Georges Cadoudal (musician) explained

Georges Cadoudal
Birth Date:6 July 1929
Birth Place:Magoar, France
Death Place:Carhaix-Plouguer, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Musician

Georges Cadoudal (6 July 1929 – 13 June 2021) was a French sonneur and musician.[1] [2] Alongside, he formed a group of sonneurs dedicated to the revival of Breton music after World War II. A founding member of, he was its from 1953 to 1964.

Biography

Cadoudal was born into a family of musicians in Magoar.[3] He played the bombard alongside his father,[4] who was a talabarder during the turmoil of World War II.[5]

In 1946, Cadoudal founded Kevrenn Rostrenn, one of the first bagads. It was composed of two binioù bras, a few bombards, and a clarinet.[5] In 1948, the bagad took part in the in Sarzeau. Following this event, Cadoudal was able to broaden his repertoire and improve his bombard technique.[4] The following year, he participated in the creation of a Celtic circle in Bourbriac.[5]

In the early 1950s, Cadoudal met Rivoallan and the two began a period of close collaboration. Cadoudal taught Rivoallan how to play the bombard and they participated in a Fest Noz, leading to the creation of the Bagad Bourbriac in 1953.[6] In 1958, 1959, and 1960, the two won the .[5] During collection sessions, the two met Marie-Josèphe Bertrand and the Frères Morvan in 1958.[4] Following Rivoallan's accidental death in 1961,[7] Cadoudal won that year's Bagadoù National Championship alongside Daniel Philippe.[8]

In 1966, Cadoudal created the competition in Rostrenen. In 1994, he created the group Re an Are.[3] He settled down and became a sheep breeder in Brennilis, but continued to follow the Breton musical scene closely. He also advocated for peasant agriculture and fought against environmental struggles, founding the Association Bevañ e Menez Are.[9] Locally, he fought to preserve the and appeared in the 2012 film .[5]

Alan Stivell claimed "to have been marked by the influence of Etienne Rivoallan and Georges Cadoudal".[10] In August 2018, Stivell awarded Cadoudal the collar of the Order of the Ermine.[11]

Georges Cadoudal died in Carhaix-Plouguer on 13 June 2021 at the age of 91.[12]

Discography

With Étienne Rivoallan

Participations

Singles

Notes and References

  1. News: 16 June 2019. Re An Are. Georges Cadoudal fêtera ses 90 ans le 6 juillet à Brennilis. French. Le Télégramme. Brennilis. 23 June 2021.
  2. News: Ventouillac. Jean. 14 June 2021. Figure de la musique bretonne, Georges Cadoudal, le sonneur des monts d’Arrée, a tiré sa révérence. French. Ouest-France. Carhaix-Plouguer. 23 June 2021.
  3. News: 7 November 2014. Taol Kalon : Georges Cadoudal va être mis à l'honneur. French. Ouest-France. Châteauneuf-du-Faou. 23 June 2021.
  4. News: 3 July 2009. Georges Cadoudal, le sonneur aux mille métiers. French. Brest Maville. 23 June 2021.
  5. Book: Jigourel, Thierry. 2011. Georges Cadoudal, un autre général des binious. French. Éditions CPE.
  6. News: Hazera. Hélène. 28 August 1999. Marcel Guillou, le relais breton. Cultivateur retraité, il a appris les chants anciens aux nouvelles générations. Festival Fisel. A Rostrenen (Côtes de'Armor) samedi à midi, apéro musical. A 17 heures, fest-noz. Dimanche à 10 heures, épreuve marche et mélodie du concours de sonneurs. A 13 h 30, concours de kan han diskan, de sonneurs et de danse. Tél. 02 96 24 56 12.. French. Libération. 23 June 2021.
  7. News: 15 January 2011. tienne Rivoallan. L'hommage de tout Bourbriac. French. Le Télégramme. Guingamp. 23 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Palmares Championnat des Bagadoù. 13 November 2014. Sonerion. French.
  9. News: Gouerou. Christian. 6 August 2018. La cérémonie du collier de l’Hermine, samedi à Lorient. French. Ouest-France. Brittany. 23 June 2021.
  10. News: Goyet. Angélique. 11 January 2011. Fest-deiz en mémoire d'Etienne Rivoallan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004081353/https://www.ouest-france.fr/fest-deiz-en-memoire-detienne-rivoallan-164551#selection-2317.1-2317.41. 4 October 2019. French. Ouest-France. 23 June 2021.
  11. News: Argouarch. Philippe. 12 August 2018. Jorj Cadoudal reçoit le collier de l'Hermine. French. Agence Bretagne Presse. 23 June 2021.
  12. News: 17 June 2021. Bourbriac : Georges Cadoudal a rejoint son compère Étienne Rivoallan au paradis des sonneurs. French. Actu.fr. Bourbriac. 23 June 2021.

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