Annie Ebrel

Annie Ebrel (born 1969) is a traditional Breton singer of traditional Kan ha diskan (dance songs) and Gwerz (ballads).

Background

Annie Ebrel was born in 1969 in the village of Lohuec, near Callac, Côtes-d'Armor department, part of the historic region of Cornouaille, Brittany, France, to a family of farmers.

Career

In 1983, Ebrel began learning her craft with Yannick Larvor as well as singers (Marcel Le Guilloux) and .. In 1996, she began performing with Italian double-bassist Riccardo Del Fra. Most often, Ebrel performs with other artists, both singers in a cappella and musicians. However, in 1995, Ebrel released her first solo album Tre ho ti ma hini and in 2004 created the solo show Une Voice Bretonne (A Breton Voice).

In 2012, Ebrel performed with the Annie Ebrel Quartet including Pierrick Hardy, Olivier Ker Ourio, and Bijan Chemirani.

In 2013, Ebrel celebrated her career of three decades with a performance in Saint-Nicodème, resulting in an album 30 ans de chant.

Ebrel continues to perform, mostly in Brittany, France, Celtic areas like Scotland, as well as Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Canada, and the USA.

Ebrel is the subject of "Annie Ebrel, ou «une chanteuse traditionnelle bretonne»?" by François Picard of the Sorbonne University.

Works

Albums (solo) 1995 : Chants en breton, (Coop Breizh) 1996 : Tre ho ti ha ma hini, (Coop Breizh) 1996 : Dibenn (An Naër Production) 1998 : Voulouz loar... Velluto di luna (Coop Breizh) 2013 : 30 ans de chant 2021 : Lellig (Coop Breizh)

Albums (Annie Ebrel Quartet) 2008 : Roudennoù (Coop Breizh)

Albums (collaborations) Christian Duro Soner Fisel 1989 : Sources du Barzaz Breiz aujourd'hui 1993 : Voix de Bretagne (France 3, Le Quartz Brest) 1994 : Quand les bretons passent à table Just a Traveller with Youenn Gwernig 1995 : Kleg Live 1997 : Kan Ha Diskan with Yann-Fañch Kemener (Coop Breizh) 1998 : Voulouz Loar/Velluto di luna, gant Riccardo Del Fra (Coop Breizh) 2000 : Er roue Stevan (gant Roland Becker) 2003 : Ephemera (gant Jacques Pellen) 2004 : Un devezh ba kerch Morvan (gant Marcel Le Guilloux) (Coop Breizh) 2012 : Tost ha pell with Lots Join (Coop Breizh) Teir with Nolùen Le Buhé and Marthe Vassallo (Coop Breizh) 2018 : Paotred with Nolùen Le Buhé and Marthe Vassallo (Coop Breizh)