Album: “Babel Pow Wow“ Artist: Dom Duff Location: Brittany Original Release Date: April 18, 2013 Tracks: 1. Buan yann buan 2. Bitter Lands of Llydaw 3. Noa 4. Chikoloden groove 5. Floc’h ar jabadao 6. A-du gant an avel 7. Babel pow wow 8. Houarn & lêr 9. Buzhug’o’matik 10. Koroll gouez 11. Treizh 12. … Continue reading »
Plus today in pictures: Cheers+Greenland Whalefishers and The Electric Light Programme. With readership and endorsements growing, it is easy for me to have CONTINUITY. It is great to mix and match music. And you know what’s fun?Having to write sooo little yet expose so MUCH music. What are we having for weeks to come? We … Continue reading »
Plus: Lúnasa video and new releases fromAndrew “Slim” Black, Michelle Mulcahy and Eliseo Mauas Pinto. I am glad to discover the band Daonet from Nantes. They are a fine addition to our ever growing collection of Breton artists. They play catchy rock oriented music using Breton language. It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak the … Continue reading »
The First Lady of Celtic Music Moya Brennan appeared in Paimpont Bretagne along with Cormac de Barra and their band. It has not been indicated the performance has something to do with the Interceltique celebration but just look at her. She’s gorgeous! The rest of the photo set can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=at.261196613989311.53188.100002969239159.100001597095954&type=1 There … Continue reading »
Music of the elves… We think of festive and loud sounds when we talk about the music of Brittany. This association is brought about by the popularity of the bombarde and the biniou. After looking further, I found this unique artist by the name of Alicia Ducout. She goes by the moniker Luascadh. Originally from Rennes, Bretagne, she tours around France with the … Continue reading »
For Gwennyn, the adventure began in 2000 when she took her first steps in music with Alan Stivell on his album “Back to Breizh“, then got invited to festivals of Old plows Carhaix and Fallen of the night in Rennes .-Artist bio. Somewhere in Brittany, a very stylish Celtic singer Gwennyn continues to hone her … Continue reading »
Brittany’s Super Trio have an album plus a DVD! Tri Yann released the new album Rummadoù (Générations) late last year. You can listen to sample tracks here: Download: tyrummadou.wav . I like them a lot. They like to wear outrageous costumes in their concerts and they are very influential in their native Brittany. A new … Continue reading »
Cécile Corbel “Sweet Amaryllis” (John Wilbye/Corbel) Original music video (c) Bran Music 2012 from the album “SongBook vol.3″ Cecile Corbel on tour! Do you ever get this impulse of being stuck in one song and finding your self playing it again and again? I know it isn’t what normal people do because what happens is … Continue reading »
The bombarde is a loud and intoxicating instrument. In a hands of an expert it becomes addictive. Note the kid in this video…he was covering his ears! Just to cite and example of these really loud Celtic instruments. Description: Playing an An Dro with one bombarde and one set of Scottish bagpipes to demonstrate how a standard duet works, … Continue reading »
I am in a middle of a very busy week. I seldom have a chance to eat at work because I would be thinking what to do next. When you train more than 23 people by batch there are also things you consider while being in front( at least for me). Is my voice pleasant … Continue reading »
The hardest working artist in Ireland is finally getting his due…. Some of you might ask who Fiach Moriarty is. But for those who are acquainted to the Dublin music scene, Fiach has been known as the hardest working artist in Ireland. He has been in a lot of TV shows and live performances. Also … Continue reading »
Some Breton music as the week goes to a close… As weekend is here, I will be away from the Internet(I hope so but after getting a smart phone that would be hard to resist but still… ). I was trying to figure out what to post to cover my weekend of absence. I always … Continue reading »
(This video is done by Snuffesnuitje who, like me is also trying to find a good translation. His effort is highly recommended). Alan Stivell’s 1995 hit does it for all generations Been listening to Alan Stivell’s 1995 album Brian Boru today. There are actually two versions of the title track. One is the album version … Continue reading »
Wake up! Wake up! the Irish are coming to France. Well..not just the Irish but the Scots,Welsh, and the rest of the people from the Celtic nations including Cornwall, Isle of Man, Galicia and Asturias. We should also remember that it stretches into the far reaches of the globe where Celtic influences can be found. … Continue reading »
I have listened to Brian Boru and Tri Martolod by Alan Stivell these past few days. What a surprise it has been to receive a letter from his website about Emerald , the new album. A coincidence! I would like to share the news to those who love Breton music and the talent of the … Continue reading »
When one hears the sound of the bombard as well as the binou one will realize that this could only come from one place in the world-Brittany. For years now, Austen, Texas based Poor Man’s Fortune has been recording and performing authentic Breton music. This 5-piece band is consist of French, Scottish and American members … Continue reading »
Been a fan of Alan Stivell and I tried to learn this song by heart . I found the English translation to this by Bobby Bob and Ellan Vannin. However the beauty of this song really blooms through its native tongue. Breton language is fascinating to study. Too bad I am still struggling with my … Continue reading »
Just received an update from Dom Duff’s twitter about a single (radio edit). I listened to it and I like it. You can also check out our previous interview with him above this page. Listen to Kan An Awen Continue reading »
As always it is not the destination that counts but the journey. It is impossible to get into the center of ourselves when we have inhibitions, hang ups and the tendency for stereotyping. Music speaks in any language, be it Irish, Breton, Welsh, English or Latin. It is our emotional responses to it that really matters … Continue reading »
Since we are at the height of our plunge into the Celtic music of Brittany, I want to share some personal discoveries. Again thanks for visiting and leaving your comments . So look around, listen to the music through the links and relax. Weekend is coming and I still have more for you. Alan Stivell:The … Continue reading »
