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{{infobox music festival |
{{infobox music festival
| music_festival_name = Festival Interceltique de Lorient
| name = Festival Interceltique de Lorient
| image = [[Image:FIL2009-010 KevrennAlre.jpg|250px]]
| image = FIL2009-010 KevrennAlre.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = ''Kevrenn Alre'', a Breton musical group
| caption = ''Kevrenn Alre'', a Breton musical group
| location = [[Lorient]], [[France]]
| location = [[Lorient]], [[France]]
| years_active = 1970 – present
| years_active = 1970–present
| dates = August first week
| dates = First week of August
| genre = [[Celts|Celtic]]
| genre = [[Celts|Celtic]]
| website = [http://www.festival-interceltique.bzh/ http://www.festival-interceltique.bzh/]
| website = {{URL|www.festival-interceltique.bzh/}}
}}
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The '''{{lang|fr|Festival Interceltique de Lorient}}''' (French), '''Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant''' (Breton) or '''Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient''' in English, is an annual [[Celt]]ic festival, located in the city of [[Lorient]], [[Brittany]], [[France]]. It was founded in 1971 by [[:fr:Polig Montjarret|Polig Montjarret]].
The '''{{lang|fr|Festival interceltique de Lorient}}''' (French), '''Emvod Ar Gelted An Oriant''' (Breton) or '''Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient''' in English, is an annual [[Celts (modern)|Celtic]] festival, located in the city of [[Lorient]], [[Brittany]], [[France]]. It was founded in 1971 by {{interlanguage link|Polig Monjarret|fr}}.


This annual festival takes place in the heart of the city every August and is dedicated to the cultural traditions of the [[Celtic nations]] (pays [[celts|celtes]] in Brittany), highlighting [[celtic music]] and [[dance]] and also including other arts such as [[painting]], [[photography]], [[theatre]], [[sculpture]], traditional [[artisan]] as well as [[sport]] and [[gastronomy]].
This annual festival takes place in the heart of the city every August and is dedicated to the cultural traditions of the [[Celtic nations]] (''pays celtes'' in French), highlighting [[Celtic music]] and [[dance]] and also including other arts such as [[painting]], [[photography]], [[theatre]], [[sculpture]], traditional [[artisanry]] as well as [[sport]] and [[gastronomy]].


Participants come from [[Brittany]], [[Ireland]], [[Scotland]], [[Cornwall]], [[Wales]], [[Cumbria]], the [[Isle of Man]], [[Cape Breton Island]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Asturias]], [[Acadia]], and the entire Celtic [[diaspora]].
Participants come from [[Brittany]], [[Ireland]], [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], [[Cornwall]], [[Cumbria]], the [[Isle of Man]], [[Cape Breton Island]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Asturias]], [[Acadia]], and the entire Celtic [[diaspora]].


==Programme of events==
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The main festival sites are located throughout the city, with more formal events taking place at the ''Palais des Congrès'', ''Grand Théâtre'' or ''Église Saint Louis''. The larger events take place at the ''Parc du Moustoir'' (the home of [[FC Lorient|Lorient Football Club]] which can hold up to {{formatnum:10000}} spectators), the ''Port de Pêche'' or in grand marquees.
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[[Image:FILGrandeParade2.jpg||right|thumb|220px|Dances]]
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[[Image:Bagad-lann-bihoue1.JPG|right|thumb|220px|[[Alain Souchon]] and the [[Bagad|Lann-Bihoué's bagad]], in 2007]]

==Introduction==
The main festival sites are located throughout the city. The more formal events take place at the ''Palais des Congrès'', ''Grand Théâtre'' or ''Église Saint Louis''. The larger events take place at the ''Parc du Moustoir'' (the home of [[FC Lorient|Lorient Football Club]] which can hold up to {{formatnum:10000}} spectators), the ''Port de Pêche'' or in grand marquees.


