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Created in Nantes in 1971, Breton group Tri Yann continued to become perhaps one of the most important folk-rock rings to emerge from France. Founded with the trio of Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau, and Jean-Louis Jossic, the band’s name actually means “Three Johns.” The group’s early years had been largely …

The French exact carbon copy of Slot Isaac’s Fisherman’s Close friends, Les Marins d’Iroise certainly are a 31-piece vocal troupe from Brest in charge of bringing traditional ocean shanties and nautical folk tunes back to their homeland’s graphs. Formed in the Brest Maritime Event in 1992, the choir (which just …