The Bagad Kemper with Dan Ar Braz for the Heritage des Celtes anniversary in Quimper.
Bagad Kemper (using the Breton name for the town of Quimper) is one of the oldest bagad, Breton pipe bands. Formed in 1949, its first president was none other than Loeïz Ropars, renovator of the Fest Noz (dance party) and kan ha diskan singer (Breton traditional vocal dancing). This ensemble holds the record for the most national Championship title wins.[1]
Over time, this bagad has gradually reoriented itself toward collaborations with musicians from other traditions, like the Galician Susana Seivane and Carlos Núñez or South-African Johnny Clegg. Bagad Kemper were also a main feature of the very successful Heritage des Celtes (Heritage of the Celts) series of concerts, which brought together musicians from all horizons of the Celtic world. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with Breizh Balkanik, a show blending Balkan and Breton music worlds, with the Breton singer Erik Marchand. Except Dan Ar Braz, the bagad also accompanied on stage the band Red Cardell.
BagadKemper (using the Breton name for the town of Quimper) is one of the oldest bagad, Breton pipe bands. Formed in 1949, its first president was none...
trombone.[citation needed] Well known bagadoù include BagadKemper, Kevrenn Alre, Bagad Brieg and Bagad Cap Caval. In Brittany, the great Highland bagpipe...
on l'Héritage des Celtes, penn-soner [fr] of the bagadKemper for 25 years and founder of the bagad Kerne Joseph Ropars [fr] - Commander of the SS France...
groups, biniou braz pipes. Modern revivalists include Kevrenn Alre Bagad and BagadKemper. Alan Stivell is perhaps the most influential folk-rock performer...
Meur, co-founder of BagadKemper and Bodadeg ar Sonerion (B.A.S.), who died in 1996. Le Meur sold Celtic music records and bagad instruments in his basement...
during the second episode of season 20: 'Skank Hunt.' Another guest, the BagadKemper, performs with Denez Prigent on E trouz ar gêr and Ar sonerien du, a...
Matheson came from Scotland, Elaine Morgan came from Wales, and both BagadKemper and Alan Stivell came from Brittany. Altogether, 75 musicians were involved...
Héritage des Celtes) and Pierre Stéphan (fiddle), and had a joint show with BagadKemper. During that same time period, the five band members were involved in...
Cottage/Clisham/Captain Forbes' Reel/Keep the Country Bonnie Lassie" – 4:12 "BagadKemper/Trouble at Baghdad Roundabout/McKenna's Jig" – 5:15 "The Banks O' Carron...
Bambi Cruz. Saturday : Charles Trenet, Louise Attaque, Johnny Clegg & BagadKemper, The Gladiators, Zebda and Red Cardell. Sunday : Iggy Pop, Bernard Lavilliers...
Belgium), Louise Ebrel, and Steven Bodénès the penn-soner (conductor) of BagadKemper, The Quimper pipe band.[citation needed] During the showcase and the...
fields, and conducted by the editors of Celtic Family Magazine included: BagadKemper Barrule Johanna Basford Chris Connelly Cathy Davey Diana Gabaldon Meinir...
2003 she has collaborated with the well-known Breton bagpipe band, the BagadKemper, in recording their last album Sud-Ar Su. She toured with the band and...
Sister Paul Gauguin, Breton Girl Émile Bernard, Breton Women at a Wall The bagad of Lann-Bihoué of the French Navy Breton pipe player Legal population of...
Bilingual signage in Quimper/Kemper. Note the use of the word ti in the Breton for police station and tourist office, plus da bep lecʼh for all directions...
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