Dominique Molard (percussions)

Dominique belongs to this musicians’ generation from the 80’s. He has played for a long time in Bagad (head of the drums section in different Bagadoù : SAINT-MALO, DOUARNENEZ, BLEIMOR et KEVREN BREST SANT MARK). He becomes teacher at the school music of DOUARNENEZ and then turns to the percussions. Nowadays, he is in charge of “Percussions” work-groups for amateur musicians but also within the context of the formation of the musical theory teachers of the music schools in the department Finistère.

Thanks to his knowledge of the Breton music and his natural attraction for the world music, Dominique has managed to link the traditional Breton music and the different rhytmical influences coming from all over the world. At present, Dominique dedicates himself to his creation “STOK AN DANS” with his musicians colleagues : the percussions tissent la trame of the Breton dance and take part in the metamorphosis of the “Festoù Noz”, that the diversification of the repertoires has profoundly modified.

Dominique MOLARD has become in a few years, like his brothers Jacky and Patrick, one of the musicians of the traditional music in Britanny that can’t be ignored. Present by the side of important groups and musicians, he interprets varied instruments, from the caisse claire to the indian tabla, from the derbouka to the bodhran, from the bones to the bamboo, from the balafon to the steel drum…

MUSICAL CAREER 

Dominique accompanies the Dialoued Ar Menez, Yvan Cassar, Mélaine Favennec, Gérard Delahaye, Manu Lann-Huel, Annkrist, Didier Squiban, Gildas Boclé and Ronan Le Bars. He is also to be found in company with Ogham, Satanzed, Kémia, Jade (with Issar Marachi, a Syrian lute player), Andarta, Shyamal Maïtra, the Frères Guichen Trio, Jacques Pellen and the Frères Molard.

Dominique’s work remains attached to some works like Breton Connexions (George L.Jouin), Digor (Soïg Sibéril), Prises de Bec (ZAP, collective founded by J.L Le Vallégant), La couleur du milieu (Alain Genty), Swing and Tears and les Temps changent (Skolvan), Lusk an Amzer (Kern), Glen River (Gwendal), Coz Liorzoù and Klask ar Plac'h (Bleizi Ruz), Sava (Les Pires), E. Dulenn (Alan Stivell), An Droug Hirnez (Yan Fanch Perroches) and by the side of Jean-Michel Veillon, Denez Abernot, Laurent Jouin, Pat O'May, Nilda Fernandez and Jacques Higelin.

The current groups are : STOK AN DANS (founder of the group), SKOLVAN, TOUD'SAMES, DELIOU and BAL TRIBAL (with his brothers), JADAWEL, LA COOPERATIVE of Gaby Kerdoncuff, duet with ANNIE EBREL and creation of TAOL KURUN 2002.