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- An introduction to Breton music, by Dr. Lois Kuter.
- B.M.O.L Britanny Music On Line.
- Celtic'Sons, a directory of musicians from Britanny.
- Alain Genty Groupe, Celtic intrumental music, new music, AG is situated outside of the conventional circles.
- Jean-Michel Alhaits and Jean-Pierre Rolland, traditional Breton music, played with organ and bombarde. (in French)
- L'Ange Vert, mix trad with rock, acoustic and electric sounds, producing a powerful music ranging from songs, progressive rock and chant de marins.
- Dan Ar Braz, trente ans de guitare, avec Stivell, Fairport Convention..., il fait parti des musiciens les plus célèbres de la Bretagne. (in French)
- Armens, Celtic folk-rock:
- Armens Official Site
- Armens Page, by Ronan Le Corre. (in French)
- A Bagad is a traditional Breton band. It is quite a recent kind of band very similar to Scottish Pipe Bands. A bagad consists in three groups of instruments bagpipes (binou koz), bombardes and drums:
- Bagad Ar Meilhou Glaz / Bagad du Moulin Vert, traditional music from Britanny. (in French)
- Bagad Beuzeg / Groupe des Bruyères, play a whole range of marches, ballades, lovely tunes and frenetic dances. The musicians have now replaced the duet formed by a bombarde and a biniou koz which formaly accompagned the Breton Cercle.
- Bagad "Gilles de Retz" - Nantes, a cherché à donner de nouveaux accents à la musique traditionnelle celtique en introduisant guitares électriques et synthétiseur dans ses compositions. pour une musique vivante qui ne mérite pas de s'enfermer dans le carcan d'un musée du souvenir. (in French).
- Bagad Kemper, the subtle union of tradition and evolution which characterizes this Bagad explains that it has been hailed, 15 times champion of Brittany of the Bagadoù.
- Bagad Konk Kerne / Bagad de Concarneau, traditional music from Britanny.
- Bagad de Lann Bihoué. (in French)
- Bagad d'Ergué Armel, traditional music from Britanny. (in French)
- Bagad de Saint Nazaire, traditional music from Britanny. (in French)
- Bagad de Vannes - Melinerion, created in 1954, it takes part in the National Breton Championship, and it has been two times vice-champion in grade one. The most important work of the band is in the research in harmonics and melody.
- Bagad et Cercle Celtique de Kevrenn Alre, they were six times champion of the National Bagadoú Competition and seven times champion of the National Dancing Competition. They have proven that traditional cultural expressions can survive and that the group is not confined to an old fashioned repertoire.
- Bagad et Cercle Celtique de Vern sur Seiche, competes in second category in the "Championnat National des Bagadou" and ranks among the first groups. Therefore, it belongs to the 15 best formations in Britanny.
- Kerlenn Pondi / Bagad et Cercle de Pontivy, traditional music from Britanny. (in French)
- Bleizi Ruz, Breton and World Music. (in French)
- Dominig Bouchaud, plays celtic harp. His music has taken him to the four corners of the globe...
- Bugale An Noz, a very young folk-rock group (less than 20 years...). (in French)
- La Cambuse, traditional sea chanties from Britanny (in French).
- Capstern, trad music (mainly sea shanties...) mixed with jazz, java or rock. (in French)
- Carré Manchot, elément pivot du renouveau de la danse et de la musique bretonne, a réussi à trouver le difficile équilibre dans son répertoire entre énergie musicale, esprit de fète et respect de la danse traditionnelle. (in French)
- Costard Ouate, Celtic music from Britanny and other countries. (in French)
- Deskomp, traditional Breton dance music. (in French)
- Diaouled Ar Menez , dance music from Basse-Bretagne, mainly "gavotte", "plinn" and "fisel". From 1971 on stage... (in French)
- Diwall, traditional Breton music. (in French)
- Djiboudjep, sea shanties. (in French)
- Dremmwel, traditional music from Highland and Lowland Brittany, with occasional pieces of more contemporary inspiration.
- Les EV, play an inventive, novel, powerful and energetic rock. They mix the modernity and the tradition.
- Fakiroumuska, est non seulement (non tantum) un excellent apéritif à servir frais et dispos, mais également (sed etiam) un trio de musique from Breizh für Danseurs und Danseuses. (in French)
- Filaj, plays for concerts and fest-noz. Quite jazzy. (in French)
- Forzh Penaos, Breton dance music. (in French)
- Glaz, Celtic music from Britanny. (in French)
- Gwenc'hlan, Celtic Rock.
- Hastañ, traditional dance music from Britanny. (in French)
- Hirhoal, belongs to the new generation of the "fest-noz" groups. Their programme varies from traditional to individual compositions and are very popular accross the whole of Britany.
- Karma, a young traditional Breton music group:
- Karma Official Site. (in French)
- Karma Page by Ronan Le Corre. (in French)
- Kasadenn, traditional music from Highland and Lowland Brittany, in particular from the Saint-Brieuc region and Penthièvre. (in French)
- Kevrenn Brest Saint Marc, traditional and new Breton music. (in French)
- Marialla, traditional Breton dance music. (in French)
- Merhed, four Breton women decided to join together and offer her own repertoire of ballads and songs in French and in Breton.
- Patrick Molard and Trio Molard, Patrick Molard is one of the best breton piper. He won the MacAllan Trophy from 1980 to 1982 at the Lorient Interceltic Festival and recorded several albums.
- Ouf! La Puce, break the boundaries between different musical style. (in French)
- Paris Brest, traditional Breton dance music. (in French)
- Alain Pennec, the combination of fine traditional tunes and original compositions in a relaxed atmosphere makes his recordings the ideal occasion to discover celtic music at its best.
- Yann-Fañch Perroches, is really one of the finest masters of the diatonic accordion. He is probably best known as being the accordion player of Skolvan, but he is also a composer.
- Pigtown, is a band created at the beginning of '98 and devoted to traditional irish music. They definitely have a rock sound but with acoustic instruments.
- Soïg Siberil, traditional guitar player with many groups and solo. (in French)
- Skeduz, totally committed to the revival, they are not content just 'to be', they create. From traditional themes to compositions, they embrace the genuine strength of Breton music. (in French)
- Skolvan, deeply rooted in the tradition, Skolvan is today the one of the best folk dance band Brittany has to offer.
- Sonerien Du, 25 years old existence and about twenty "used" musicians, more than 3000 performances, more than 300,000 miles on the European roads...
- Dider Squiban, piano player. (in French)
- Alan Stivell, nothing to say about his musical life. Everybody knows him.... (in French)
- Tan Ba'n Ty, is in line with the tradition, but the band's musical colour is in tune with its time.
- Tan Ba'n Ty Page, by Bernard Loffet. (in French)
- Tan Ba'n Ty Page, by Ronan Le Corre. (in French)
- Ti Jaz, is the story of a meeting between traditional musicians and jazz to create a new sound.
- Trio de Musique Celtique Soïg Siberil, Alain Pennec and Jakez Lesouëff, plays Celtic Music from Britanny, Ireland, Scotland...
- Trio Roland Becker, Breton traditional music. (in French)
- Tri Yann, "folk-rock-celto-médiévale":
- Cyber Tri Yann (in French)
- Page by Eric Doll (in French).
- Tu Pe Du, is a group of breton singers, specialized in breton dances. (in French)
- Jean-Michel Veillon and Yvon Riou, their repertoire almost comes from instrumental adaptation of songs and other traditional dance music, but several
- Bagad Concarneau from 1983, pipes, bombardes, drums and dancers. Big perfomance, all arrangement based
- on traditional tunes from Brittany and others countries