While looking around the internet today for some interesting topics for Brittany, I learned about a Breton band called Tornaod. They are very interesting and have a unique sound - almost middle eastern or hispanic... you decide! The information posted here is from http://www.ndoylefineart.com/tornaod.html
You can also visit the band's own website at http://www.tornaod.com where you can download sound clips.
Enjoy!
Tornaod is a band from the celtic area in France, Brittany. They began in 1998; their name means "cliff" in the Brittany language. They call their music "inter-celtic" - part Breton, Irish and Scottish. They play traditional music, with an influence from rock, new age and folk-rock. The music sounds a little like celtic music from Spain, and has rich, interwoven strands of instrumentation and voice.
Their members are Tomaz Boucherifi-Kadiou (called TBK), who writes the compositions, lead vocals, guitar, bombarde, tinwhistle, and banjo; Cecile Korbel, harp; Stephen Clark Swartz, percussion (bongos, talking drum, dong-dong, washboard, darbouka and autres; John Lang, bodhran, uilleann pipe, low whistle, coeurs and cuillers; Philippe Escrivant, fiddle and electric violin; Stephane Siala-Cugnot, guitar; Michel Pengam, electric and acoustic guitar, banjo; and Tristan Sibille, drums.
This post has been edited by WizardofOwls on 03-Feb-2005, 08:49 PM
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Slàn agus beannachd, Allen R. Alderman
'S i Alba tìr mo chridhe. 'S i Gàidhlig cànan m' anama. Scotland is the land of my heart. Gaelic is the language of my soul.
Thank you so much for the site. I really like the songs, and I love the Tornaod and the Trinity Church clip. Another cd to consider buying... there are sooo many.
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You know what Wizard, I didn't know the band... (shame on me)
Very interesting. My favourite song and the one that sound more traditionnal is "Al labous marv"
Thank you for the discovery
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Que restera-t-il de notre sang mêlé au sel, sans trace dans les mémoires ? Une ultime navigation, trompeuse. Et des souvenirs, illuminés d'embruns. Mais condamnés au silence de la mer... Loïc Finaz.
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