Tri Yann is a Breton band from Nantes who play folk rock music drawing
on traditional Breton folk ballads.The band was founded in 1969 by
Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau and Jean-Louis Jossic â€" all of whom
remain members â€" hence the suggested name of Tri Yann an Naoned
(Breton for "Three Johns of Nantes"), Jean and Yann being respectively
the French and Breton versions of the name John.As the best known
"Celtic" band in France, Tri Yann are one of the longest-standing
Breton music groups surviving from the folk rock revival of the 1970s
(following the revival of the bagadoù and Alan Stivell's work). The
group are famous for the outlandish costumes worn on stage.
on traditional Breton folk ballads.The band was founded in 1969 by
Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau and Jean-Louis Jossic â€" all of whom
remain members â€" hence the suggested name of Tri Yann an Naoned
(Breton for "Three Johns of Nantes"), Jean and Yann being respectively
the French and Breton versions of the name John.As the best known
"Celtic" band in France, Tri Yann are one of the longest-standing
Breton music groups surviving from the folk rock revival of the 1970s
(following the revival of the bagadoù and Alan Stivell's work). The
group are famous for the outlandish costumes worn on stage.
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