Édith Butler
Born: 1942-07-27 in Paquetville, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
Édith Butler (born Marie Nicole Butler, 27 July 1942) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and folklorist of Acadian descent. Édith Butler was born in Paquetville on the Acadian Peninsula in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. During the 1960s she obtained a Bachelor of Arts, taught school, and then earned a Master’s degree in literature and traditional ethnography at Laval University in 1969. Her career began in the early 1960s with performances in Moncton. In 1969, she released her debut album, “Chansons d’Acadie,” of traditional Acadian songs. This was followed by national appearances on CBC Television's Singalong Jubilee where she gained popularity and began to receive invitations to participate in various Canadian and American folk festivals. In the early 1970's she represented Canada at the Universal Exposition in Osaka and performed in over 500 performances across Japan. Following this, she made several musical tours in Europe, notably in Ireland, Germany and the United States. In total, Butler released 28 albums between 1969 and 2021. As of 2019 when she was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Édith Butler had one gold and two platinum records. Butler also performed in a piece by Antonine Maillet entitled "Le tintamarre". Source: Article "Édith Butler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2023
2021
- Star Académie as Self - Guest Artist
2020
- La semaine des 4 Julie as Self - Guest
- La tour as Self - Guest
- Tuné in as Self
2019
- Bonsoir bonsoir! as Self
- Tournée Générale as Self
2018
- Vague d'acadie as Self
2017
- Y'a du monde à messe as Self
- La vraie nature as Self
2016
- Les échangistes as Self
2010
- Les Enfants de la télé as Self
- Ça finit bien la semaine as Self
2009
- En direct de l'univers as Self
- Édith Butler - Daughter of the Wind and Acadie as Self
2006
- La petite séduction as Self
2003
- Belle et Bum as Self
2002
- Sucré salé as Self
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- The Emperor of Peru ... (Music)
1975
- Musicanada as Self
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1968
- Les acadiens de la dispersion ... (Music)