page_title: La Bolduc
section_title: Professional image
hierarchical_section_title: La Bolduc / Professional image
caption_attribution_description: La Bolduc (née Mary Rose Anna Travers le 4 juin 1894 à Newport (Gaspésie), Québec et morte à Montréal le 20 février 1941) est un auteur-compositeur-interprète québécois.
context_page_description: Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc, born Travers, was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s, she was known as the Queen of Canadian Folk Singers. Bolduc is often considered to be Quebec's first singer-songwriter. Her style combined the traditional folk music of Ireland and Quebec, usually in upbeat, comedic songs.
context_section_description: Singing and stage careers were not well regarded in Quebec society of the 1920s and 1930s, especially for women. To avoid gossip and to keep a good reputation, Bolduc was always credited under her married name Madame Édouard Bolduc, both at live performances and on recordings. She attempted to include her family in her activities as much as possible. Her husband Édouard accompanied her troupe on their 1932 and 1934 tours. Her eldest daughter Denise joined the troupe in 1935 as a pianist.
caption: Mary Bolduc, circa 1930
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