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Formerly Blue Beacon

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Open to play guitar, drums, and some of
the boys played violin. I remember
someone asking how we learned
Mic to play the instruments. I would
Mic
smile and say my parents put the
instruments in the corner and told us
not to touch them. Well, as youngsters
that did not happen. There was always
with Sports Energy music in the household. Being from a
French-Canadian family, we would
Featuring: sing English or French songs.”
This musical talent and interest
Andre Rivette carried over to Rivette’s children.
“My son Rodney has his own
entertainment business in Cornwall Front Left to right: Andre, Raymond, Roland. Back Left to right: Edgar,
By Molly Kett and is well-known for his work over Mike, Frank Photo Submitted
the last 30 years,” said Rivette. “Tracey
ndre Rivette is well-known in is a music teacher in Sherbrooke, musicians throughout lives,” said Rivette. “What is next for
Athe Cornwall Community and Quebec, and she is the only one in the Quebec and Ontario hotels and bars, me in terms of music, is to continue
is currently enjoying retirement from Rivette family who has formal music but his best musical times go back to to enjoy music through my daughter,
working as a Supervisor for the City family. Tracey, when she sends me her school
training. She is a strong advocate of
of Cornwall for 17 years and as a city musical education in schools.” “The best moment for me as a music projects and my granddaughter,
councillor for 18 years. When not During the last two years of the musician is when my five brothers Anna, who is currently learning to
working for the community, Rivette pandemic, Rivette and his son did a and I played at the Hideout,” said play the violin. I also enjoy my son
and his family have been sharing their couple of shows through Facebook. Rivette. “We performed seven days a Rodney’s music projects and admire
musical talents and bringing joy to the week for a two-month stint. The cover his dedication and his daughter, Alex,
“It turned out that people would
community through music. come to the site and post comments charge was $5.00, and we played to a who loves music of all kinds.”
“I come from a very strong musical about hearing songs from the past full house on many nights.”
family. All six brothers were self- that gave them a chance to have fun While he no longer plays with a For Rivette, music truly continues
taught, and all six sisters sang, and during a difficult time,” said Rivette. band, he still enjoys entertaining at to be a source of joy, and family.
one played the accordion. My dad family gatherings.
“These shows can still be viewed on “Music is a stress reliever
was a good violinist and he played my Facebook page.” “I would like to see the younger today. When you feel stressed out,
guitar. My mom was the one with the Over the years, Rivette played Rivette generation continue the family take a moment to listen to your
vocals,” said Rivette. “We learned with some very talented Cornwall tradition of keeping music in their favourite music,” said Rivette.

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