voc, cl, *1955 FR
Singer of Folk and World
Érik Marchand (born 1955) is a Breton traditional singer and player of the treujenn-gaol (Breton clarinet). Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton origin, hailing from Quelneuc, Brittany.Influenced by the music of Manuel Kerjean, Marchand moved to his family's homeland and studied traditional music and the Breton language. He became deeply involved with traditional Breton singing, including the gwerz, a traditional lament. In the 1980s he helped form a traditional music group called Gwerz which released three albums. In the 1980s Marchand also began to collaborate with oudist Thierry Robin, producing a fusion of Celtic and Arabic motifs influenced by jazz.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Pobl' B'ar Machin[e] | Kreiz Breizh Akademi, Erik Marchand | 2017 | Album |
5ed Round | Erik Marchand, Kreiz Breizh Akademi | 2015 | Album |
Ukronia | Erik Marchand | 2012 | Album |
Elektridal | Erik Marchand Présente Kreiz Breizh Akademi | 2011 | Album |
Izhpenn 12 | Erik Marchand Présente Kreiz Breizh Akademi | 2010 | Album |
Unu Daou Tri Chtar | Erik Marchand, Constantin Olan, Jacky Molard, Viorel Tajkuna | 2006 | Album |
Pruna | Erik Marchand Et Les Balkaniks | 2004 | Album |
Before Bach | Erik Marchand Vs Rodolphe Burger, Mehdi Haddab & Meteor Band | 2004 | Album |
Kan | Erik Marchand | 2001 | Album |
Dor | Erik Marchand | 1998 | Album |
Condaghes | Paolo Fresu, Jacques Pellen, Erik Marchand | 1998 | Album |
Sag An Tan Ell | Erik Marchand | 1994 | Album |
Chants Du Centre-Bretagne "An Heñchoú Treuz" | Erik Marchand Et Thierry Robin | 1990 | Album |
Chants A Répondre De Haute Bretagne | Gilbert Bourdin / Erik Marchand / Christian Dautel | 1988 | Album |
Erik Marchand Trio Folk |