Ar Rannoù - Les Séries

Jacques Pellen & Annie Ebrel with Quartet One Shot

BRITTANY | Jazz celtique

Created by Jacques Pellen from the unpublished works of Kristen Nogues

Two major artists of traditional and jazz scene of Brittany – a virtuoso guitar player with unimitable sound, a great voice of traditional breton song, inventive and adventurous – a genuine repertoire out of breton history and the rock energy of quartet One Shot.

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Projet presentation:

In 1979 Jacques Pellen and the harpist Kristen Nogues had started a work on serial compositions from the Barzaz Breizh that was never published. The lyrics of the « Séries » that open the Barzaz Breizh is very unique. According to Théodore Hersat de la Villemarqué, it's an educative discussion between a druid and a child. It displays a list of 12 questions and answers about druidic doctrins on destiny, cosmology, geography, chronology, astrology, magic, medicine, metempsychology ; the pupil asks his master to sing the number series from one to twelve so he can learn them. Multiples versions of the series also known as « vêpres des grenouilles » (Gousperoù ar ranned) were orally transmitted by the Goadec Sisters or Catherine Gwern.

Jacques Pellen: « After several years , I wanted to get back to work ; all the material was there but it had to be adapted and the text had to be reorganised. I ask the collaboration of Annie Ebrel, who knows very well the particular spirit of Kristen. Then the idea of inviting the band « One Shot » came naturally to my mind, with the intention of blowing some trans and progressive musical elements into it. I have been thinking of this special unique blend for 20 years : to gather the tonic accent of a voice (Annie Ebrel), the building of trans in music (One Shot ) and the special harmonies of the harpist Kristen Nogues. »

Discography:

Jacques Pellen: Lament for the children (Naive records 2007)
Annie Ebrel: Roudennoù (Coop Breizh 2008)
One Shot: Dark Shot (Musea 2008)

Partners:

Festival de Malguénac, co-production Mil Tamm, Le Plancher Scène du Kreiz Breizh, Le Chantier de Correns, Festival d'Ile de France supported by local institutions, cultural programs and the European fund Leader.

Some shows:

Le Chantier Correns, Festival de Malguénac, Festival d'Ile de France, Le Plancher Scène du Kreizh Breizh-Espace Glenmor

On stage:

Jacques Pellen : guitar, Annie Ebrel : voice, Daniel Jeand'heur: drums, Bruno ruder : piano, fender rhodes, Philippe Bussonnet : bass guitar, James MacGaw : guitar