Jeanette Arsenault

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English Translation:

Jeanette Arsenault lives the “Acadian” example
The new motivational speaker launches her new album “AcadieODYSSEY

Jeanette Arsenault has perhaps not officially lived in an Acadian region per se but she nevertheless considers herself a proud Acadian who has no hesitation in showing her pride.

A popular artist who has performed in other countries around the world, Jeanette Arsenault who lived most of her life in Ontario, left her Acadian mark pretty well everywhere she went. Daughter of Armand & Priscille Arsenault, she remembers vividly the summers she spent as a young girl in Prince Edward Island – memories that serve her well today.

“For 5-6 weeks, my family would head down to PEI to spend time with our relatives”, she says in a telephone interview. “My grandmother, Josephine (Arthur’s wife) was an incredible woman. I learned so much from her and often use her as an example when do my presentations.”

Jeanette now does motivational speaking engagements and she offers inspirational messages to groups who hire her. She’s been doing this for about a year and her theme is “Living YOUR Dream”. She talks about her years working on Parliament Hill who dreamed of “being a musician”. Finally, she decided to take her chances and it’s something she has never regretted doing.


At these conferences, which are usually geared to a particular audience, she talks a lot about her grandmother, Josephine, and of her 14 children. She also speaks about her grandfather Arthur and how musical their household was. She uses a lot of “Acadian” examples!

“I ask the audience to reflect on their own lives”, she underlines. “I ask them if they are following their own dreams. I ask them to remember the importance of following their own dreams in their own way. I sing as well in order to highlight different aspects of my presentation. It’s always so interesting.”

Up until now, Jeanette has worked with many women groups including the Canadian Federation of University Women as well as women in the military in Kingston. However, her type of audience is open to anyone of any walk of life. She is receiving more and more requests and her reputation is spreading by word of mouth.

NEW ALBUM “AcadieODYSSEY”

A new album is also on the horizon for Jeanette Arsenault will be launching “AcadieODYSSEY” on May 19 in Wellington, Ontario. She plays the spoons, harmonica, does a little stepdancing and she sings her own original songs. On stage, she is a bundle of energy.

“I have always sung and spoken about Acadians in my shows, since the beginning of my musical career.”, she states proudly. “My goal as an artist is to share the Acadian culture with an English audience who know little or nothing about us. My show is predominately English because my goal is to really have them understand my heritage. Often people tell me that my show and stories inspire them to discover their own heritage.”

Jeanette has performed in hundreds of shows. Notably she has sung for our Olympic athletes and opened for a women’s World Congress in Helsinki. Next October, she will present her show in Ottawa for the Association of Acadians in the National Capital Region.

“My dream is to head to the Eastern part of the United States, somewhat like the Acadians had to do during the Deportation and present my show all about my Acadian roots”, she says. “That is my dream!”
- La Voix Acadienne

English Translation:

Jeanette Arsenault lives the “Acadian” example
The new motivational speaker launches her new album “AcadieODYSSEY

Jeanette Arsenault has perhaps not officially lived in an Acadian region per se but she nevertheless considers herself a proud Acadian who has no hesitation in showing her pride.

A popular artist who has performed in other countries around the world, Jeanette Arsenault who lived most of her life in Ontario, left her Acadian mark pretty well everywhere she went. Daughter of Armand & Priscille Arsenault, she remembers vividly the summers she spent as a young girl in Prince Edward Island – memories that serve her well today.

“For 5-6 weeks, my family would head down to PEI to spend time with our relatives”, she says in a telephone interview. “My grandmother, Josephine (Arthur’s wife) was an incredible woman. I learned so much from her and often use her as an example when do my presentations.”

Jeanette now does motivational speaking engagements and she offers inspirational messages to groups who hire her. She’s been doing this for about a year and her theme is “Living YOUR Dream”. She talks about her years working on Parliament Hill who dreamed of “being a musician”. Finally, she decided to take her chances and it’s something she has never regretted doing.


