Calixte Duguay, (born July 15, 1939) is a multi-disciplinarian Canadian artist born in Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël, on Lamèque Island. In 2009, he was made a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the c ...

"for the impact he has had on the Acadian and Canadian music scene as a writer, composer and singer". In 2010 he was awarded the

Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Arts , previously called the Excellence Awards Program, is an award given annually by the New Brunswick Arts Board to recognise outstanding contribution by artists to the arts in New Bru ...

for his music. In 2012, he was made a member of the

Order of New Brunswick The Order of New Brunswick (french: Ordre du Nouveau Brunswick) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Instituted in 2000 by Lieutenant Governor Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, on the advice of the Cabinet under Prem ...

Discography

* Les aboiteaux * Louis Mailloux (first production – 1979) * Retour à Richibouctou * Rien que pour toi * Les couleurs de ma vie * De terre et d'eau * Louis Mailloux (new production, 1993)

Bibliography

* Odette Castonguay, ''Calixte Duguay : aussi longtemps que je vivrai'', Tracadie-Sheila: Grande Marée, 2006, . * Calixte Duguay, Alentour de l'île et de l'eau, Éditions du kapociré, 1996. * Calixte Duguay et Jules Boudreau, Louis Mailloux, Éditions d'Acadie, 1994.

References

Members of the Order of Canada 1939 births Living people Members of the Order of New Brunswick People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick {{Canada-artist-stub