentigny he stood in front of hundreds of people who wanted to highlight the memory of the 47-year-old. In this small community of Lanaudière the cowboys were born.
The mayor of Repentigny, Nicolas Dufour, addressed the crowd at the Espace culturelle on Saturday. Laurent Lavoie / JdeM
The fans of the Quebecers’ favorite group that Le Journal met were still filled with great sadness.
However, his singer’s legacy seems to be a great comfort.
generations
“[Karl] has touched many generations,” summarized Lucie Roy together with her partner. He put Repentigny, as they say, on the map. […] We owe him that.”
There were both young and old in the crowd. Caroline Rivet had her two sons and her partner by her side.
“We sing On My Shoulder to the little ones every evening,” she emphasizes.
Photo from Marc Chaumeil’s archive
There was no shortage of speakers blasting many Cowboys classics, from The Shack to Hector to America Weeping.
Some were notably sung in unison, including Étoile filante.
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