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• Musictrad List of French Performers.
• Musique Traditionnelle en Lorraine, all about folk music in the Lorraine Region. (in French)
• Musiques Traditionelles Rhônes-Alpes, all about french folk music, world music, ethnic music in the Rhônes-Alpes region, South-West of France.
• Alérions, from Lorraine region, they play folk music. (in French)
• Amus'trad & Cie, bal folk from the Poitou - Charentes Region.
• Pierre Bensusan, Ok, he's God! One of the best finger-style guitarists in the world.
• Bouffée d'Airs, acoustic quartet playing compositions for dancing or just for listening. They have also a special set of songs to make chidrens dance on folk music, called "ballet des sorcieres". (in French)
• Broken String, coming from various musical origins (from classical to hard rock, blue grass or Breton music), the band is now focussing on the Irish traditional music.
• Buff' Grol, are considered a leading value of the Poitou entertainment world.They draw the true substance of the sources of the Poitou culture. Their music is at the same time free of and attached to the popular tradition of Poitou.
• BZH, sailors' songs, fest noz, folk dance.
• Carré de Deux, "bal folk". (in French)
• Celtica, traditional Celtic music (of course...). (in French)
• Ceol, offers you their arrangements of a wide selection of tunes, including Irish ballads, baroque influenced compositions, contemporary pieces, and dance tunes which are the main features of Irish traditional music.
• La Compagnie du Beau Temps, since 1986, is a group of musicians and singers deeply rooted in the traditional music of Central France. (in French)
• Dedale, they are well known for the arrangements of their creations. A music faithful to the past but strongly dedicated to creation and to the future.
• Stéphane Delicq, is one of the best French accordion players and, last but not least, a very original composer. (in Italian)
• Dienez, combine traditional Celtic music with the energy of rock. (in French).
• Dirty Linen, traditional Irish songs and music. (in French)
• Djal, sometimes intimate, sometimes taking a really rock & roll or even "Piazzolla" attitude. Most of the tunes are new compositions, while others are traditional tunes from various areas.
• Duel en sol majeur, plays traditional music and creations.
• Duo Poutoux / Lequerre, Irish Piano Pub music from the '30's... (in French)
• FMR (Folk Metiss' Rare), "fusion" centered on traditional music from Berry, Auvergne, Bretagne, Vendee regions. (in French)
• Fubu, is a band playing French traditional folk music and original compositions based on the music of the Centre of France (Auvergne, Morvan, Berry, Bourbonnais) and Brittany regions.
• La Fusinguette, traditional French music. (in French)
• Harmonie "Les Échos de Pointe-Percée", they can play both alpenmusic and contemporary music, this band affirms his strong originality.
• Galadriel, folk-rock from Lorraine. (in French)
• Groupe Sans Gain, from Lorraine region, they play folk music. (in French)
• Michel Guyader, "sea folk". (in French)
• Hempson, ancient Irish and Scottish music. (in French)
• Rosena Horan, traditional and new Irish songs. (in French)
• Idyll, traditional dance musica, with a "jazzy"" flavour.... (in French)
• Inis, traditional Irish music, mainly from West Ireland (County Clare, Limerick and Tipperary), and other music from Britanny, Québec, Scotland and Cap Breton.
• Inishowen, "rock-oriented" Irish music. (in French)
• Irish Pub, Irish music. (in French)
• Kazimodal, "bal folk". (in French)
• Malgré La Pluie, group of musicians of Strasbourg, that has for vocation to make live the Irish traditional music. Photographs, extracted and dates of concerts as well as a page of links that will make you travel through Ireland. (in French)
• Malicorne, started in the 70's as a traditional and electric folk band, a sort of French version of Steeleye Span, but the later albums are more experimental alternative pop:
• Ectophile's Guide: Malicorne
• Malicorne (in French)
• Manau, Celtic-Rap (?!)
• Mandragore, traditional music from Greece. (in French)
• La Maodite Gangue, traditional music from Manche region. (in French).
• Marinade, sea shanties. (in French)
• Mes Souliers Sont Rouges, folk music from Normandy to Quebec and Louisiana passing through Ireland. (in French)
• Les Moiss'Batteurs, 6 musicians have given new life to an old. combine-harvester that they have transformed into an unusual and colossal percussion structure.
• Mugar, is a 14 piece band playing a fusion of Celtic and Berber music.
• Musiqu'a Deux, traditional folk music from the Limoges region and Auvergne. (in French)
• Passage Vert, traditional music from Centre France and original composition influenced by jazz, funk, Dédale, Blowzabella.... (in French)
• Passe Montagne, mix music from their homeland (Southern Alps, Lubéron, Auvergne) with Old-Time music. (in French)
• Le Pèr'Cordanche, traditional music from Poitou, Vendée, Berry, Britanny and Ireland. (in French).
• Jean-Michel Platen, solo piping, Keltic and gaëlic music (Scotland, Brittany, Eire).
• Marc Pollier and Dominique Manchon, piano and uileann pipes duo playing traditional Irish music. (in French)
• Quartet en l'Air, from the coming together of four masters of fiddle music from Poitou emerges music which is rich in different styles, carried by the rhythm.
• Quintette de Cornemuses, a musical performance in which the special sonorities of 4 bagpipes create a music faithful to the traditionnal style from the Centre of France, but also skillfully intermingling creation and modernity.
• Revue de Bresse, play music borrowed from the local tradition of Bresse, Bugey and Pays de l'Ain.
• Le Trio "Roulez Fillettes", French songs from the popular tradition, polyphonies a capella.
• Sylvestre le Menestrel, plays the music of the evenings spent in company by the fireside, of the rustic balls which were given in the past. Fond of popular culture, he wants to restore the vitality of the traditions and the music of his french region of Savoie.
• Tapage, traditional music from Central France. Contains: infos, scores and audio files, ... (in French).
• Taxi Mauve, is a band playing Irish Music based in France. (in French)
• Tétras-Lyre, traditional music from the Lozère region. (in French)
• Les Thiaulins de Lignieres, founded in 1947 with the aim of preserving and mantaining the folk peasant tradition of Berry.
• Trad'Ouïr, folk music from Ireland, Swden, Belgium, France, Britanny... (in French)
• Trio Delavier - Philippe - Sikiotakis, Irish tunes from the snug. (in French)
• Trio Pouget-Soulette-Barre, the trio mixes jazz, classic music and traditional music with sounds from Mediterranean and exotic lands. (in French)
• La Veillé Limousine, trains a great family of forty impassioned, at the same time dancers, storytellers, singers and musicians, and occurs in spectacles of all kinds, banquets and festivals.
• Los Vironaires, bal folk from the Poitou - Charentes Region.

Gabriel Yacoub, is recognized as one of France's foremost folk/pop artists. Originally the founder of "Malicorne", he has been known to push the envelope of folk genres and pop music performance, and maintains a faithful following of crossover fans.

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