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HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY VIEILLES CHARRUES!
CONGRATS CHRISTIAN TROADEC & JEROME TREHOREL!
LIVE FROM CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK, N.Y.
OCTOBER 1, 2016
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW EVERYONE!
http://www.vcny16.org/
The Avener at VCNY16
Biggest French Music Festival To Hit New York City In October
French music festival Vieilles Charrues will come to New York City on October 1 for its 25th anniversary. The event will take place at Central Park SummerStage, featuring performances by The Avener, Matthieu Chedid, The Celtic Social Club and Krismenn & Alem.
The festival has its roots in Brittany, France, in 1992. In an attempt to help revive Brittany’s economy, the festival began as a small village fair that drew around 500 people and included music acts and local outdoor games.
(Photo: Vieilles Charrues via Wikimedia)
Now, Vieilles Charrues stands as a major European music festival that’s attracted 278,000 attendees this year, a lineup of over 50 artists, and more than 6,000 volunteers who help make it possible. Past performers include Bruce Springsteen or James Brown, but also Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg and Justice.
The New York lineup will consist of emerging French and American bands. This will be the first time a major European music festival will hit the stage outside of their mother country.
Konbini is an official Vieilles Charrues partner, so be sure to check our site to keep up with all the latest updates!
More information is available at vcny16.org. And you can buy your tickets here.
http://www.konbini.com/us/entertainment/biggest-french-music-festival-new-york-city-october/
http://bzh-ny.org/news/the-avener-at-vcny16/
New York is an international city, where cultures from around the world meet and combine. This fall, a great way to see that cultural diffusion firsthand is coming to Central Park for Vieilles Charrues New York, the American spin-off of one of France’s most popular festivals. More than just French culture though, Vielles Charrues celebrates the rich history of Brittany, a northwestern region with Celtic roots, a proud culture, and a linguistic tradition all its own. While you’re in New York City getting to see the Breton side of things, you’ll want to live like a local in a furnished apartment, and maybe get to know some other people from around the globe in your neighborhood!
1. Vieilles Charrues: 25 Years
It takes time to build up a reputation as one of the premier music festivals in a country as large as France – 25 years in fact. That’s how long it’s been since the first Vieilles Charrues, back in 1992 in Landelau, a town in central Brittany. The area is mainly known for its sleepy dairy farms and mystical old-growth forests, but in the center of Brittany, where there was a tradition of immigration to the US, you can find a curiosity. Pictured above is a replica of New York’s famous Statue of Liberty, itself a gift from France, located in Gourin, near the regional hub of Carhaix and the Vieilles Charrues hometown of Landelau.
The festival, like the majestic statue, was meant to be a beacon for different cultures. Its original goal was to combine a variety of genres – not just the Celtic folk music Brittany is famous for – and to bring the public together to appreciate a shared passion for music. On top of longtime favorites from the surrounding area, Vieilles Charrues has played host to French-language music stars Jean-Louis Aubert, Johnny Hallyday and Stromae; international sensations David Bowie, Johnny Clegg, Iggy Pop and Elton John; and genre-spanning American acts like ZZ Top, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez. The event is now recognized as the largest music festival in France, with nearly a quarter million participants each year.
Now, to honor the 25th iteration of the festival, the Vieilles Charrues organizers have decided to bring the party to New York! Combining the outdoor music tradition of Central Park’s SummerStage series with French savoir-faire and Breton cultural pride, this is an event you won’t want to miss. In a collaboration with BZH, the Breton cultural association of New York, and other French and American partners, Vieilles Charrues is coming to New York in October.
2. Les Vieilles Charrues in New York
In order to bring such a large-scale, much-loved festival to the hot New York market, Les Vieilles Charrues had to seek out the right partners. The most important of those is BZH NY, certified nonprofit seeking to promote and educate the public on Breton culture. By hosting events that bring attention to the unique history, language, and cultural traditions of the region, as well as its expat community in New York, BZH New York bridges the cultural divide across the Atlantic.
One of the largest events the organization has ever hosted is the upcoming Vieilles Charrues festival, which will take place on October 1 in the heart of Central Park. One look at the Vieilles Charrues trailer will have you excited, but make sure you reserve your tickets now – the space holds 5,000 but sales are going fast and there’s lots of buzz. VCNY has prepared a special line-up for its New York debut, featuring top artists like:
- M (Mathieu Chedid), child of famed French rocker Louis Chedid, a talented composer in his own right who adapts different rock styles to his French fans’ tastes
- The Celtic Social Club, a rock group that draws on traditional Celtic music from Brittany and Scotland for a unique fusion sound
- The Avener, a French deep house and electro artist, part of a rich tradition of French electronic music shaping the global music scene
- Krismenn et Alem, a powerhouse duo known for their innovative blending of Breton Celtic music and hip-hop, New York’s own creation
Best of all, Vieilles Charrues, like many long-running music festivals, is known for unique surprises. You never know who will show up, especially in a place like New York!
