Philippe And Stéphane are our sound ingeneers. Tuning the 10 musicians of the groupe is fairly easy for them !!

Philippe, Patrick anf Francois play diatonic arcordion. In spite of its size, smaller than an chromatic accordion it is not a toy, nor a study accordion for children. This accordion was invented around 1830 in Austria or Germany. Each button can play two notes depending if the musicien pushes or pulls on the bellows. This manner of playing make dances like polkas, waltzes,... more dynamic. This kind of accordion is used all around the word due to emigrants. Sailors and fishermen used it in theirs famous shanty songs because of its small size. The instrument nearly disappeared after Second World War, but come back into popularity in around 1970 and has never stopped since then.

Jean Christophe plays the "Béchonnet" bagpipe. First invented in the southern Auvergne region, it was improved by its creator, Mr Béchonnet, during the 19th century. It is quite similar to Central France bagpipes which date from the 14th century. The "Béchonnet" bagpipe is equiped with an additional drone and instead of blowing with the mouth, the musician uses bellows tied to his arm. The bagpipe used by JeanChristophe is tuned in G and C and was built by Mr Dubois in 1986.

Joëlle plays Hurdy Gurdy. This instrument was created during the 10th century in Europe. In normandy, it was used until 1918. A wheel rubs the string in the manner of a violin bow. The melody is played with the left hand on a keyboard. The rythm comes from the right hand turning the handle. The instrument is tuned in G and C and was built by Mr Grandchamps in 1986.

Jacques plays the clarinet

Doudou (Edouard nickname) is our percusionist : Bohdran, triangle, spons, and other strange instruments.

Edwidge plays violin

Philippe plays rythmic guitar, tin whistle and low whistle. We use whistles in D (Tin and Low) and C (tin).