_{Philippe Cousin}

Since he left the band Altan, the accordion player Dermot Byrne has not been inactive. Let us quote the excellent album he had made with harpist Florian Blancke in 2012.

_{Philippe Cousin}

There are countless farewell albums by Runrig, a Scottish folk rock band that like the Tri Yann for Brittany, will have had a lasting impact on its time. But it seems that this time it is their very last performance.

_{Philippe Cousin}

Since 2004, Erik Marchand has initiated a professional music training programme for young Breton musicians, under the name of Kreiz Breizh Akademi, with the aim of promoting popular cultures of oral tradition and modal music.

_{Philippe Cousin}

Celtic music has long since spread throughout Europe and the world. And Irish music is played in areas where it is least expected.