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Brittany… the Celtic homeland of France:

Enchanting villages and market towns, a place of myths, art and Celtic music and warm and genuine people.

Many of Brittany's charms, its water sports, golf courses and wonderful stretches of cycle paths are easily accessible from the cozy cottage at Guemene sur Scorff at very reasonable rates for the High, Mid and Low holiday season.

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Music in Brittany - Breton Music

France is a land of festivals that can be classified under a certain number of headings: classical, baroque, lyrical, jazz, cinema, etc... The concept of the Festival Interceltique is unique to Brittany with very deep roots embedded in a 1000 year-old history.

Through July and August southern Brittany comes alive with festivals, the largest Celtic festival in the world being Lorient's Festival Interceltique.
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The Festival stages all types of Celtic music, from age-old songs to folk, rock, jazz and even including symphonies and pipe bands. The concept of mixing regional culture with international Celtic music, multi-media, visual arts, dance, history, literature, the making of stringed instruments etc, make it a unique experience.

The 2008 Festival Interceltique will be held from 1st -10 August, 2008 at over 20 different show venues spread throughout the town, involving 4500 musicians, singers, dancers, visual artists, academics and film makers, from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Galicia, the Asturias, Brittany, the USA, Canada, Australia, etc...

For more info visit: www.festival-interceltique.com/index_en.php

Map of Lorient

Music & Dance Traditions – called Pardons and Fest Noz

The people of Brittany celebrate their past with traditional Breton dances and Breton costumes at dates throughout the year, depending on the location. Visit The closest one to Petit Guemene is at St-Mayeux on Saturday 12th July 2008 or at St-Thuriau on the 23rd August. 2008 – both are a 15 minute drive from Petit Guemene cottage.

Pardon festivals

A pardon is a religious festival in honour of a Patron Saint and is held once a year at the local church. Sometimes it involves the whole parish and many churches. These processions have been going on since the middle ages and before in Brittany and usually involve singing, and carrying the colorful banners of the church.

Fest Noz festivals

A fest-noz involves much food and drink, and above all music and dancing and is sometimes held in conjunction with a Pardon. All kinds of Breton and other celtic music can be heard, from very traditional singers and instrumentalists, to younger bands with rock or jazz influences. Traditional Breton dancing done in a circle (or many circles) can last late into the night.