Port-aux-Poutines uses "Chapeau" as a joyful tip of the hat to everyone who keeps French-Canadian folk culture alive. Over lively fiddle strokes and foot-tapping rhythms, he paints a picture of a huge, snow-dusted land where generations of teachers, lumberjacks, fishers, and farmers have passed stories and songs from kitchen to kitchen. The lyrics celebrate that heritage of hard work, community, and weekend gatherings where the old violin always comes out.
The chorus fires off a rapid-fire round of Chapeau! to every tradition bearer: fiddlers who set nights ablaze, dancers who wear grooves into the floor, accordion players, callers, turlute singers, storytellers, and anyone hosting a legendary kitchen party. As the song name-drops towns from the Gaspé to Alberta, it proves that folk music stitches Francophone communities together across Canada. "Chapeau" is both a thank-you note and a rallying cry, inviting listeners to grab a fiddle, lace up their dancing shoes, and keep the celebration echoing from coast to coast.