The festival begins with the ''{{lang|fr|[[Cotriade]]}}'' (fr) or ''Kaoteriad'' (br), a traditional Breton seafood supper, which takes place in the ''{{lang|fr|Port de Pêche}}'' (fr) or ''Porzh Pesketa'' (br) harbour district accompanied by sea shanties and traditional Breton marine music.
The festival begins with the ''{{lang|fr|[[Cotriade]]}}'' (fr) or ''Kaoteriad'' (br), a traditional Breton seafood supper, which takes place in the ''{{lang|fr|Port de Pêche}}'' (fr) or ''Porzh Pesketa'' (br) harbour district accompanied by sea shanties and traditional Breton marine music.


On Sunday morning the spectacular ''Grand Parade of Celtic Nations'' takes place with over {{formatnum:3500}} musicians, singers, pipebands and dancers from all over the Celtic world parading through the city streets in [[national costume]].
On Sunday morning the ''Grand Parade of Celtic Nations'' takes place with over {{formatnum:3500}} musicians, singers, pipebands and dancers from all over the Celtic world parading through the city streets in [[national costume]].

The finals of the ''National [[Bagad]]où Championship'' takes place at the ''Parc de Moustoir'' during the first weekend of the festival, with strong competition between Brittany’s finest pipebands. In addition individual competitions take place for pipers.

For those early risers, [[Master class]]es take place each morning with some of the world’s premier [[harpist]]s, [[accordionist]]s, [[fiddlers]] and [[Bagpipes|pipers]].

Every afternoon hundreds of performers appear in folk and traditional music concerts and dance displays, and again in the evening there is a choice of several major events, including orchestral concerts, rock concerts and the not to be missed “Nuits Magiques”, spectacular displays of pipe bands, dancers, choirs and fireworks!

Throughout the festival the “Village Celtique” (fr) or “Marc’had Etrekeltiek” (br) is open in the centre of the city offering food, music and literature, clothing and crafts.

On the final Saturday of the festival the focus again returns to the fishing harbour for the ''Nuit de Port de Pêche'', featuring the best of Brittany’s folk and rock musicians.

There is, of course, much activity on the festival fringe, with musicians giving free performances in many of the city’s bars and pubs every evening until late.

The festival organisers have more recently embarked on similar ventures such as the [[St Patrick's Day]] concert in [[Paris]], France which attracts a crowd of {{formatnum:70000}} spectators and the Celtica concert in [[Nantes]], Brittany.

== History ==
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== Programmes ==
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=== 2010 ===
Brittany was the honoured country, for the 40th year of the festival. The Irish group [[The Cranberries]] played at the opening concert at the fishing port. Auckland & District Pipe Band (New Zealand), Machrihanish Dunes Sound of Kintyre Pipe Band (Scotland) De La Salle Scout Group Pipe Band (Ireland)

