Brand new and unique in North America !
Yesterday, Until recently, the authentic traditional celtic music and singing of Brittany, an old celtic region of Western Europe, was represented and played in North America by three musicians: Alain Leroux, Gilles Plante, Hervé Connan.
Today. As everywhere else, Breton music evolves with the rest of the world, retaining its Celtic origins related to Irish & Scottish. This is why Patrick Graham , with his exotic percussions, has joined the band for the Breton music of today.

Spectacular and spiritual dance tunes an unique odd instrumentation: two sets of Breton pipes, bombards, recorder, rustic clarinet, mandocello, fiddle, melodion and more Traditional singing of exquisite & compelling laments, and songs to dance in the rich and unique vocal technique called in Breton: Kan ha Diskan (litteraly : singing and response) Our music is an authentic moment of folk/world music, never played the same, full of improvisations and spontaneity, adapted from the musicians daily mood Like it was 2 centuries ago, like it still is in Brittany now.

Take a traditionnal breton band, color it with percussions, mix well , shake a little and you get an explosive musical cocktail !!!

The musicians are :
· HERVÉ CONNAN :
plays biniou (Low-Brittany set of pipes), bombard (rustic oboe), melodion and sings.
· GILLES PLANTE :plays veuze (Upper-Brittany set of pipes), bombard (rustic oboe), recorder, treujenn gaol (rustic clarinet), and sings.
· ALAIN LEROUX: sings, plays fiddle, mandocello, and he's the Breton folk dancing instructor if required.
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PATRICK GRAHAM :plays various world percussions .

 
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