37th Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Founded In Lorient in 1971, the Interceltique Festival is the world’s largest annual gathering of Celtic men and women active in the creative arts. Each year, in early August, 4500 Artists come together in the Breton harbour town of Lorient.

They come from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, The Isle of Man, Cornwall, Asturias, Galicia and Brittany as well as the world over. It is a great annual showcase of Celtic Traditions and Customs – many quite ancestral, and at the same time a celebration of what it means to be Celtic today and for the future. Traditional, classical, folk, jazz, or rock musicians, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors, film makers, writers and lecturers all display their talents in the streets or under the marquees, for a fantastic gathering of 4500 to the delight of over 600,000 spectators. The Lorient Celtic Festival has been discovering talent for 37 years. Many of today’s world renowned artists began their career in Lorient. This CD is a showcase of the wide range of talent present at this 37th annual gathering of performers and enthusiasts of the Celtic expressions, including of the headline artists. This year Scotland is the “Guest Of Honor” at the Interceltic Festival.