Arts·Commotion

Remembering Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay

Fan and culture journalist Dominic Tardiff joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to commemorate Tremblay's life and career.

The Montreal musician died on Nov. 15 from prostate cancer, which he had been battling for several years

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Karl Tremblay provided vocals for Les Cowboys Fringants, a Quebec band. He was 47. (Érik Chouinard/Radio-Canada)

Karl Tremblay, lead singer and founder of the band Les Cowboys Fringants, was a national hero in Quebec. The province is still in mourning after the Canadian musician died earlier this month.

He's being celebrated with a national funeral in the form of a massive memorial concert tonight in Montreal. Today on the show, fan and culture journalist Dominic Tardiff joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to commemorate Tremblay's life and career.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Dominic Tardiff produced by Jess Low.