Touted as "four musicians, eight musical instruments, four part harmonies, one master of dance," French-Canadian sensation Le Vent du Nord will bring its eclectic style of music on Saturday to the Acoustic Brew Coffeehouse's 13th anniversary show.

The group consists of four members, who play eight instruments total.

The band has received numerous accolades on both of its album releases, the most recent of which won it a 2004 JUNO award for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year.

"I've done music for so long, 25 years now, making my living with traditional music from Quebec. I don't think [winning the award] changed our life, but it's been a big surprise for us; we weren't expecting us to win," said Benoit Bourque, who plays accordion, sings, and step dances, among other various talents.

The band has been together since 2002, and has brought a fun and fresh approach to the "traditional Quebec sound," which has been around for centuries.

Le Vent du Nord -- "Northern Wind" in English -- incorporates many exciting things into its live shows, including instruments that wouldn't be heard on a typical radio-friendly album.

"We use the hurdy-gurdy on a few of the songs, [of which] there are two kinds. The type we use is a string instrument -- a fiddle with a keyboard and a crank," Bourque said. "Another particularity of our sound is our four-part harmony, the mix of talents and the mix of personalities. We connect very well to the audience, no matter what language they speak."

Bourque is sure that the show will attract people of all ages.

"We're pretty confident it will be a good show, we don't have a certain expectation ... generally it's a good size audience we have, and I've never felt this much success as with Le Vent du Nord," Bourque said. "It's so good, it's hard to describe. People seem to really connect to us."

Le Vent du Nord capitalizes on the intense energy that it receives from the audience at its live shows, sometimes even bringing audience members up on stage to step dance with Bourque, who said that he was the typical all-sports kid until about age 13, until he discovered step dancing. He hasn't looked back since.

"It's a great way to meet girls," Bourque exclaimed.

The show is part of the 13th anniversary celebration for Acoustic Brew Coffeehouse, a group that has brought together musical groups and music workshops for many area residents.

Thirteen may traditionally be an unlucky number, but for those involved with Acoustic Brew, they see nothing but good luck in store for the momentous occasion with Le Vent du Nord.

"They have wonderful energy, they're outstanding musicians and they have fun interaction with the audience," said Linda Littleton, who handles the act booking for Acoustic Brew. "They have a lot of polish on their songs ... it will be our best show of the season."

Publicity coordinator Jim Colbert agreed wholeheartedly with Littleton.

"It's been kind of neat because we have [Le Vent du Nord]. My first impression of them is that they're a lot of fun. Very tight musically, very high energy," Colbert said. "They're very versatile instrumentally and proficient at what they do."

Colbert also added that along with a potluck at 5:30 p.m., more excitement would also come after the show and audience members can bring their own instruments and get their very own chance to jam with the band if they wish.

"It'll make for a very entertaining show, not your typical singer/songwriter fair," said Colbert.