( Niou Bardophones )

Niou as in biniou (Brittany’s bagpipe), bard as in bombard, phone as in saxophone. This «imagined  traditional music» features Erwan Keravec (bagpipes), Guénolé Keravec (bombard, trélombarde), Ronan Le Gouriérec (barytone sax) et Pierre Le Toux (drums). «The Niou Bardophones juxtapose  American jazz and Armorican (a region of Brittany) beat, with fiery bagpipes, thundering barytone sax and frenzied bombard. A surprising mix of Albert Ayler‘s mystic tempo and Breton round-dance beats.» Innovative and energizing!