A long-distance backpacker who has worked in every musical profession, Pasteur Papillon travels the paths of Americana, blues and outlaw country at his own pace, in his own language. With his uncompromising lyrics, his rhythmic music is sometimes contemplative, sometimes gritty, often festive, always sincere.

With a vibrant musical trajectory that has taken him through the maze of New York and London, only to bring him back to his native countryside, Pasteur Papillon has abandoned the world of night and neon lights in favor of dawn, piercing light and rustling leaves. The road is never far away, however, and continues to beat time to Pasteur's catchy refrains.

His music is not afraid of introspection: his multiple past lives give him enough fuel to write a thousand songs. Surrounded by experienced musicians, he delivers a well-constructed music close to his American roots, repatriated in a French that is close to the world.

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