Evelyne Gélinas,
raised in St-Sévère in the Mauricie region, is both
an avid flutist and weaver, and is the co-founder of a business
dedicated to her work with textiles called Rien ne se perd, tout
se crée… As one of the original members of Les Langues
Fourchues, she has been making a name for herself as one of the
foremost flute players in Quebecois traditional music since the
group’s inception. She is a skilled player of silver and blackwood
flutes as well as tin whistles, and in 2003 she earned a DEC in
traditional music at the Cégep régional de Lanaudière
in Joliette. Evelyne is also a respected singer and performs with
the all-female a capella group Galant, tu perds ton temps.
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