![]() ![]() By 'Suite Gallaise', some folk-rock was beginning to infiltrate the group's sound. ![]() Do not forget that we live in the part of Brittany that does not speak Breton. On the first few records ('Les Prisons De Nantes', 'Dix Ans Dix Filles'), were you influenced by such non-Irish-speaking folk bands as the Dubliners or the Clancy Brothers? Did you feel like part of a movement in Brittany (Alan Stivell, etc.) when you came up during the seventies and later on or as though you were on your own? With people like Gilles Servat, Alan Stivell, Dan ar Braz and many other musicians, we are a part in the same movement in Brittany. It is very important to fight against standardization. We are Breton and we live in a bigger country named France. When we sing in Breton, when we speak about Brittany, we claim the right to be different. Our process is mainly cultural, but this way of thinking is also political. How strongly is the group involved in Breton separatist politics and if so, how has this evolved over the years? Is there an official statement or platform you'd like to share? We compose a lot of the music and words, always with regard to the tradition. Sometimes the oral tradition is a good way to make a new song. How did you gather your material? Was it difficult? Were you working primarily from oral traditions, from manuscripts or a mixture of both? We have no method. It became obvious that we had great things to do together. Jean-Paul met Jean-Louis Jossic in an amateur theater company. My first (electric) guitar was built by my grandfather.and what a guitar! When did you meet the other two Jeans and how did the original trio come about? At 15, I first met Jean Paul Corbineau. Rock and roll, twist, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and this generation of singer and musicians. How did you discover music? Who were your biggest inspirations in the beginning?įor me, music became important at about 12 or 13 years old. Jean Chocun Of Tri Yann talks online with RootsWorld's Christina Roden Christina Roden: When did you realize that being Breton was different from being French, and how did this affect you? Are any of the band members native Breton speakers? Jean Chocun: We never felt different from other people but when we decided to play our music, it was natural to look to our roots. Complete your Tri Yann An Naoned* collection. Find a Tri Yann An Naoned* - Tri Yann An Naoned first pressing or reissue. Create a book Download as PDF Printable version. Name of Tri Yann an Naoned (Breton for 'Three Johns of Nantes'), Jean and Yann being. ![]() Tri Yann is a Breton band from Nantes who play folk rock music drawing on traditional Breton. ![]()
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