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Le Vent Du Nord plays an outdoor concert in Montreal on Dec. 8, 2007: Photo by Av Harris2008 marks 400 years since the arrival of French settlers in North America, and there are year-long celebrations of this planned in the province of Quebec.

Av Harris recently travelled north of the border to Montreal and sat down with the band "Le Vent Du Nord". Translated from the French, that means "The North Wind."

The group is one of those fueling the resurgence of traditional music in French Canada. He spoke with them as they prepared to play at an open-air concert on a frigid night at Montreal's old port.