BAGAD BRO FOËN

History

    Fouesnant bagad (the bagad was created on the model of the Scottish pipebands, by adding the bombard, a traditional Breton instrument to the Scottish bagpipes and drums) was born in September 1996: about twenty people followed classes from BAS 29 (Finistere bombard and bagpipe players society); in December 1997, the bagad performed for the first time in front of 600 listeners for a charity show in Fouesnant.

Presentation

    Bagad Bro Foën (Fouesnant region bagad) represents the 7 communes of Fouesnant district :

(from left to right: Gouesnac'h, Saint-Evarzec, Pleuven, Bénodet, La Forêt Fouesnant, Clohars Fouesnant, Fouesnant)

    This musical band can be divided into three groups: bagpipes, bombards and drums).
Fouesnant region is situated 17 km from Quimper, next to the Atlantic ocean. In the past, Fouesnant inhabitants were fishermen or farmers. Cider and cherries from Fouesnant were very well-known.

    - Sea : can you imagine a more beautiful landscape than our 17-km-long coast, our 13 km-long fine sand beaches, our isolatedcreeks...
    
    - Land : Fouesnant is a wonderful and jealously protected region, mother nature has been very generous with us. Cider and butter biscuits have long made Fouesnant famous, it's impossible not to yield to temptation by crabs, shrimps, prawns, clams, scampi or lobsters caught by local fishermen.

    Traditional festivalsgather many people and keep alive an authentical Breton culture. Amongst the events to which Bagad Bro Foën participates: Fête des Pommiers, Pardon de Sainte-Anne, Fête de la Mer, Pardon de Kerbader, Wales, Germany, amongst others.

Bagad performances

§ Shows and parades :
    The group appears in shows in two ways: in parade or on stage. In parade, we only play slow pieces such as marches, an dro, melodies, etc. On the contrary, when on stage, we play all kinds of musics (Breton musics, of course!) such as gavottes, plinn, creations, etc., which allows Landrévarzec Breton dancesociety to danceon stage while we play.

View photo album
Listen our music (Mp3s)
Download Fest Noz 2003 video (2.85 MB)
Clip from Beajou show (2.95 MB - DivX format)

§ Framework :
    Traditional festivalsgather many people and keep alive an authentical lively Breton culture. Bagad Bro Foën performs during Fête des Pommiers, Pardon de Sainte-Anne, Fête des Filets Bleus. We also make people dance in fest noz, from time to time, in fest noz.

    The group goes more and more often out of Brittany to represent the Breton culture (Vitry [near Paris], Basque country, Beaujolais, Germany, etc.)

To contact Bagad Bro Foën :