At these conferences, which are usually geared to a particular audience, she talks a lot about her grandmother, Josephine, and of her 14 children. She also speaks about her grandfather Arthur and how musical their household was. She uses a lot of “Acadian” examples!

“I ask the audience to reflect on their own lives”, she underlines. “I ask them if they are following their own dreams. I ask them to remember the importance of following their own dreams in their own way. I sing as well in order to highlight different aspects of my presentation. It’s always so interesting.”

Up until now, Jeanette has worked with many women groups including the Canadian Federation of University Women as well as women in the military in Kingston. However, her type of audience is open to anyone of any walk of life. She is receiving more and more requests and her reputation is spreading by word of mouth.

NEW ALBUM “AcadieODYSSEY”

A new album is also on the horizon for Jeanette Arsenault will be launching “AcadieODYSSEY” on May 19 in Wellington, Ontario. She plays the spoons, harmonica, does a little stepdancing and she sings her own original songs. On stage, she is a bundle of energy.

“I have always sung and spoken about Acadians in my shows, since the beginning of my musical career.”, she states proudly. “My goal as an artist is to share the Acadian culture with an English audience who know little or nothing about us. My show is predominately English because my goal is to really have them understand my heritage. Often people tell me that my show and stories inspire them to discover their own heritage.”

Jeanette has performed in hundreds of shows. Notably she has sung for our Olympic athletes and opened for a women’s World Congress in Helsinki. Next October, she will present her show in Ottawa for the Association of Acadians in the National Capital Region.

“My dream is to head to the Eastern part of the United States, somewhat like the Acadians had to do during the Deportation and present my show all about my Acadian roots”, she says. “That is my dream!”
- La Voix Acadienne

Jeanette Arsenault, fille de Priscille et de Armand Arsenault,
était de passage au Centre Belle-Alliance le vendredi 12 juillet
pour y présenter son plus récent spectacle, dans lequel elle
explique l'Acadie et son peuple, dont elle fait évidemment
partie. L'une de ses très belles chansons donne la parole et
la pensée à Évangéline, telle que représentée sur son piédestal
à Grand-Pré. De ce point de vue privilégié, Évangéline voit
ses terres et son peuple, et elle accueille les louanges qu'on
lui adresse. «Ça lui fait plaisir, mais ce qu'elle veut, c'est que
son peuple se prenne en main et agisse par lui-même. Elle veut
que les Acadiens soient dans l'action et tournés vers l'avenir»,
a résumé Jeanette Arsenault dans sa très belle chanson.
Dans son spectacle, Jeanette Arsenault chante, mais elle parle
aussi beaucoup. Elle résume en quelques minutes les contextes
politiques qui ont mené à la Déportation, elle raconte
comment son grand-père Arthur à Joe-Bibienne l'a infl
uencée, et comment son identité d'Acadienne s'est développée. - La Voix Acadienne

Jeanette Arsenault, fille de Priscille et de Armand Arsenault,
était de passage au Centre Belle-Alliance le vendredi 12 juillet
pour y présenter son plus récent spectacle, dans lequel elle
explique l'Acadie et son peuple, dont elle fait évidemment
partie. L'une de ses très belles chansons donne la parole et
la pensée à Évangéline, telle que représentée sur son piédestal
à Grand-Pré. De ce point de vue privilégié, Évangéline voit
ses terres et son peuple, et elle accueille les louanges qu'on
lui adresse. «Ça lui fait plaisir, mais ce qu'elle veut, c'est que
son peuple se prenne en main et agisse par lui-même. Elle veut
que les Acadiens soient dans l'action et tournés vers l'avenir»,
a résumé Jeanette Arsenault dans sa très belle chanson.
Dans son spectacle, Jeanette Arsenault chante, mais elle parle
aussi beaucoup. Elle résume en quelques minutes les contextes
politiques qui ont mené à la Déportation, elle raconte
comment son grand-père Arthur à Joe-Bibienne l'a infl
uencée, et comment son identité d'Acadienne s'est développée. - La Voix Acadienne