East-Brittany band Planchée, well established in the folk and fest-noz circuit, are coming to the UK for the first time this autumn, celebrating the release of their second studio album. Firmly rooted in sung circle-dance traditions, and the « avant-deux » 2-couple dance repertoire as well as the fiddle and melodeon traditions of the Gallo area, the trio swings a unique sound around Manu Bouthillier (fiddle, vocals), Dylan James (double-bass, vocals) and Yannick Laridon (accordions) smoothly answering with inventiveness and groove.

They were invited on this tour by experienced melodeon-player and singer Mike James, a Welsh-ex-Londoner who established himself in Brittany over 40 years ago as a pillar of Breton dance music in France and abroad.
This shared bill is a unique chance to discover two generations of traditional playing from Eastern Brittany ! Who knows, they might also rest you with a ballad or two : Mike & Dylan are releasing their first album as a duo : «Dyma », based on music from the British Isles – while Manu & Dylan can give a taste of their duo « L’abrasive »…

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