Veillon/Riou : « Beo! » 
Veillon/Riou : « Beo! »
CD ANNAER_402
US$ 16,92
Throughout this album, Jean-Michel Veillon on the wooden transverse flute and Yvon Riou on the guitar, will literally transport you into a musical universe composed of Breton, Irish,Yiddish,and Macedonian tunes with a few compositions by Jean-Michel woven into the patchwork. Full of energy yet gracefully subtle, their music will carry you along the roads they have travelled on various musical tours.
Informations about the band: Duo Veillon-Riou
Jean Michel VEILLON: Wooden flute   Yvon RIOU: Guitar
52 minutes
 Press review 
Jean-Michel Veillon and Yvon Riou are « live » and well ! And the good news is, that the former still plays the wooden transverse flute and the latter, the guitar in open tuning. In this convivial album, the virtuoso flute's only accompaniment is Yvon Riou's genial guitar playing. It was recorded with the help of Alain Genty and Philippe Ollivier in public, in Belfast and in Coatreven (a small village on the North coast of Brittany) the repertoire, for the most part, being drawn from Breton and Irish sources.

We rediscover the finely nuanced and sweetly played inventive arrangements so particular to this duo... the guitar and the flute weave an intricate pattern.whose quality is always exceptional.

This album contains Breton, Irish, Yidish, and Macedonian music as well as a few original pieces by Jean-Michel and a waltz by the jazz flutist Steve Kujala. The repertoire is a reflection of the journeys the two musicians have made together and the live recording, gives us a taste of the great warmth of the Irish and Breton audiences.

We would especially like to mention two titles, « Yannig Kongar » and « Marig ar Polanton », which we found to be particularly inspired.

The flute is an instrument relatively recent to Brittany, and Jean-Michel has adapted it to the rhythm of Breton danses with a distinct loyalty to the singing tradition. He has yet to turn a gavotte into a reel !

His virtuosity does not however, over-shadow the guitar. Yvon's inspired playing marries perfectly with his measured phrasing and creates a complementary and balanced duality.
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