The Association Sonneurs de Veuzes (french: "Association of Veuze
agpipePlayers") was formed in
Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
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
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
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.
References
External links
*—{{official website, http://sonneursdeveuze.free.fr/
Bagpipe societies
Breton music
Music organizations based in France
Arts organizations established in 1976
1976 establishments in France