KEVIN CAMUS & YANN GOURVIL

They are Kevin Camus on uilleann pipes and Yann Gourvil on guitar. Kevin, who started out playing Breton music, joined the band Boxty in the early 2000s, before going on to accompany singers such as Gwennyn and Nolwenn Leroy, and playing alongside a number of big-name artists. As for Yann, after getting his start in rock in his teens, he learnt the fiddle and guitar at the age of 20. He plays in various bands, including Nepell, a Welsh and Celtic music duo.

Both passionate about the Irish music they have heard since their early childhood, both in Brittany and in Ireland, they have created a duo that takes us to the heart of the Emerald Isle, multiplying sessions, concerts and tours, like the one they did in Ireland in the summer of 2023.
They claim to be influenced by the great bands of the 70s and 80s (Planxty, Bothy Band), then by Lúnasa, Solas and Flook.
Now they have finally brought their duo to fruition with a debut album simply entitled Irish Duo. Their music is both traditional, faithful to their early influences, and highly contemporary.

There are ten tracks, some of them well-known, some of them standards: Paddy's Trip to Scotland, Cuckoo's Nest, May Morning Dew.
Reels, hornpipes, hop jigs and slow air follow one another with equal pleasure. Yann, with his warm, expressive voice, sings five songs, including the famous The Star of the County Down, renamed The nut-brown haired lass for the occasion or McBride's. The album concludes with a set of Asturian music, including El Garrotin, composed by piper José Ángel Hevia.
The whole album delivers dynamic, energetic music that has nothing to envy of that of authentic Irish bands. More than once you'll find yourself tapping your feet to the beat of these two virtuosos. Finally, the only criticism that can be made of this album is that it lasts only 44 minutes.

Autoproduit  boxtykevin@wanadoo.fr et gourvil.yann@gmail.com