Loig Troël (diationic accordion)

Born on the 21th of July 1980 in Brest in a family of musicians, Loig Troël discovers the diatonic accordion as he was around four years old, taking back his uncle’s accordion to familiarize himself with the instrument. In 1986, he had a serious road accident ; following it, he couldn’t anymore use his left hand. However, Loig did not give up the accordion and kept on playing with his right hand. In 1998, he took lessons with Roland COUM, with whom he started to appear on stage during Festoù Noz in the Northern Finistère.

In 1990, Loig started to enrich his repertoire, based on traditional dances from Britanny, Ireland and Scotland, with compositions. He then gave more and more public performances.

At the same time, he studied the scottish drum within the Bagad landerneau, winning in 1995 the contest of young soloist drum player of Menez Meur at Hanvec.

With two musicians from the Bagad, he created the group YOD KERC’H, with which he played during two years by the side of Lucie MARICAL, harpist of the Conservatoire of Brest and Paris. In 1995, he accompanied Yvon ETIENNE on the album “Chansons trad pour demain”, and then met Jean-Luc ROUDAUT with whom he played during three years and recorded for the Breton-speaking children.

In 1996, Loig carried off the diationic accordion prize of Kan ar bobl, and in 1997 the prize of the Per Guillou contest in Carhaix (contest based on the “mountain gavotte”).
In 1997, he created with the percussionists ABALIP and Henri LOQUET the group AN DAOU ZO TRI, recorded the album called “DANVEZ” (Matters), combining accordion and percussions.
In 1998, he stood in for a musician during six months in the group DIWALL, from which sprang his collaboration with Franck FAGON, clarinettist with whom he played in duet in clubs and festoù noz. At the end of 2000, Gilles LE BIGOT, guitarist, joined them.

In 1999, Loig joined the group SKOLVAN, combining melody and accompaniment. The group released in 2000 the disc “CHEÑCHET’N EUS AN AMZER” (Times are changing).
In 2002, Loig recorded his second album with AN DAOU ZO TRI, with the participation of the guitarist Ludovic MESNIL and of the bassist Stéphane DE VITO : “C’HWEZ AN HOUARN”.

 
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