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TRI MARTOLOD
Tri Martolod is a traditional Breton song, composed to be sung to a Gavotte de Lannilis. Lannilis is a town in the north-west tip of Brittany, close to the sea, which is reflected in the words of the song.
BRETON WORDS:
Tri martolod yaouank, la la la, la la la la
Tri martolod yaouank i vonet da veajiñ [...]
Breton Dances
LOUIS LALLOUR first sang in public in 1941 during the potato harvest in Plourac'h. Since then he has sung at countless fest noz, fest deiz and other gatherings, and continues to keep alive the ancient Breton singing tradition.
Gavotte
The Gavotte is the most popular Breton dance, and the one you will encounter most often.
The basic rhythm [...]
Who Was Glenmor?
Sometime in the 70s I went to a concert in Plymouth featuring a group from Brittany led by a certain Alan Stivell.
It was the period of folk-rock but even so the combination of Celtic harp and bagpipes, violin, accordion and a high-pitched oboe (the bombarde) along with electric guitars and drums was unusual and very [...]
Paul Huellou
Paul Huellou. Singer, musician and songwriter.
Born in St-Brieuc, Paul now lives in Callac, and continues to pursue his musical passion, together with his son, Pol.
CD ‘Un Eostad’ (the harvest) available from Amazon
Louis Lallour
Louis Lallour.
Retired farmer and singer from Plourac’h.
He specialises in singing a certain style of the gavotte, which developed in the area around Callac (region de Kalanel)
You can still hear Louis singing in and around the Fest Nozes in the area.
Samuel Lewis. Sketch.