3. Why New York Habitat and Les Vieilles Charrues?
What a dream come true for Marie-Reine Jézéquel! Member of BZH and president of New York Habitat, a real estate agency based in New York, Marie is eager to welcome her friends from Les Vieilles Charrues to the city.
New York Habitat has, for almost as long as Les Vieilles Charrues has been hosting events, offered a way for short-term visitors to New York to live like a local, no matter how long they’re staying, by arranging stays in quality furnished apartments. To promote French and Breton culture in New York, New York Habitat is offering discounts on agency fees for festivalgoers who share a passion for French culture, music, and the city of New York. All you need to do is show proof of purchase for a festival ticket. There’s also an online contest on our Facebook and Twitter for two free festival tickets, but be sure to enter before Labor Day! On top of that, companies or groups of friends can get 1 free ticket after purchasing ten tickets.
More: http://www.nyhabitat.com/blog/2016/08/24/experience-brittany-vieilles-charrues-new-york-2016/
The Avener rejoint la programmation des Vieilles Charrues à New-York
L’annonce a été officialisée ce week-end, The Avener rejoint la programmation des Vieilles Charrues à New-York le 1er Octobre 2016.
Il y a deux mois à peine, nous vous annoncions que le célèbre festival breton, Les Vieilles Charrues, organisait une très belle soirée d’anniversaire pour ses 25 ans d’existence à New-York le 1er Octobre prochain.
Au delà du lieu (au beau milieu de Central Park le 1er Octobre prochain dans un espace pouvant accueillir 5 000 personnes), la programmation de cette soirée évènement avec Matthieu Chedid – M -, The Celtic Social Club et Krismenn & Alem se renforce avec l’arrivée de The Avener, offrant ainsi une très belle soirée française au coeur de la mégalopole américaine. Cet ajout a été officialisé durant la 25ème édition des Vieilles Charrues ce week-end par les organisateurs du festival et confirmé via ce tweet :
Plus d’informations sur le site officiel de l’évènement : vcny16.org. Si vous souhaitez vous y rendre, Kengo.bzh vous permet de gagner un voyage pour deux pour assister aux Vieilles Charrues à New-York ! Suivez le lien
http://elpedro.fr/2016/07/17/the-avener-rejoint-programmation-vieilles-charrues-a-new-york/
http://www.vieillescharrues.asso.fr/2016/
Statue de la liberté
Une réplique de la statue de la liberté, témoignage de l’exode des gourinois vers le continent américain.
À la fin du XIXe siècle et au début du XXème, Gourin a connu une très forte émigration vers l’Amérique du Nord. Beaucoup des Bretons vivants actuellement aux États-Unis sont originaires de la région de Gourin.
L’émigration vers l’Amérique des Gourinois.
Dès 1928, on dénombre environ 3000 habitants de Gourin à New York, 400 d’entre eux étant directement employés par Michelin (créée en 1901 au sud de New-York à Miltown et qui recrutait de façon privilégiée des Bretons).
Il y eut une seconde vague d’émigration depuis les cantons de Gourin et Roudouallec dans les années 1950 suite à la visite du consul canadien.
Entre les seules années 1946 et 1955, 747 émigrants quittent Gourin (13,4{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6} de la population) dont une large part vers les États-Unis.
Trois agences “Compagnies Générales Transatlantiques” ont d’ailleurs à l’époque leur siège à Gourin et Roudouallec pour organiser les flux à destination des États-Unis.
Gourin, capitale de l’émigration bretonne en Amérique du Nord.
Aujourd’hui, on avance le chiffre de 6000 à 7000 Bretons du Centre Bretagne installés aux États-Unis.
Cette réplique a été offerte à Bretagne TransAmérica en 1990 par Air France, pour remercier les nombreux émigrants ayant fait le voyage outre-Atlantique avec le bureau d’Air France installé à ROUDOUALLEC jusqu’en 1985.
La Statue de la Liberté est devenue le symbole de l’immigration. Elle symbolise le passage des émigrants qui arrivent d’Europe par bateau en Amérique.
Le diadème de la statue, avec ses 7 rayons de lumière, représentant les continents est orné de 25 fenêtres, qui offrent une vue exceptionnelle sur New York.
Souvenez-vous : c’est le 28 octobre 1886 que New York inaugure sa statue de la Liberté (du sculpteur alsacien Frédéric Auguste BARTHOLDI) offerte par les Français.
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