Biography
KANOUR NOZ, “night singer” in Breton, was the nickname given by the inhabitants of Kerroc’h, a small port near Ploemeur in Brittany, to a fisherman who used to sing at night as he went out to sea. Élodie Jaffré discovered that this man, Louis Le Hirez (1907-1983), was her great-greatuncle. She wanted to create a show around this character, his life and his expression. Accompanied by Awena Lucas and Yann Le Bozec, Elodie uses her voice to imagine in a night out at sea in a contemporary way and develops a universe around him, alone on his boat in the middle of the ocean, with his voice.
From poullenn* to poullenn, the music invites itself into the ebb and flow of his memory.
(*Poullenn: Fishing spot)
The album Kanour Noz, released in November 2022, received the first prize of the record sung in Breton language at the Prizioù 2023.
Production: SELAOU
Coproduction: AMZER NEVEZ, LE NOUVEAU PAVILLON, FESTIVAL DE CORNOUAILLE
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In the press
Lineup
- Elodie Jaffré : vocals
- Awena Lucas : Celtic harp
- Yann Le Bozec : Doubl Bass
Stage references
Scena Na Pietzre à Poznan en Pologne, Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Festival de Cornouaille à Quimper, Festival Fisel de Rostrenen, Festival de harpe de Dinan, Festival Les Zef et Mer 2022 (Plérin, Rennes, Nantes & Guer), Centre Amzer Nevez à Ploemeur, Fête du chant à Bovel, le Nouveau Pavillon, Festival Un Automne Autrement, la Pomme d’Orange à Peillac, Festival Taol Kurun…
