The FestNoz (translation: Festival of the Night) is a Breton traditional festival, similar to a céilí.
There is traditional music, dancing and drinking, particularly of chouchen, a traditional drink made from fermenting honey in water.
Although the traditional dances of the FestNoz are very old, dating back to the Middle Ages, the tradition of FestNoz is more recent, being invented in the 1950s.
A festnoz is quite simply a Night Festival which means, me dear readers, that they dance all night long.
They must have been a great festnoz group, but sadly are no longer with us as one Breton Web site noted in 1999: 'This evening, the village hall of Cléguérec accommodates three formations of high fame: Skeduz, Storvan and Pevar Den.
But this time, the festnoz will be of a particular nature, the last festnoz of the group Storvan, well-known of unconditional of the festnoz.
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I knew that Skolvan, one of my favourite FestNoz bands, was due to play at a village on the Atlantic coast during our stay, so we made plans to be there.
The thing with a FestNoz is that if it's successful it continues on until the early hours of the morning.
This was the music that Alan Stivell envisioned for a FestNoz as played on the biniou koz (old bagpipe) and the bombarde (rustic oboe).
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An Avel, a group of 27 young musicians and dancers from Brittany, tour the Highlands from 9 to 15 August to share their culture through a series of FestNoz.
The visit came about through a contact made by the Kiltearn Fèis Rois Fiddlers at the Festival of Comouaille in Quimper, Brittany in 2002.
On the Friday 13 they move back to Evanton’s Jubilee Hall for a dance exchange with the Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail band from 8 to 10pm, followed on the Saturday by a joint concert from 7.30 to 10pm (01349 862600).
The festival season is in full swing and this weekend Brittany comes to Leicester as their 'FestNoz' gets underway.
Without a doubt Steafan Hannigan is one of the folk and roots worlds leading instrumentalists, known for his sublime Uileean pipe playing and numerous appearances with many leading artists, and here with the fantastic Saskia Tomkins and fine Miranda Sykes FestNoz goers are in for a treat.
For more details about 'FestNoz De Montford' visit the Official Website.
Kimberly left the band fairly quickly and we regrouped as a trio with Jim playing the bombarde alongside my bagpipes.
We really did make a “Big Noise.” During our time together we introduced the music and dance of the “FestNoz” or “Night Festival” to California and beyond.
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