The Association Sonneurs de Veuzes (french: "Association of Veuze agpipePlayers") was formed in

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in 1976 for players of the

veuze The ''veuze'' is a Breton bagpipe found traditionally in southeastern Brittany and in the northern part of the Vendée, particularly around Nantes, the Guérande peninsula, and Basse-Vilaine. The veuze has been mentioned in writing dating to th ...

, a traditional bagpipe of

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and Nantes. The society promotes the knowledge of playing and the history of the instrument. Its founders included Roland Le Moigne, and it was later led by Thierry Moreau.

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*—{{official website, http://sonneursdeveuze.free.fr/ Bagpipe societies Breton music Music organizations based in France Arts organizations established in 1976 1976 establishments in France