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Brittany’s leading pipe band, renowned for their innovative large-scale productions, Bagad Kemper have amazed and delighted Celtic Connections audiences on each of their regular visits since 1994.

Building on their memorable encounter with the legendary South Uist piper Fred Morrison at Celtic Connections 2005, their latest extravaganza, D’Ecosse En Cornouaille (From Scotland To Brittany), receives its international première tonight.

At once an exploration and a celebration of the many links between Breton and Scottish music, the show features some 80 musicians in arrangements of traditional and contemporary material from both countries, led by Morrison’s famously fiery, thrillingly adventurous piping, alongside Gaelic singing star Julie Fowlis. Bagad Kemper’s massed binioux, bombardes and bagpipes square up to the 40-strong Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band, accompanied by Brittany’s Bernard Le Dréau (saxophones) and Erwan Volant (guitars/bass).

Tickets:  £18, £16