Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2023
Celtic Odyssée and Gnoss
With the success of the launch of its Celtic Odyssey series in August 2022 (2 sold-out performances), the Lorient Interceltic Festival was happy in last august to renew the experience and once again initiate new interceltic encounters between artists from the 8 Celtic nations.
For this new interceltic page, Ronan Le Bars brings together a sumptuous new cast of internationally renowned artists.
Musical journey from South to North across the Celtic Atlantic arc with 17 artists:
LINEUP:
Annie Ebrel (Brittany – Vocals)
Bec Applebee (Cornwall – Singing & Crowdy Crawn)
Dónal O’Connor (Ireland – Fiddle)
Ewen Henderson (Scotland – Bagpipes, small pipes and fiddle)
Icía Varela (Galicia – Singing & pandereta)
Jose Manuel Tejedor (Asturias – Gaïta)
Kim Carnie (Scotland – Vocals)
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Ireland – Fiddle & vocals)
Martin Tourish (Ireland – Accordion)
Patrick Rimes (Wales – Violin & vocals)
Rubén Bada (Asturias – Bouzouki)
Ruth Keggin (Isle of Man – Vocals)
Around Ronan Le Bars at uilleann pipes, a Breton team with Liam Roudil on guitar, Pierrick Tardivel on double bass, Aymeric Le Martelot on keyboards and Thomas Bessé on drums.
Gnoss’ signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers; outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character.
Triple Scots Trad Music Awards nominees, the band have built an invested following through their forward-thinking take on traditional music and the unique warmth of their live shows.
Gnoss combines the talents of Aidan Moodie (Guitar/Vocals), Graham Rorie (Fiddle/Mandolin/Electric Tenor Guitar), Connor Sinclair (Flute/Whistles/Vocals), Craig Baxter (Bodhran/Percussion).
