Ever since my earliest childhood memories, wood was always present around me, with its smells, its colours and its warmth, both in nature surrounding my village as well as in my father's workshop. I realize today how lucky I was to grow up in such an atmosphere.

Then, music appeared in my life. Traditional song, music to dance to, classical melodies and sometimes wild rythms ! Sounds and songs which, as they free themselves, caress the soul of the people who have come to listen.

These are the two worlds which brought me to stringed instruments. When I come to think of it, it is not me who chose stringed instruments but stringed instruments who chose me. I simply said yes. I am one of those intuitive types who knows when he is in the right place. I let stringed-instrument lead me, between violins, altos and cellos and, to tell you the truth, I love it ! What a great craft !

I don't know of any greater profession than the one one loves

Martin Héroux