The best known musician from the

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region of

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is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and

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; he plays the ''chabreta'', or Limousin

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. Along with him and other pipers, the region is known for

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's distinct

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tradition as well as the

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. The

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is also popular

List of performers

* Guy Bertrand * François Breugnot, violin * Jean Pierre Champeval, violin *

Valentin Clastrier French musician Valentin Clastrier (born 1947) is one of the few performers in the world specializing in contemporary music for the hurdy-gurdy; before Clastrier, the instrument was used primarily in the performance of European Medieval and folk mus ...

, hurdy-gurdy * Jean-Marc Delaunay, violin * Olivier Durif, violin * Françoise Etay, violin * Pierre Imbert *

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, violin, hurdy-gurdy * Myriam Lameyre, bagpipes * Pascal Lefeuvre, bagpipes * Christian Oller * Dominique Regef, hurdy-gurdy * Trio Violon, violin * Jean-François Vrod, violin

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