Help: Brittany Folk Festivals

Subject: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,ken by the bay
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 08:43 AM

Hi I am thinking of going to Brittany from 19th July - 27th July 2001 with my family. Has anyone got any details info re festivals? I know I just miss Lorient which is at the beginning of August. Any thoughts or links would be really helpful Cheers

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,shona
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:07 AM

My boyfriend has just gone to brittany for a festival but sorry, i cant remember anything about it! have you tried doing a search on yahoo or google or something? best of luck. shona

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:19 AM

I was at L'Orient last year and didn't enjoy it - very big and commercial. But just about everywhere you will find "Fest Noz" at weekends, small festivals with everyone dancing in the park, very nice. Look for posters plus ask at tourist offices, & ask around generally. There are web sites about festivals in Brittany ... I might get back to you with URLs, or you can try your own search.
I seem to recall there used to be a festival in Quimper. Any one know of it?

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: nutty
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:22 AM

You might find some useful information here

fRoots 2001 Europe Festivals

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Kara
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:33 AM

Where in Brittany are you thinking of going? I live near Mauron In centeral Brittany are there is a fair bit going on around here.

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Kara
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:40 AM

Click here

heres some stuff going on

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:51 AM

Quimper July 21-29 Festival de Cornouaille

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Kara
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:53 AM

Click here

try again, I am so crap at these link things

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 10:05 AM

http://www.bretagne-sud.com/ has a very short list of Fest Noz (under which it includes the huge Lorient!)as well as a listing for fetes. That just for the south of Brittany of course; which part are you going to?

There may also be listings in the newspaper http://www.bretagne-online.com/

another general site which you can search for listings is http://www.breizhoo.fr
but a lot of small local events which are so enjoyable would not be listed on the web

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 11:00 AM

Let's see if this works......

Quimper in Brittany

Bagadoo, le serveur de la Cornouaille

Old Quimper The e-zine that's all about Quimperâ?¦ the town, the people, and the pottery

Open Roads, Easy Search in Brittany

Brittany: General Information

BRITTANY HOLIDAY GUIDE

Welcome to Brittany Network

www.region-bretagne.fr

Quack!!!

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 11:05 AM

The above were cut and pasted from my bookmarks. We are heading to a similar region, and were looking up information. I haven't had time to read them yet, but there might be something useful!
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 01:58 PM

Official Ouimper Festival Site (in French)
This will give you the full programme for the festival which starts on Saturday 21st July and ends on Sunday 29th. We will be in Brittany from 21st for 2 weeks staying near Morlaix and will certainly be getting to the festival for at least one day but until we get there we don't know which day. Would have no objection to meeting up with anyone who knows they are going but once we leave here we will be out of reach of a computer.

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Kara
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 05:40 AM

Anyone who is coming to Brittany and wants to come to our session which is every Tuesday at the Barenton Bar which is in the church square in the Town of Mauron just at the top of Morbihan, near to the Paimpont Forest, bring your instruments. A bien Tôt Kara

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Catrin
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 12:23 PM

heehee! I'm glad I checked into mudcat today! I will be in brittany on 3rd August for two weeks...

Whoopeee!

Thanks for the links folks!

Catrin

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 06:12 PM

Oh Catrin we leave on the 4th where will you be. We are near Morlaix in the North

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 06:46 PM

If you're in Brittany on 15 August, you can expect a huge number of pardons and festou noz.

Shoh slaynt,

Bobby Bob

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Kara
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 07:36 PM

It's Tuesday just back from The Session; These Bretons are not really used to this sort of thing, but I think they are starting to get the hang of it. A fair few in tonight, maybe mare next week

A bien tôt Kara

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 06:15 AM

Must be a popular place - we are on the Brittany/Normandy border near St Hilaire for 2 weeks from Aug 5th. Recall the Festival de St Loup at Guincamp but think that's mid August.

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: Paddy Plastique
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 07:30 AM

Can't see how to do those damn links anywhere on the site. Here goes, I'll just type it :

http://www.bretagne.com/

Probably all in French - but supposed to be stuffed with links

Any of those people who're always linking to the instructions on links, feel free to remind me again

And while youse are at it - getting fadas/accents etc. ...

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,shona
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 01:27 PM

hey! if anyone is going over there soon, say hi to my boyfriend for me!! you'll know him because he always has his small pipes, his fiddle and his highland pipes with him. his little brother will probably be carrying them all as well!!

Subject: RE: Help: Brittany Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 21 Jun 02 - 07:57 PM

www.antourtan.org hosts cyber-fest noz. They also give information of other cites where you can learn about festivals and/or hear Breton music. This is from the laters antouran bulletin. If you use audial you might enjoy some of the websites even if you don't understand French. Maybe I'll translate later, but this is basically just a listing: "Festival de Cornouaille à Quimper, Interceltique de Lorient, Vieilles Charrues de Carhaix, Tombées de la Nuit de Rennes et Saint-Loup de Guingamp : voilà les membres de l'association "Cinq festivals pour un été". Comme l'an passé, An Tour Tan sera présente à chacune de ces manifestations, sans oublier bien sûr le Mondial Folk de Plozévet ou encore le Festival du Bout du Monde...

"Nous vous proposons d'ores-et-déjà un aperçu des programmes des Festivals de l'été dans notre rubrique Actualités.
"A voir sur http://www.antourtan.org/actualite_fr.html

An Tour Tan sera également sur le pont vendredi 21 juin pour la Fête de la Musique. Dans la nuit du 21 au 22, vous pourrez donc découvrir dans notre page actualités les meilleurs moments des différentes manifestations oganisées à Kemper : jazz, musique moderne, traditionnelle... Toutes les tendances seront représentées.

Enfin, nous vous rappelons que la rubrique Cyber Fest Noz n°4 est désormais en ligne, avec, depuis aujourd'hui, la nouvelle affiche de ce cru 2002.

A voir sur http://www.cyberfestnoz.com

Et toujours :

Les forums : http://www.antourtan.org/forums_fr.html

La radio en breton : http://radio.antourtan.org

Les outils de recherche :
http://www.antourtan.org/recherche_fr.html

Les archives : http://www.antourtan.org/archives_fr.html
Les Semaines Musicales : http://www.semaines-musicales-quimper.org
Le Festival de Cornouaille : http://www.festival-cornouaille.com