On The Porch With Front Porch Music

On The Porch With Front Porch Music

Blue Ridge Band: Nordiques, Nashville, and Country Music in Quebec

Jul 21, 2026 · 55 min · 10 segments

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Plante started out in pop-punk, cutting his teeth on bands like Simple Plan before country ever entered the picture. These…

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Plante started out in pop-punk, cutting his teeth on bands like Simple Plan before country ever entered the picture. These days he's fronting Blue Ridge Band, and it's been a big year: a finalist spot in SiriusXM's Top of the Country alongside Shawnee Kish and Morgan Griffiths, a set at Lasso Music Festival, and enough overnight drives back and forth between Ontario and Quebec to make anyone's back hurt. On this episode, Jeremy breaks down just how different the country music landscape looks in Quebec, where major English Canadian acts barely register and building a following means playing constantly, and playing well. We also got into hockey, since Jeremy grew up in Quebec City, in what he calls "a full French area," where the sport isn't a hobby, it's inherited. He played until midget and only stopped because touring stopped leaving room for practice. He's holding out cautious hope for hockey's return to Quebec City, and talks about the gap he sees in opportunities for girls trying to play at a competitive level, including why he'd welcome the PWHL expanding into the province. We’re so excited to welcome you back for Season 5 of *On The Porch with Front Porch Music*. If you enjoyed this episode, please **rate, review, and subscribe** ... it’s one of the easiest ways to support the show and helps more listeners find us. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join us **On The Front Porch**, every other Tuesday. *On The Porch with Front Porch Music* is a Front Porch Production and is hosted by Logan Miller **and** Jenna Weishar. The podcast is produced by Jason Saunders. The theme song for the podcast was written, produced, and performed by Owen Riegling. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Plante started out in pop-punk, cutting his teeth on bands like Simple Plan before country ever entered the picture. These…

Show Opening & CCMA Nomination Banter0:00 – 2:20

Jenna WeisharHost

0:00

We are here on the porch with Front Porch Music.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:04

I'm Jenna.

Logan MillerHost

0:04

And I'm Logan.

Logan MillerHost

0:05

And guess what, Jenna?

Jenna WeisharHost

0:07

We already know.

Logan MillerHost

0:09

We know, but the people listening might not know.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:11

They know.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:12

What do you guys know? What do you guys think we know you know?

Logan MillerHost

0:15

Yeah, you tell us.

Logan MillerHost

0:16

Pause for answers.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:18

If you guessed that we're two-time CCMAs at the 2026 Awards, you'd be right.

Logan MillerHost

0:23

You forgot to say the word nominees.

Logan MillerHost

0:24

Oh.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:25

I did so.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:27

Shout out to anybody who partook in getting us on the nomination.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:31

We really appreciate it.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:32

This year, the podcast is nominated for Country Music Programmer Special or Digital Feature of the Year once again, which is really great.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:39

But surprise, we are also nominated for Country Personalities of the Year.

Logan MillerHost

0:44

Jenna, we have a personality.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:46

It's all me.

Logan MillerHost

0:47

Yep, you're the personality hire.

Jenna WeisharHost

0:49

I'm your personality.

Logan MillerHost

0:53

She carries the personality for the both of us.

Logan MillerHost

0:54

That's how I made it on that ballot.

Logan MillerHost

0:56

It's crazy.

Logan MillerHost

0:58

Jumping into this week's episode, we spoke with Jeremy from the Blue Ridge Band.

Logan MillerHost

1:05

You did.

Logan MillerHost

1:05

And by we.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:07

I did.

Logan MillerHost

1:07

Jenna did.

Logan MillerHost

1:08

I was there in and out.

Logan MillerHost

1:10

In

Jenna WeisharHost

1:10

spirit.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:11

In spirit.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:12

Logan had some technical difficulties once again.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:14

So Jeremy and I chatted about a lot of things.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:17

One of those things being him and a friend have started a music festival.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:21

It started off as a small circuit.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:23

And that's really cool.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:24

So we can't wait to pick his brain on the Mastered podcast at some point about building your own festival.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:31

He had lots to say about that.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:33

his music career, moving to the U.S. for a couple of years before coming back to Lévis, where he is from.

Logan MillerHost

1:40

We spoke about the difference between writing songs in English and French and how the Blue Ridge Band was always conceptualized as more of an English side because interestingly enough, when he writes music, even though he's French, he writes in English.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:53

We did talk a little bit about hockey, but not too much.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:55

So if you're a Canadiens fan or a Maple Leafs fan, tune in.

Jenna WeisharHost

1:58

And we did talk about Quebec City and its potential for sports and more music.

Jenna WeisharHost

2:02

And it's like the culture of Quebec City.

Jenna WeisharHost

2:05

We really liked visiting there.

Jenna WeisharHost

2:06

Shout out Festival Country La Binière for sending us over there.

Logan MillerHost

2:11

And I can't wait to hear this episode since I was barely there.

Logan MillerHost

2:15

Wow.

Logan MillerHost

2:16

So here's a conversation with the Blue Ridge Band.

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2:17

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Logan MillerHost

2:19

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