=== 2009 ===
[[Airinos de Fene]] | [[Al Wasan]] | [[Alain Le Goff]] | [[Alain Pennec]] | [[Andy Irvine (musician)|Andy Irvine]] | [[Anna Massie]] | [[Annie Ebrel]] | [[Askol]] | [[Bagad Bro Kemperle]] | [[Bagad de Lann-Bihoué]] | [[Bagad de Lorient]] | [[Bagad de Ploemeur]] | [[Bagad de Roñsed Mor]] | [[Bagad Kerne]] | [[Banda de Gaita Fuzileiros Navais do Brasil]] | [[Banda de Gaitas Xácara]] | [[Beaton Sister's band]] | [[Benjamin Flao]] | [[Berrogüetto]] | [[Boukalafonsnoz]] | [[Breabac'h]] | [[Brian Mc Alpine]] | [[Bruce Molsky et co]] | [[Canto Antico]] | [[Capstern]] | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] | [[Cibeal]] | [[Crema de Gaita]] | [[Dalla]] | [[Dam Vat]] | [[Darhaou]] | [[De la Salle Scout Pipe Band]] | [[Delyth Jenkins]] | [[Didier Squiban]] | [[Dixebra]] | [[Djiboudjep]] | [[Dom Duff]] | [[Duo Alain Léon Sofi Le Hunsec]] | [[Duo Bothuha Quillay]] | [[Duo Bouchaud Honoré]] | [[Duo Gloaguen Soubigou]] | [[Duo Irvoas Moign]] | [[Duo Moisson/Tiger]] | [[Duo Robic Guillarme]] | [[Duo Tobbie et Sérot]] | [[Erik Marchand]] | [[Felpeyu]] | [[Fiàin]] | [[Fred Morrison]] | [[FullSet]] | [[Gérard Blanchard (Invité Red Cardell)]] | [[Gerry O'Connor (fiddle player)|Gerry O'Connor]] | [[Gilles Le Bigot]] | [[Gilles Servat (Invité Ronsed Mor)]] | [[Goran Bregovic]] | [[Groove Boy's]] | [[Grupo de Baile Filandón]] | [[Gwennyn]] | [[IMG (band)|IMG]] | [[Imosima]] | [[Jacky Molard (Invité)]] | [[Jacques Pellen]] | [[Jean-Michel Veillon (Invité)]] | [[Jimme O'Neill]] ( [[Invité Red Cardell]]) | [[Karan Casey]] | [[Kekezza]] | [[Keltika Highland Dancers]] | [[Kendirvi]] | [[Keyvan Cheminari]] | [[K'Vell]] | [[La Bandina]] | [[La Dame Blanche]] | [[Le Bour Bodros]] | [[Le Vent du Nord]] | [[Les Calfats]] | [[Les Frères Guichen]] ( Invité [[Red Cardell]]) | [[Louise Ebrel]] | [[Maggie Mc Innes]] | [[Mariannig Larc'hantec]] | [[Merzhin Moon Orchestra]] | [[Methil Pipe Band]] | [[Misìa]] | [[Morgan Creze]] | [[Moxenas Musical Galego]] | [[New Ross Pipe Band]] | [[Ny Fennee]] ([[Isle of Man]])| [[Orchestre de Jazz de Bretagne]] | [[Ozan Trio]] | [[Paddy Keenan]] | [[Pascal Lamour]] (Invité [[Ronsed Mor]]) | [[Pennou Skoulm]] | [[Pierre Sangra]] ( Invité [[Red Cardell]]) | [[Pradairo]] | [[Rag Foundation]] | [[Ramoneurs de Menhirs]] | [[Red Cardell]] | [[Régis Huiban Quartet]] | [[Ronan Pellen]] | [[Saint Patrick's Pipe Band]] | [[Saltfishforty]] | [[Samuel Le Henanff]] (Invité [[Ronsed Mor]]) | [[Skeeal]] ([[Isle of Man]])| [[SonDeSeu]] | [[Stockbridge Pipe Band]] | [[Susana Seivane]] | [[Tailteann]] | [[Talar]] | [[Tan Ban'Ty]] | [[Taran]] | [[Thomas Fersen]] (Invité [[Red Cardell]]) | Tommy O'Sullivan | [[Toronto Police Pipe Band]] | [[Tradition]] | [[Trio Enora]] | [[Trio Landat/Moisson/Conq]] | [[Wipidoup]] | [[Xacarandaina]] | [[Yann Fanch Kemener]] | [[Yann Raoul]] | [[Yudal Combo]]

