Hazel and Emily Askews sheer energy and musicality is quickly leading them to become one of the up and coming acts of the English music scene, with their foot stomping tunes, and powerful songs and ballads. They respect the tradition whilst demonstrating awareness of contemporary styles, and play with an enjoyment and love for the music that is infectious.

Born in 1951 in Saint-Malo in North Brittany, Patrick started playing the pipes at the age of 14 in his local bagad * in 1965.
Two years later, he joined the An Ere Pipe Band from Rennes under the direction of Jakez Pincet, his first Pìobaireachd instructor, who introduced him to Robert U.Brown, one of the Queen’s pipers at Balmoral Castle. Later, in 1971, Patrick was sent to Aberdeen as a French assistant and studied the art of Ceòl Mòr both with Robert U. Brown and Robert B. Nicol, himself piper to the Queen, and from them learned about a hundred tunes.
In 1972, he went back to Brittany and was involved in the revival of Breton music and culture, initiated by the celebrated Alan Stivell. In 1975, he became a professional musician, touring all over Europe with different groups, and also started playing the Irish uilleann-pipes. At the same time, he conducted a lot of research in his own country, collecting material from singers and biniou and bombarde players * thus storing a vast knowledge of the different facets of Celtic music which enabled him to win the coveted international MacAllan trophy in Lorient three times in succession, in 1980, 1981 and 1982.
He also won the title of Champion of Brittany for bombarde and biniou playing three times, along with his friends Youenn Le Bihan and Yves Berthou.
Patrick has been involved in the making of more than fifty different albums, and has recorded six albums under his own name.
He is a permanent teacher at the Music School of Carhaix (Finistère) and leads numerous seminars and workshops both in Brittany and abroad, notably Galicia and Asturias in North Spain .
This is his second recording dedicated solely to Pìobaireachd, a genre to which he has given all his life and which is his favourite music.

Traditional fiddle from the Isle of Skye - Ronan Martin's debut album is a fresh and dynamic recording which captures the spirit of West Highland fiddle. Featuring Jonny Hardie of Old Blind Dogs on guitar. The album was recorded live at Jonny's family home in Strathdon, with the aim of capturing the energy of the Highland fiddle and the atmosphere of the historic surroundings. It includes many bagpipe tunes and Gaelic songs from the tradition, and there are extensive sleeve notes containing stories and background information.

"Brimful of character" Scotland on Sunday "Passion and skill" Irish Music Magazine "A masterful work" Fiddler Magazine (USA) "Toe-tapping energy and considerable finesse" Scotland on Sunday

The album "Toseti" is born of the encounter of two solo recording projects. Johan Jacquemoud (double bass) and Thomas Restoin (accordion) decided after several collaborations (folkaorange, les doigts de carmen, garlic bread ...) to share their different compositions. Marriage sounds of both instruments appear soon as a query and creates a mutual inspiration to get in shape and space in an original musical universe. This atmosphere has close links with various traditional music but also with some currents of contemporary minimalist music. It is the unexpected marriage between these two aesthetic found through simple melodies, the modality, the use of drones and repetition of sequences. At once intimate and highly evocative music "Toseti" constantly invites the listeners to create their own pictures.

Traditional song done in stunning new arrangements.

Individually they all play integral parts in the new wave of outstanding young musicians on the British Folk scene.

"Ghumar", the second album of STUVEU, propose compositions based on traditionnals dances (Mazurka, Valses, Polka, Pashpi, Rond de Landéda, Kost ar ch'oat). It is also a very coloured album with traditionnals musics of Turkey, of India...

In his poetry readings, Claude Bodin met Guillaume Apollinaire, Claude Roy, Tristan Derème Diane Boudreau-Oudart Collette, Maurice Lefevre, Michel Misery Felix Arvers.

He asked a few musical notes on them tinted melancholy. Joel Bosq sings and play guitar, supported by the cello of Helen Bass and Ronan Robert's accordion  .
Joel y slip some of his own poems in perfect harmony with the songs of Claude.

In 2007, "STUVEU" recorded his fisrt album, "Folkologie". An album with oriental influences (the "bourrée en cercle" Cacahuète Grillée), but also Reggae influences with a Madison Dub... The Fest Noz dances (Tour, Tricot, Andro...) are also very important in this album. A first album full of energy!

It was the making of this album (Maggie's fourth and the first for WildGoose records in England) that lead to the formation of Sandragon. Malcolm Bennett took over from Will on woodwinds, and Will Hughes from Anthar on percussion. On this album, you have all six of them.
The album demonstrates the band's trademark blend of traditional songs and hi-energy dance tunes from the medieval and Renaissance eras. The dragon is the symbol which is found in both the English traditional tales of "St George & the Dragon", and the mythological dragon legends of medieval times.

This is the third album by the excellent fest-noz band Darhaou.

The group is known for his legendary swing that delights dancers.The new singer Christophe Le Menn brings a huge dimension to the sound of the ensemble and transports the listener right on the dance floor.

An essential album if you want to know and appreciate what is the fest-noz today.

Compositions for chromatic accordion with different style : irish, films, jazz, songs, South America, classic...

Celebration of 20 years of Folk for MS, which began as a single charity concert. The album is called ‘Generosity’ because all tracks have been donated by some of the many who have given their time and music free.