After more than a decade away from the studio, legendary Breton fest-noz band Loened Fall returns with Start Da Lac’ho, a live album set for…
Still Kicking: Loened Fall Returns With a Live Album That Won’t Sit Still
Tag: Breton music
Setting Sail on Celtic Sounds: Carlos Núñez Navigates Musical Currents
Carlos Núñez – Celtic Sea (Arfolk AR1208, 2023) Carlos Núñez’s album Celtic Sea is a musical voyage through the maritime connections that have bound Celtic…
Erwan Keravec Recreates Philip Glass Classics with Bagpipes
Erwan Keravec – 8 Sonneurs Pour Philip Glass (Buda Musique, 2024) Erwan Keravec, a distinguished Highland bagpiper, composer, and improviser from France, has devoted his…
Artist Profiles: Startijenn
Startijenn is one of the leading acts in the Breton folk music scene. The quintet performs regularly at Brittany’s festou-noz (traditional dance festivals) as well…
Finely-crafted Breton Bombard and Bagpipe Tunes and songs
Bodénès-Hamon & Invités – Daou don dañs (Paker Prod, 2016) “Daou don dañs” (two tunes to dance in the Breton language) is an excellent album…
Introduction to Celtic Music
It’s difficult to know what the music of the ancient Celts sounded like. Historical and archaeological data indicates that the Celts used bronze horns, flutes…
Traditional Breton Singer Yann-Fañch Kemener Dies at 61
Yann-Fañch Kemener, an influential Breton folk music singer died on March 16, 2019. He was involved in the revival of a Breton style called Kan…
Artist Profiles: Soig Siberil
Soig Siberil was born February 1, 1955 in Paris, France. He is a name that keeps coming up in the Breton folk music scene. After…
Artist Profiles: Skolvan
An essential act of the Breton revival for many years, Skolvan originally comprised five of Brittany’s most respected musicians, including guitarist Gilles le Bigot, percussionist…
Artist Profiles: Nolwenn Korbell
Former vocalist with the innovative Welsh band Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion, Breton singer Nolwenn Korbell balances tradition and innovation in a manner some have likened…