Presentation of this edition
For this 35th edition, the organizers have decided to honour the cultural heritage of Berry and have chose Mic Baudimant as the associate performer, an ardent defender of the arts and traditions of Berry. President of the Thiaulins de Lignères (association of traditional music and dance of Cher), Vice-President of the Association Française de l’Ane Grand Noir du Berry, Vice-President of l’Union for the Ressources Génétiques du Berry, members of the association “on the steps of the Maitres Sonneurs”, Mic Baudimant is also a storyteller, piper, “brioleux” (someone who sings songs to oxen while ploughing), singer and graduate of the first competition of the festival in 1976. The associate performer of 2010 will bring a "flavour" of Berry to this festival through “briolage” (singing to oxen while ploughing), emphasizing the path of the Maîtres Sonneurs and the promotion of young musicians of the region. The year of 2010 celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), pianist and composer who stayed for seven summers in Nohant with George Sand. This gathering will pay tribute to him as in Poland, his native country. During the 4 days, the festival will welcome, as normal, the makers area and its 130 instrument makers, offering a program of music and traditional dances of the different regions of France and elsewhere, as well as offering other activities for young and old, a walk which will have the theme of “Chopin and Berry”, dance workshops, an open stage …
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