=== 2008 ===
[[Alain Pennec]] | [[Alambig Electrik]] | [[Ampouailh]] | [[Arvest]] | [[Bagad Brieg]] | [[Bagad de Lann Bihoué]] | [[Bagad de Lorient]] | [[Bagad de Saint Nazaire]] | [[Banda de Gaitas Xarabal]] | [[Bleizi Ruz]] | [[Calan (band)|Calan]] | [[Capstern]] | [[Carré Manchot]] | [[Carreg Lafar]] | [[Catrin Finch]] | [[Celtas Cortos]] | [[Clerorfa]] | [[Crasdant]] | [[Daimh]] | [[Dam Vat]] | [[Djiboudjep]] | [[Dominique Dupuis]] | [[Dowlais Male Voice Choir]] | [[Dulcamara (band)|Dulcamara]] | [[Erik Marchand]] | [[Escontra'l Raigañu]] | [[Esquisse]] | [[Finlay McDonald Band]] | [[Hen Wlad Fy Mamau]] | [[HiKs]] | [[Idir]] | [[IMG (band)|IMG]] | [[Iwan B]] | [[Karigosse]] | [[Kekezza]] | [[Keltika Highland Dancers]] | [[King Chiaullee]] | [[La Godinette]] | [[La Virée]] | [[Le Big Stal]] | [[Leilia]] | [[Les Baragouineurs]] | [[Les Fileuses de Nuit]] | [[Lily Neill]] | [[Lleuwen Steffan]] | [[Loreena McKennitt]] | [[Los Ciquitrinos]] | [[Mc Mabon]] | [[Mc Neillstown Pipe Band]] | [[Meinir Heulyn]] | [[Michel Tonnerre]] | [[Moving Hearts]] | [[Mutenrohi]] | [[Nolwenn Korbell]] | [[Oktopus Kafé]] | [[Papi Touchek]] | [[Penn Gollo]] | [[Perree T]] | [[Pevar Den]] | [[Pick of the Litter]] | [[Pitlochry and Blair Atholl]] | [[Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band]] | [[Quempallou]] | [[Raggalendo]] | [[Red Hot Chilli Pipers]] | [[Sibrydion]] | [[Soïg Siberil]] | [[Soldat Louis]] | [[St Colman's Pipe Band]] | [[Startijenn]] | [[Sylbat]] | [[The Chieftains]] | [[Theresa Kavanagh]] | [[Toreth]] | [[Toud' Sames]] | [[Vale of Clyde Pipe Band]] | [[Xera (band)|Xera]]

=== 2007 ===
[[Donaire]] (Galice) | Arvest (Brittany) | [[Dan Ar Braz]] (Brittany) | [[Capercaillie (band)|Capercaillie]] (Scotland) | [[The Dubliners]] (Ireland) | [[Dom Duff]] (Brittany) | Dominique Dupuis (Acadia) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | Frizbee (Wales) | Gwennyn (Brittany) | Delyth Jenkins (Wales) | Karma (Brittany) | Theresa Kavanagh (Ireland) | [[Luar na Lubre]] (Galicia) | [[The Mahones]] (Canada) | Y Moniars (Wales) | [[Fred Morrison]] (Scotland) | [[Lily Neill]] (USA) | [[Sinéad O'Connor]] (Ireland) |St Colman's Pipe Band (Ireland) [[Oi Polloi]] (Scotland) | Alain Pennec (Brittany) | Red Cardell (Brittany) | [[Red Hot Chilli Pipers]] (Scotland) | [[Sharon Shannon]] (Ireland) | [[Solas (group)|Solas]] (USA) | [[Didier Squiban]] (Brittany) | Sron (Ireland) | Storvan (Brittany) | [[Tejedor]] (Asturias) | The Unusual Suspects (Scotland) | [[Whistlebinkies]] (Scotland) | Keltika Dancers (Scotland)[http://www.keltikadancers.co.uk]
Pick of the Litter (Ireland)
| Vale of Clyde Pipe Band (Scotland), Kintyre Schools Pipe Band (Scotland)

=== 2006 ===
Gilles le Bigot (Brittany) | [[Robin Huw Bowen]] (Wales) | [[Carreg Lafar]] (Wales) | Claymore (Australia) | [[Crasdant]] (Wales) | Daimh (Scotland) | Dominique Dupuis (Acadia) | Gwenan Gibbard (Wales) | [[Deborah Henson-Conant]] (USA) | Tuenda (Asturias) | [[I Muvrini]] (Corsica) | [[Gerry O'Connor (fiddle player)|Gerry O'Connor]] (Ireland) | Merzhin (Brittany) | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] (Galicia) | [[Susana Seivane]] (Galicia) | [[The Tannahill Weavers]] (Scotland) | Michel Tonnerre (Brittany) | [[City of Adelaide Pipe Band]] (Australia) | Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band (Australia)[http://www.qldirish.com] | Murphy's Pigs (Australia) | Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band (Australia) | John Williamson (Australia) | Christina Sonnemann (Tasmania, Australia)[http://christinasworld.com.au] | Keltika Dancers (Scotland)[http://www.keltikadancers.co.uk] | Claymore (Australia)[http://www.claymore.org]

