A little background info...
There are 2 types of Breton parties; Fest Noz (Night Festival) and Fest Deiz (Day Festival). The idea behind it, is that the whole community gathers together in order to stomp down the earth floor in new buildings. Musicians helped give the group a beat to follow and set dance patterns developed. The dances are usually lines of people or circles and they just keep going and going.
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So we got there at 9:30 or so and didn't leave until 3 in the morning. I've never seen so many middle-aged people and older (there were a few grandparents) rocking out till that early in the morning. My host mother was going strong all night long.
There were 5 different groups that played that night. The varied from very traditional, where there were 2 women singing, to a crazy mix of techno and Celtic. If you go to http://www.deezer.com/ and type in "fest noz", you can get an idea of what we were dancing to.
Also, being a true Breton event, there was no lack of hard cider, beer or crêpes. All were delicious. :)
Ciao et bises! (Unfortunately, the pictures I took at the Fest Noz didn't come out well, so here are some web stand-ins.)
Ciao et bises! (Unfortunately, the pictures I took at the Fest Noz didn't come out well, so here are some web stand-ins.)
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