TOURNESOL

Catherine CHARRETIER : hurdy-gurdy, tin-whistle
Georges BALLOT : diatonic & chromatic accordions, voice
Serge TANGUY : bodhran, djembe, smalll percussions, voice, animation
Emmanuèle LARGE : fiddle
Gilbert LARGE : Irish bouzouki, four-string banjo

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Tournesol in the fields

TOURNESOL was born in 1985, CATHERINE and GEORGES were playing music for a weekly traditional dance workshop. They decided to go a step ahead and formed a music band. SERGE joined in 1998, EMMANUELLE and GILBERT arrived at the beginning of 2002, taking up with a family adventure again.
CATHERINE, EMMANUELE and GILBERT, having family links, formed a band in the early 90s: LIZHER GLIZH, playing music from Brittany. Their roads separated later.
CATHERINE learnt hurdy-gurdy, and improved her practice in several styles and geographical areas, following courses and workshops with A.-L. FOY, S. DURAND, A. BURY, P. BOUFFARD, D. CHAMPION, C. TELLART, M. ANTHONY.
EMMANUELE and GILBERT specialised in Irish music.
EMMANUELE learnt fiddle, in particular with V. LEUTREAU.
GILBERT selected a four-string banjo and especially Irish bouzouki, well known in Celtic and Breton music. They continue playing in TALIESIN abnd they created.
All three are together again today, with a lot of pleasure and good will to bring their separate experiences for the group benefit.
GEORGES possède un répertoire diversifié, et une longue pratique instrumentale, flûte, guitare, vielle à roue, et surtout l'accordéon chromatique et diatonique, qui sont devenus ses instruments de prédilection, suite à deux stages avec F. HEIM. GEORGES knows a diversified stock play, and a long musical practice experience: flute, guitar hurdy-gurdy, and especially diatonic and chromatic accordions, which are now his favourite instruments after workshops with F. HEIM.
SERGE danced in Breton and Irish groups during almost 10 years, then he learnt bodhran at the CENTRE de MUSIQUE IRLANDAISE in Paris. Folowing a workshop with M. DI NAPOLI, he selected djembe and small percussion instruments.
The stock play is made of selected tunes with musical and rythm quality, in order to keep the dance tradition and the region style. Danced are mainly from Centre of France, Brittany, South-West of France and more.

Contacts:
Georges BALLOT : 01.60.59.15.23
Serge TANGUY : 01.45.98.25.38 sergetanguy@free.fr

Tournesol at a bal in Chartrettes (October 2002)

QUELQUES DATES :

• Depuis 1997 participations aux MUSICALIES de Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (41);
• 1997 1ère partie de GULF STREAM à "La Tête des Trains" de Tousson (77);
• Depuis 1998 participations aux bals de soutien de Radio Libertaire;
• 21 mai 1999 Bal scène ouverte de la MJC du 20è arrdt.;
• 17 mars 2000 Bal partagé avec ACCORDSETACRINS à la MJC du 20è arrdt.;
• 13 octobre 2000 Bal mensuel de la MJC de Pontoise (95);
• 21 octobre 2000 Bal pour les 20 ans de l'Association "Folk tuat" de Nanterre (92);
• 8 juillet 2000 Bal annuel de la Mairie de Pierrelaye (95);
• Bals et animations en Seine-&-Marne: Perthes, Blandy-les-Tours, Chartrettes,St-Méry, etc…;

When Tournesol meet tournesols ... (French joke)