=== 2005 ===
Bates Motel (Cornwall) | Rory Campbell (Scotland) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | Dominique Dupuis (Canada) | Annie Ebrel (Brittany) | Delyth Jenkins (Wales) | Keltika Dancers (Scotland) | [[Nolwenn Korbell]] (Brittany) | [[Llan de cubel|Llan de Cubel]] (Asturias) | [[Lúnasa (band)|Lúnasa]] (Ireland) | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] (Galicia) | Pat O'May (Brittany) | [[Denez Prigent]] (Brittany) | [[Nóirín Ní Riain]] (Ireland) | [[Susana Seivane]] (Galicia) | The Silencers (Scotland) | [[Soldat Louis]] (Brittany) | [[John Spillane]] (Ireland) | [[Didier Squiban]] (Brittany) | [[Téada]] (Ireland) | [[Yann Tiersen]] (Brittany) | Ny Fennee (Isle of Man)| Youghal Pipe Band (Ireland)

=== 2004 ===
[[Christine Collister]] (Isle of Man) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | Dominique Dupuis (Acadia) | [[Ronnie Drew]] (Ireland) | Paddy Glackin (Ireland) | Meinir Heulyn (Wales) | [[Nolwenn Korbell]] (Brittany) | Mairi MacInnes (Scotland) | Maggie MacInnes (Scotland) | Carre Manchot (Brittany) | Merzhin (Brittany) | Cass Meurig (Wales) | Ramon Prada (Asturias) | Skolvan (Brittany) | Sonerien Du (Brittany) | [[Susana Seivane]] (Galicia) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | [[Kathryn Tickell]] (Northumbria) | Triskell (Brittany)
|Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band (Scotland) Youghal pipe band (Ireland)


The finals of the ''National [[Bagad]]où Championship'' takes place at the ''Parc de Moustoir'' during the first weekend of the festival. In addition individual competitions take place for pipers.
=== 2003 ===
[[Back of the Moon]] (Scotland) | Blazin' Fiddles (Scotland) | [[I Muvrini]] (Corsica) | Meinir Heulyn (Wales) | [[Hevia|José Angel Hevia]] (Asturias) | Eilieen Ivers (USA) | Mairi MacInnes (Scotland) | Maggie MacInnes (Scotland) | Tony MacManus (Scotland) | [[Karen Matheson]] (Scotland) | Merzhin (Brittany) | Mercedes Péon (Galicia) | [[Denez Prigent]] (Brittany) | [[Sharon Shannon]] (Ireland) | Skolvan (Brittany) | [[Soldat Louis]] (Brittany) | [[Tejedor]] (Asturias) | Toreth (Wales) | [[Tri Yann]] (Brittany) | [[Amy Wadge]] (Wales) | The Chivas Regal Pipe Band (Scotland) | Ny Fennee (Isle of Man)


[[File:Lorient Advert 1.png|thumb|224x224px|'''Celtic wrestling tournaments''']]
=== 2002 ===
There are demonstrations and tournaments in celtic wrestling ([[Gouren]], [[Cornish wrestling]] and [[Scottish backhold]]) with representatives from the Celtic nations taking part.
Vale of Clyde Pipe Band (Lanark, Scotland) | Armens (Brittany) | Back of the Moon (Scotland) | Celtitude (Canada) | Cormac de Barra (Ireland) | Roland Becker (Brittany) | Robin Huw Bowen (Wales) | Cajuns Denbo (Wales) | Carreg Lafar (Wales) | Clandestine (USA) | Claymore (Australia) [http://www.claymore.org]| [[Crasdant]] (Wales) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | E.V. (Brittany) | [[Liam O'Flynn]] (Ireland) | [[Alasdair Fraser]] (Scotland) | [[The Hennessys]] (Wales) | [[Siân James (musician)|Siân James]] (Wales) | Yann-Fañch Kemener (Brittany) | John Kenny (Scotland) | Kohan (Brittany) | Erik Marchand (Brittany) | Merzhin (Brittany) | Miosecc (Brittany) | Naked Feet (Cornwall) | Mercedes Péon (Galicia) | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] (Galicia) | Skolvan (Brittany) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | [[Didier Squiban]] (Brittany) | Katherine Thomas (Wales) | [[Amy Wadge]] (Wales) | [[The Waterboys]] (Ireland)


