Bagad Cap Caval
Bagad Cap Caval is a bagad, Breton pipe bands, located in Bigouden area (whose former name is Cap Caval), created in Plomeur in 1984. He is nicknamed "the dahlias band" because musicians wear on their vests the red orange and yellow flower (colors of the area).
The association has two "bagad school" and a pipe band. World champion in Grade 2 in 2008, the pipe band operates in the first category of the championship taking place in Glasgow.
Bagad Cap Caval accessed to the first class of bagadoù championship in 1995. Since 2002, he is ranked in the top 5 in the first category and becomes champion of Brittany in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
In his musical productions, it performs an opening to other currents, such as jazz and other world music, since the arrival of drummer Dominique Molard and collaboration with the Celtic-Berber group Tayfa. He also worked with other Celtic ensembles, first of all Celtic circle of Pont-l'Abbé, but also a pipe band from Scotland. The group also released a dozen albums.
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History
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Artistic productions
Stage creations
- Hepken (2003, 9 performances)
- Héritage d’une culture (in Festival de Cornouaille, 2 performances)
- Spered (in Festival de Cornouaille)
- Ijin (« Imagine », 2006-2008)
- Ololé (2009-2010)
- Lioù Tan (« Fire colors », 2011-2012)
- Beo (« Living », 2013)
- Tan De'i (« Let's go ! », 2014)
Performance venues
- Germany (1992), Hungary (1995), Canada (Prince Edward Island in 2011)
- United Kingdom: Isle of Man (1991), Wales (Saint-David in 2011)
- Écosse: Piping Live! Festival (Glasgow), Celtic Connections (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall en 2009)
- Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (crossing Roscoff-Cork), William Kennedy Piping Festival (Armagh in 2008)
- Italy: Festival Celtica (Val Veny), Busto Folk (Milan)
- Spain: Gijón (Galicia in 2011)
- France: les Polymusicales (Avignon), les Estivales (La Rochelle), opening 1998 FIFA World Cup (Saint-Denis), Saint Patrick's Day (in Clermont-Ferrand)
- Brittany : Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Festival de Cornouaille (Quimper), Douarnenez, Gourin, Fête des brodeuses (Pont-l’Abbé), Le Quartz (Brest), Festival Yaouank (Rennes)...
Discography
- 1996 : Bagad Cap Caval (Declic Communication/Sony Music)
- 2002 : Brezhoneg 'Raok (Coop Breizh)
- 2004 : Hepken Live (Coop Breizh)
- 2006 : Ijin (DVD, Coop Breizh) with Celtic circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn
- 2008 : Ololé ! (CD/DVD, Coop Breizh)
- 2011 : Lioù Tan (Coop Breizh)
- 2011 : Enregistrement Live en Pays Bigouden with Taÿfa (Coop Breizh)
- 2014 : Beo ! (Coop Breizh)
References
Externals links
- Official website
- Biography, gwerz.com
