Formidable music making company from Quebec. « Is this still folk? » we heard someone sighing next to us. Yes, this is modern folk. Traditional texts provided with a modern arrangement. In doing this they draw from ska, rock, jazz but also traditional music. Rhythmically inimitable and unpredictable in their musical approach.
(Paul Van de Wel Folk Forum, Holland, august 21st 2005)
 

Les Batinses were absolutely insane. In their whirlwind set closer they managed to touch on nearly every type of music that people dance to, from traditional Quebec folk, to its Maritimes cousin, to mambo, ska and polka with touches of Led Zeppelin along the way.
(The Leader Post, Regina, august 21st 2005)
 

Examplary skilful and flawlessly sonorized(…), Les Batinses reveals themselves even more versatile. Festive and luxurious.
(Patrick Ouellet, Voir Québec, Quebec City, november 3rd 2005)
 

They show(...) an insatiable curiosity and  an audacity(...) put under the service of an erudite fusion, intelligent and festive influences from the Balkans, celtic, swing, afro, and antilles. Les Batinses refers from here and abroad somewhat alot of fire from The Pogues, Taraf de Haïdouks and Shooglenifty.
(Jean Beauchesne, Journal de Québec, Quebec City, november 6th 2005).
 

Tonic Trad!
(Yves Bernard, Ici Montréal, Montreal, october 21st 2005).
 

These musicians, we have to claim it loud, have acquired an extraordinairy cohesion. In fact, Les Batinses reached maturity. Their basic aproach is folkoric but the result is world wide. Multicultural(...), their journey in the underground trad scene is over. We saw it yesterday, Les Batinses are ready for national consecration. Thousands of people craved on these musicians.
(Alain Brunet, La Presse, Montreal, july 30th 2003)
 

From a creative point of view, Les Batinses wins hands down. Their third record L’Autre Monde,(...) makes a giant step for the music from here and for this talented formation. (...) Thirteen songs are enough for Les Batinses to weave a sound mosaïc that gives the idea of what Québec is in our dreams, without forgetting what lives in our memories.
(Alexandre Vigneault, La Presse, Montreal, july 29th 2003)
 

Feeling that Les Batinses were giving a performance that would be a reference for what’s to come, the audience asked for more. And more. We call this a triumph.
(Éric Moreau, Le Soleil, Quebec City, july 13th 2001)