[[Master class]]es take place each morning. Afternoon events include folk and traditional music concerts and dance displays. Evening events include orchestral concerts, rock concerts and "Nuits Magiques", displays of pipe bands, dancers, choirs and fireworks.
=== 2001 ===
[[Big Leaves]] (Wales) | Xose Manuel Budiño (Galicia) | [[Rita Connolly]] (Ireland) | Carré Manchot (Brittany) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | E.V. (Brittany) | [[Liam O'Flynn]] (Ireland) | Gwerinos (Wales) | Hoogie (Scotland) | Karma (Brittany) | Yann-Fañch Kemener (Brittany) | King Chiaullee (Isle of Man) | [[Luar na Lubre]] (Galicia) | Murry the Hump (Wales) | Patrick Mollard (Brittany) | Alain Pennec (Brittany) | [[Denez Prigent]] (Brittany) | Rag Foundation (Wales) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | [[Alan Stivell]] (Brittany) | Tartan Amoebas (Scotland) | Yann Tiersen (Brittany) | [[Tri Yann]] (Brittany) |Queensland Highlanders (Australia)
Baron of Lee Pipe Band (Scotland) | [[The Pilgrim (1983 album)|The Pilgrim]] - [[Shaun Davey]] (Ireland)


Throughout the festival the "Village Celtique" (fr) or "Marc'had Etrekeltiek" (br) is open in the centre of the city offering food, music and literature, clothing and crafts.
=== 2000 ===
Ronan Le Bars (Brittany) | [[Dan Ar Braz]] (Brittany) | Arz Nevez (Brittany) | Avalon (Scotland) | [[Robin Huw Bowen]] (Wales) | Cajuns Denbo (Wales) | [[Capercaillie (band)|Capercaillie]] (Scotland) | Carré Manchot (Brittany) | [[The Chieftains]] (Ireland) | [[Clandestine (band)|Clandestine]] (USA) | [[Rita Connolly]] (Ireland) | Diwall (Brittany) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | [[Liam O'Flynn]] (Ireland) | [[Alasdair Fraser]] (Scotland) | [[Gaelic Storm]] (USA) | [[Deborah Henson-Conant]] (USA) | [[Hevia|José Angel Hevia]] (Asturias) | Yann-Fañch Kemener (Brittany) | Manu Lann Huel (Brittany) | [[Donal Lunny]] (Ireland) | [[Eileen Ivers]] (USA) | Erik Marchand (Brittany) | [[Karen Matheson]] (Scotland) | Merzhin (Brittany) | The Mollag Band (Isle of Man) | [[Elaine Morgan (singer)|Elaine Morgan]] (Wales) | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] (Galicia) | Rag Foundation (Wales) | Red Cardell (Brittany) | Melanie O'Reilly (Ireland) | Sacred Turf (Cornwall) | Tan Ha Dowr (Cornwall) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | Skyedance (Scotland) | [[Sharon Shannon]] (Ireland) | The Silencers (Scotland) | Soldat Louis (Brittany) | Sonerien Du (Brittany) | Telenn Du (Brittany) | Michel Tonnerre (Brittany)
|Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band (Scotland) | [[The Pilgrim (1983 album)|The Pilgrim]] - [[Shaun Davey]] (Ireland) | [[Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band]] (USA)


