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Interceltique: the young generation shakes the biniou

2022-08-08T16:08:43.073Z


REPORT - In Lorient, a space is now dedicated to current Celtic music, where saxophones, drums and trumpets enliven the festival.


Special correspondent in Lorient (Morbihan)

Under the Kleub marquee, the parquet floor is on fire.

Inaugurated the day before, the new concert space of the Interceltic Festival of Lorient (Morbihan) is full to bursting on this Saturday evening.

In this room reserved for current Celtic music, throughout the 51 festival, which runs until Sunday August 14, there will be a succession of Celtic artists who offer music with

“very contemporary”

sounds but steeped in tradition.

Among the hundreds of dancers, teenagers, young adults, parents and grandparents stamp their feet to the rhythm of the music on traditional dance tunes such as the plinn or the gavotte.

On stage, no biniou or bombarde but a saxophone, keyboard, bass, accordion, clarinet, trumpet and drums.

Traditional Breton tunes then take on jazz, rock and even electro tunes.

The Fleuves trio and the 'Ndiaz quartet are the ambassadors of this musical scene...

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Source: lefigaro

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