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Youenn Gwernig
Youenn Gwernig (10 May 1925 – 29 August 2006; born in Scaër, Douarnenez) was a Breton-American poet, writer and singer. He was a painter, sculptor and a TV presenter on the French channel France 3. He was born in 1925 in the town of Scaër (Brittany). He moved to the United States in the late 1950s and became an American citizen. He returned to Brittany in the late 60s. Influenced by traditional Breton culture, American pop culture and the Beat Generation he knew through his friendship with Jack Kerouac, he wrote poetry and songs in Breton and English. Life He was born in 1925, into a traditional Breton family, in Scaër. He first worked as a wood sculptor. In the early 1950s he met the Breton poet and singer Glenmor, with whom he set a music band called Breizh a gan ("Brittany sings" in Breton language) which was the first cultural Breton band after World War II. This band set an operetta called ''Genovefa'' ("Genevieve" in Breton). He went to the US in 1957 because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaër
Scaër (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French ''Scaërois''. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and declined to 5,295 in 2019. This represents a 32.4% decrease in total population since the peak census figure. Geography Scaër, encompassing 11,758 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Finistère and the third in Brittany. Scaër is located east of Quimper and northwest of Lorient. Historically, Scaër belongs to Cornouaille. Neighbouring communes Scaër is border by Guiscriff to the east, by Leuhan and Roudouallec to the north, by Tourc'h to the west and by Rosporden and Bannalec to the south. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 20 March 2007. In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolwenn Korbell
Nolwenn Korbell (; born 3 February 1968 in Quimper, Finistère), is a French Breton singer-songwriter. Best known for her songs in Breton, with her musicians or in a duet with guitarist Soïg Sibéril, she released four albums, regularly performs in concerts, and also keeps acting in plays and films. Biography Nolwenn Korbell spent her childhood in Douarnenez with her younger brother and her parents, gwerz singer Andrea Ar Gouilh and Hervé Corbel, also a Breton music amateur. All four of them spoke Breton in their daily life, and Nolwenn learnt French at school. She followed her mother during her tours in the Celtic nations, where she heard Welsh, Irish and Scottish people sing in their respective languages. She began taking theatre classes in her teens. At 16, she played in sketches during the ', a pastiche of the César Awards ceremony. Youenn Gwernig, the head of Breton language programs of France 3 Ouest, noticed her. In 1984, France 3 bought the rights of a Welsh c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Poets
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American People Of Breton Descent
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People From Finistère
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2006 Deaths
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Poets From Brittany
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Writers From Brittany
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1925 Births
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