On the final Saturday of the festival folk and rock musicians perform at the fishing harbour for the ''Nuit de Port de Pêche''.
=== 1999 ===
[[Altan (band)|Altan]] (Ireland) | Armens (Brittany) | Bernard Benoit (Brittany) | Black Label Zone (Brittany) | [[Dan Ar Braz]] (Brittany) | Carré Manchot (Brittany) | [[Carreg Lafar]] (Wales) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | Annie Ebrell (Brittany) | [[Alasdair Fraser]] (Scotland) | Galldubh (Ireland) | Iron Horse (Scotland) | Karma (Brittany) | King Chiaullee (Isle of Man) | [[Gaelic Storm]] (USA) | Melaine Favennec (Brittany) | Yann-Fañch Kemener (Brittany) | [[Dougie MacLean]] (Scotland) | [[Michael McGoldrick]] (Ireland) | Pat O'May (Brittany) | Malinky (Scotland) | [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] (Galicia) | [[Denez Prigent]] (Brittany) | Sacred Turf (Corwall) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | Skeduz (Brittany) | Skolvan (Brittany) | Skyedance (Scotland) | Sonerien Du (Brittany) | [[Didier Squiban]] (Brittany) | Stone Age (Brittany) | [[Tejedor]] (Asturias) | Telenn Du (Brittany) | [[Tri Yann]] (Brittany) | Xeliba (Asturias) [Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla (Ireland)]


There is also much activity on the festival fringe, with musicians giving free performances in many of the city’s bars and pubs every evening until late.
=== 1998 ===
Armens (Brittany) | Avalon (Scotland) | [[Elinor Bennett]] (Wales) | [[Martyn Bennett]] (Scotland) | Black Label Zone (Brittany) | [[Dan Ar Braz]] (Brittany) | The Bolingey Troyl Band (Cornwall) | Nollaig Casey (Ireland) | [[Emma Christian]] (Isle of Man) | [[De Dannan]] (Ireland) | Djiboudjep (Brittany) | [[Liam O'Flynn]] (Ireland) | Albert Fry (Ireland) | Gaelic Café (Ireland) | Galldubh (Ireland) | Anne-Lorne Gillies (Scotland) | [[Deborah Henson-Conant]] (USA) | Karma (Brittany) | Kate Me (Brittany) | Lia Luachra (Ireland) | [[Llan de Cubel]] (Asturias) | Mabon (Wales) | [[Karen Matheson]] (Scotland) | [[Natalie MacMaster]] (Cape Breton) | Rhona MacKay (Scotland) | [[Elaine Morgan (singer)|Elaine Morgan]] (Wales) | The Picts (Scotland) | Ramón Prada (Asturias) | [[Gilles Servat]] (Brittany) | Soldat Louis (Brittany) | [[Didier Squiban]] (Brittany) | [[Alan Stivell]] (Brittany) | The Tholtan Builders (Isle of Man) | [[Kathryn Tickell]] (Northumbria) | [[Whistlebinkies]] (Scotland) | [[Wolfstone]] (Scotland)
|Kirkintilloch RBLS Pipe Band (Scotland) [Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla (Ireland)]


The festival organisers have more recently embarked on similar ventures such as the [[St Patrick's Day]] concert in [[Paris]], France, which attracts a crowd of {{formatnum:70000}} spectators and the Celtica concert in [[Nantes]], Brittany.
== Impact ==
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<gallery mode=packed heights="150px">
==Gallery==
File:anoriant1.jpg|Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
<gallery>
File:anoriant2.jpg|Bagad of Lann-Bihoué at Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
Image:FIL2007-pavillonecossais.jpg|Festival interceltique 2007: in the Scottish tent
File:FILGrandeParade2.jpg|Dances
Image:FIL2007-VillageInterceltique.jpg|Festival interceltique: Village interceltique
File:anoriant3.jpg|Lorient Interceltic Festival
File:Bagad-lann-bihoue1.JPG|[[Alain Souchon]] and the [[Bagad|Lann-Bihoué's bagad]], in 2007
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|Brittany}}
*[[List of Celtic festivals]]
*[[List of Celtic festivals]]
*[[Kernewek Lowender]] The world's largest [[Cornwall|Cornish]] festival
*[[Kernewek Lowender]] &ndash; the world's largest [[Cornwall|Cornish]] festival
*[[History of Lorient]]
*[[Gabriel Hotel]]


