Breton and Irish music shape the Concerts chez Cathy programme in Saint-Guénolé. Les Grosses Tons draws on French, Irish and Breton folk repertoire, while Ronan Bléjean plays an Irish session with friends. Ifig and Nanda Troadec join J-Pierre Hélias and other musicians for the Breton session; seating is limited and reservations are required.
Tag: vocal-music
Hatiao Club
Hatiao Club begins with Azou, a Breton grandmother whose hidden gathering place draws her grandchildren into a final investigation. Music, song, drawers, bread with butter and domestic clues turn grief into a playful search through family memory. The piece gives contemporary theatre a regional texture through Breton kinship, food detail and oral mystery.
Cali Revoltes et Amour fou
Cali brings Révoltes et Amour fou to Quimperlé with Catalan guitarist Pierre-Andre de Vera, revisiting his own repertoire and songs tied to revolt, solidarity and hope. Voice, guitar and text give the evening its intimate scale. La Loco provides a close setting for a leading figure in contemporary French chanson.
Occitan Ancient Music Concert in Verges: Cultural Experience
Occitan early music brings singing, theorbo and early flute together in Verges. The theorbo is a large member of the lute family, developed from bass and contrabass lutes. Its extended bass strings give the low notes greater clarity and power, a feature of an instrument historically used for accompaniment.
Choir Workshop in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: Music Exploration
Gwennaëlle Lemaire-Debarnot leads a choral workshop for Les Milliaires in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre. The theme Alliances spans repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present, selected with the conductor. Group teaching and sectional work lead towards a final concert, alongside the festival’s programme in George Sand country.