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With his new album, Gérard DELAHAYE launches.... "A Bottle to the Earth"... Three influences intersect and resonate: French song, Breton and Celtic music, but also... rock and pop. The guitar remains at the forefront, and renowned Breton musicians are by his side.
The poet Denis Heudré and the photographer Pascal Clérivet combine their talents to celebrate light, in a beautiful work published by the "les Bonnes feuilles" editions.
The Koun Breizh association presented its endowment fund "Glad – Heritage of Brittany" on Saturday, November 7, at Ti ar Vro in Vannes. Its president, Yvon Ollivier, aims to mobilize donations, bequests, and corporate sponsorship to support the heritage, culture, and languages of Brittany, across the five departments.
How to find a medieval document when you only know the name of a city or a signatory? Bretaigne DAO opens its research notebook. Two manuscripts preserved in Rennes serve as a starting point. In Nantes, a reference to the second treaty of Guérande provides an initial lead to verify.
Gathered in an annual meeting on Saturday, October 17, at Ti ar Vro (Guingamp), the Institute of Breton and European Documentation (IDBE) reviewed a fruitful year in 2026 and unveiled its ambitions for 2027. In light of the necessary investments to modernize its digital tools, the association is making an urgent appeal for membership and donations to ensure the free access to its documentary resources.
A cyberattack against Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, headquartered near Brest, is reported to have diverted around 118 million euros. The banking group acknowledges that the hackers accessed the platform of an external service provider. This incident raises questions about the security of IT outsourcing, well beyond the banking sector.
Gathered on October 23 and 24, 2026, in Chur, Switzerland, for the 10th Forum of European Minority Regions organized by FUEN, representatives of linguistic minorities, researchers, and technology companies presented the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence to preserve and develop their languages. From Romansh to Irish, including Ladin, initiatives are multiplying. Experiences that could also inspire the digital future of Breton.
In "The Other Memory of Chateaubriand," Carole Naulleau imagines a meeting between a reader from 2025 and the viscount. Their conversation takes him back to his Breton childhood.
36th edition of the "Jazz à l'Ouest" festival
The article published in Ouest-france about the de-Bretonization of the Coat-Edern school allowed the mayor of Plouzane, Yves Du Buit, to avoid answering our legitimate questions and to caricature us by calling us "nationalists." This warranted a response from us. Above all, this example once again demonstrates the disinterest of certain elected officials in our Breton heritage.
Excavations conducted at Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon, in Ille-et-Vilaine, reveal the organization of a vast Gallic settlement covering 125 hectares. This discovery adds to an already considerable collection of remnants of Gallic civilization in Brittany, from Paule to Yaudet, including Huelgoat and Tronoën. It also invites a reconsideration of the claims made by archaeologist Yannick Lecerf, who stated that the Celts never came to Brittany.
Late on Monday, October 26, 2026, the Corsican nationalist representatives left the Senate and announced their withdrawal from the negotiation process regarding the island's autonomy. The reason: the adopted amendments that call into question several essential elements: a distinct community, resident status, or the recognition of the Corsican language.
A survey by Ifop published on October 22, 2026, reveals that 56% of residents in the five Breton departments support the attachment of Loire-Atlantique to the Brittany region, compared to 44% in 2012. Support reaches 62% in Loire-Atlantique and 52% in the other four departments. Conducted for Regions and Solidarity Peoples (R&PS), the survey also shows a majority support for federalism and the recognition of regional languages.
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