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Festival Interceltique Lorient}}
{{commons category|Festival Interceltique Lorient}}
*[http://www.festival-interceltique.bzh/ Festival Interceltique de Lorient]
* {{official website|www.festival-interceltique.bzh/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060209090116/http://nuitdelasaintpatrick.com/ St Patrick's Night in Paris]
*[http://www.lor56.fr/ Ville de Lorient et Festival Interceltique Images]
* [http://www.evene.fr/culture/agenda/celtica-4625.php/ Celtica at Nantes]
*[http://www.nuitdelasaintpatrick.com/ St Patrick's Night in Paris]
*[http://www.evene.fr/culture/agenda/celtica-4625.php/ Celtica at Nantes]


{{Celtic nations}}
{{Celts}}


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Latest revision as of 20:18, 15 August 2024

Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Kevrenn Alre, a Breton musical group
GenreCeltic
DatesFirst week of August
Location(s)Lorient, France
Years active1970–present
Websitewww.festival-interceltique.bzh

The Festival interceltique de Lorient (French), Emvod Ar Gelted An Oriant (Breton) or Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient in English, is an annual Celtic festival, located in the city of Lorient, Brittany, France. It was founded in 1971 by Polig Monjarret [fr].

This annual festival takes place in the heart of the city every August and is dedicated to the cultural traditions of the Celtic nations (pays celtes in French), highlighting Celtic music and dance and also including other arts such as painting, photography, theatre, sculpture, traditional artisanry as well as sport and gastronomy.

Participants come from Brittany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Cumbria, the Isle of Man, Cape Breton Island, Galicia, Asturias, Acadia, and the entire Celtic diaspora.

Programme of events

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The main festival sites are located throughout the city, with more formal events taking place at the Palais des Congrès, Grand Théâtre or Église Saint Louis. The larger events take place at the Parc du Moustoir (the home of Lorient Football Club which can hold up to 10,000 spectators), the Port de Pêche or in grand marquees.

The festival begins with the Cotriade (fr) or Kaoteriad (br), a traditional Breton seafood supper, which takes place in the Port de Pêche (fr) or Porzh Pesketa (br) harbour district accompanied by sea shanties and traditional Breton marine music.

On Sunday morning the Grand Parade of Celtic Nations takes place with over 3,500 musicians, singers, pipebands and dancers from all over the Celtic world parading through the city streets in national costume.

The finals of the National Bagadoù Championship takes place at the Parc de Moustoir during the first weekend of the festival. In addition individual competitions take place for pipers.

Celtic wrestling tournaments

There are demonstrations and tournaments in celtic wrestling (Gouren, Cornish wrestling and Scottish backhold) with representatives from the Celtic nations taking part.

Master classes take place each morning. Afternoon events include folk and traditional music concerts and dance displays. Evening events include orchestral concerts, rock concerts and "Nuits Magiques", displays of pipe bands, dancers, choirs and fireworks.

Throughout the festival the "Village Celtique" (fr) or "Marc'had Etrekeltiek" (br) is open in the centre of the city offering food, music and literature, clothing and crafts.

On the final Saturday of the festival folk and rock musicians perform at the fishing harbour for the Nuit de Port de Pêche.

There is also much activity on the festival fringe, with musicians giving free performances in many of the city’s bars and pubs every evening until late.

The festival organisers have more recently embarked on similar ventures such as the St Patrick's Day concert in Paris, France, which attracts a crowd of 70,000 spectators and the Celtica concert in Nantes, Brittany.

  • Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
    Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
  • Bagad of Lann-Bihoué at Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
    Bagad of Lann-Bihoué at Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany
  • Dances
    Dances
  • Lorient Interceltic Festival
    Lorient Interceltic Festival
  • Alain Souchon and the Lann-Bihoué's bagad, in 2007
    Alain Souchon and the Lann-Bihoué's bagad, in 2007

See also

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