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…
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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…
View More Finely-crafted Breton Bombard and Bagpipe Tunes and songsIntroduction 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…
View More Introduction to Celtic MusicTraditional 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…
View More Traditional Breton Singer Yann-Fañch Kemener Dies at 61Artist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Soig SiberilArtist 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…
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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…
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Remi Chauvet was born in 1950 in Dinan, in North Brittany. He became a bard at the age of 21, choosing to spend his career…
View More Artist Profiles: MyrdhinArtist Profiles: Jacky Molard
Jacky Molard is one of the key musicians in the rebirth of Breton music. He plays various instruments, including fiddle, guitar and bass. He is…
View More Artist Profiles: Jacky MolardArtist Profiles: Jean-Michel Veillon
Jean-Michel Veillon played the wooden flute in Breton groups Kornog and Pennou Skoulm. After taking up the wooden flute in 1977, Jean Michel Veillon developed…
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