Tri Yann () is a French band from

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who play folk rock music drawing on traditional

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folk ballads. The band was founded in 1969 by Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau and Jean-Louis Jossic – all of whom remained members – hence the suggested name of ''Tri Yann an Naoned'' (Breton for "Three Johns of Nantes"), ''Jean'' and ''Yann'' being respectively the French and

versions of the name ''John''. They presented their final concerts in 2022, a celebration of their 50th anniversary as a group, which was delayed by the worldwide corona virus pandemic. In December 2022, co-founder John-Paul Corbineau died following a long struggle with leukemia. As the best known "Celtic" band in France, Tri Yann are one of the longest-standing

Breton music Since the early 1970s, Brittany has experienced a tremendous revival of its folk music. Along with flourishing traditional forms such as the bombard- biniou pair and fest-noz ensembles incorporating other additional instruments, it has also branc ...

groups surviving from the folk rock revival of the 1970s (following the revival of the bagadoù and

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's work). The group are famous for the outlandish costumes worn on stage. Among their best-known songs are ''

La Jument de Michao ''La Jument de Michao'' ("Michao's mare" in French) or ''Le Loup, le Renard et la Belette'' ("The Wolf, the Fox and the Weasel") is a recent (1973) Breton adaptation of two different Western French traditional songs, also found in Brittany, the ori ...

'' (including the chorus "J'entends le loup, le renard et la belette" i.e. "I hear the wolf, the fox and the weasel") and ''Dans les prisons de Nantes'' ("In the prisons of Nantes"). Live performances usually include the Breton national anthem ''

Bro Gozh ma Zadoù "" (Kerneveg ; french: Vieux pays de mes ancêtres; "") is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar lyrics. The Cornish anthem, "Bro Goth Agan Tasow", is ...

'' ("The Land of My Fathers") which has the same tune to the

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. Tri Yann sang the role of Uther Pendragon in Alan Simon's rock opera '' Excalibur,'' as well as

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in Simon's rock opera ''

Anne de Bretagne Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France ...

''.

Members

;Founding members * Jean-Louis Jossic (vocals, bombarde) * Jean Chocun (vocals, mandolin, guitar) * Jean-Paul Corbineau (vocals, acoustic guitar) ;Other present members * Gérard Goron (vocals, drums) 1977– * Jean-Luc Chevalier (electric guitar, bass guitar) 1988– * Konan Mevel ( bagpipes, flutes) 1999– * Fred Bourgeois (vocals, keyboards) 1999– * Christophe Peloil (vocals, violin) 1999– ;Former members * Bernard Baudriller (bass guitar) 1971–1985 * Jérôme Gasmi (drums) 1976–1977 * Christophe Le Helley (flute, medieval instruments, keyboard) 1992–1998 * Christian Vignoles (guitars) 1979–1988 * Bruno Sabathé (keyboard) 1985–1992 * Louis-Marie Séveno (violin, bass guitar) 1986–1999 * Mylène Coue (vocals) 1978 * Bleunwenn Mevel (vocals) 2000–2001 *

Jean-Paul Corbineau Jean-Paul Corbineau (26 August 1948 – 16 December 2022) was a French singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Tri Yann. Biography Corbineau was dedicated to preserving the Breton identity and supported the . In 1966, he perfor ...

(died 2022)

Discography

* 1972: ''

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'' * 1973: ''

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'' * 1974: '' Suite Gallaise'' * 1976: '' La Découverte ou l'Ignorance'' * 1978: ''Urba'' * 1981: '' An Héol a zo Glaz / Le Soleil est Vert'' * 1983: '' Café du Bon Coin'' * 1985: '' Anniverscène'' (live) * 1986: '' Master Série'' (compilation) * 1988: '' Le Vaisseau de Pierre'' * 1990: '' Belle et Rebelle'' * 1993: '' Inventaire 70/93'' (compilation) * 1995: '' Inventaire Vol.2'' (compilation) * 1995: '' Portraits'' * 1996: ''

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'' (Live) * 1997: '' La Veillée du 3ième Millénaire'' (interview) * 1998: '' Trilogie'' (3CD Compilation) * 1998: ''

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'' (live with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire) * 1999: '' L'Essentiel en Concert'' (live compilation) * 2001: ''

Le Pélégrin Le Pélégrin is an album by the group Tri Yann released in January 2001, their first album since ''Portraits A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions a ...

'' * 2001: ''

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'' (live CD & DVD) * 2003: '' Marines'' * 2004: '' La Tradition Symphonique 2'' (live with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire) * 2004: ''Les Racines du Futur'' (CD & DVD compilation) * 2006: ''Talents'' (compilation) * 2006: ''Gold'' (2CD compilation) * 2007: ''Abysses'' * 2011: ''Rummadoù (Générations)'' * 2012: ''Chansons De Marins'' * 2012: ''Le concert des 40 ans'' (live CD & DVD) * 2016: ''La Belle enchantée''

External links

Tri Yann official web site
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