O’Tridal celebrates a decade of concerts and festoù-noz with artists who have shared the trio’s musical journey. The guest bill includes Denez, Startijenn, Blue Glaz and Plantec, alongside Talec & Noguet, Tymen & Kerveillant and Toupin & Nollet. Breton music rooted in the region and open to wider influences shapes the gathering in La Forêt-Fouesnant.
Tag: traditional-dance
Fest-Noz Tregorn: Kanfarted Rostren and C’hwibanez
Kanfarted Rostren and C’hwibanez are among the performers at Fest-Noz Tregorn in Glomel. Avel Nevez and the Tregornan festival committee organize the gathering, with a dedicated floor for Breton dancing. Crêpes are also served at tables for visitors coming to eat, and three tents supplement the main hall.
Huchall’s Fest-Deiz and Fest-Noz in Gouarec
Huchall organizes Gouarec’s fest-deiz and fest-noz, inviting families and friends to take part in Breton dancing. The billed artists play for the dancers, who have a wooden floor underfoot. Light food and a drinks stand are available on site, and the standard admission charge for the gathering is €8.
Octobre rose: Fest-Noz with L’Anecdote and Fréval
L’Anecdote and Fréval provide the music for Breton dancing at Trélivan’s “Octobre rose : Fest Noz”. The evening raises funds for the Ligue contre le cancer, with admission proceeds donated to the charity. Entry is a minimum contribution of €6, leaving dancers free to give more to the fundraising effort.
Estran and Waraok: Fest-Noz in Plouër-sur-Rance
Plouër-sur-Rance’s fest-noz brings Estran and Waraok together for an evening of live music rooted in Breton social dancing. The gathering is participatory: the musicians play for people taking to the dance floor. Food and a drinks stand are available on site, with standard admission to the fest-noz priced at €8.
Bleunioù Lann An Aven: Celtic Circle Exhibition
Bleunioù Lann An Aven brings together dancers and musicians in Riec-sur-Bélon. The exhibition follows the history and development of this Celtic circle, one of Brittany’s oldest folk ensembles. Its story traces the work of a group dedicated to preserving and performing Breton culture, with dozens of participants carrying that practice forward.
Gou’Mikel Breton Festival
Celtic circles from Riec-sur-Bélon and Moëlan-sur-Mer join the Gou’Mikel programme organised by Pregomp Asambles. Moëlan au vent’s accordionists, Lagadenn singers, children from the Kermoulin bilingual school and the Aven & District Pipe Band also take part. Traditional games and a mini fest-deiz invite people to join the activities alongside the performances.
MEMES TRA ! Fest-Noz in Pluneret
Festerion Ar Brug marks its fiftieth anniversary in Pluneret over two days. The first gives the stage to the FAB children’s, teen and adult groups (L.A.B), the Klam collective and Penn Gwenn. The second brings an outdoor palets tournament for amateurs, capped at thirty pairs at ten euros a team, a pre-concert gathering with Festerion Ar Brug and the Bagad d’Elven, and a fest-noz featuring Modkozmik, Heson, Enneade, Hamon-Martin and Le Baron-Jégo.
Fest Noz avec Plantec
Electronic music and a light show accompany Breton dancing at Fest Noz avec Plantec in Quimperlé. Electrad, Herriwenn, Plantec and Riwall Harjay make up the amplified musical programme. The Tomahawk collective organises the fest-noz, with mussels and chips and a refreshment stand available alongside the dancing.
20 ans du patrimoine de Pluzunet
Exhibitions open across the village centre of Pluzunet, where twenty years of patrimoine are marked in a single day. A fest-deiz sets Breton dancing going in the same bourg, alongside the activities laid on for the day. Pluzunet’s own patrimoine is the subject, and the village holds the whole day in its centre. Dance, exhibition and open activity share one programme, built for the anniversary.