Bagad Cap Caval

Bagad Cap Caval
Bagad Cap Caval in Festival interceltique de Lorient 2009
Established	1984
Location	Plomeur, Brittany
Grade	1
Website	capcaval.com

Bagad Cap Caval is a bagad located in the Bigouden area (which has historically been known as Cap Caval), started in Plomeur in 1984.

The association has two bagad schools and a pipe band. The band won the World Pipe Band Championships in Grade 2 in 2008 and now competes in Grade 1.

Bagad Cap Caval was promoted to the first class of bagadoù championship in 1995. Since 2002, it is ranked in the top 5 in the first category and was champion of Brittany in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016.

Productions

Stage creations

On stage in Festival de Cornouaille in 2015.

• Hepken (2003, 9 performances)
• Héritage d’une culture (in Festival de Cornouaille, 2 performances)
• Spered (in Festival de Cornouaille)
• Ijin (« Imagine », 2006-2008)
• Ololé (2009-2010)
• Lioù Tan (« Fire colors », 2011-2012)
• Beo (« Living », 2013)
• Tan De'i (« Let's go ! », 2014)

Performance venues

• Germany (1992), Hungary (1995), Canada (Prince Edward Island in 2011)
• United Kingdom: Isle of Man (1991), Wales (Saint-David in 2011)
• Écosse: Piping Live! Festival (Glasgow), Celtic Connections (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall en 2009)
• Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (crossing Roscoff-Cork), William Kennedy Piping Festival (Armagh in 2008)
• Italy: Festival Celtica (Val Veny), Busto Folk (Milan)
• Spain: Gijón (Galicia in 2011)
• France: les Polymusicales (Avignon), les Estivales (La Rochelle), opening 1998 FIFA World Cup (Saint-Denis), Saint Patrick's Day (in Clermont-Ferrand)
• Brittany : Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Festival de Cornouaille (Quimper), Douarnenez, Gourin, Fête des brodeuses (Pont-l’Abbé), Le Quartz (Brest), Festival Yaouank (Rennes)...

Discography

Celtic circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn

• 1996 : Bagad Cap Caval (Declic Communication/Sony Music)
• 2002 : Brezhoneg 'Raok (Coop Breizh)
• 2004 : Hepken Live (Coop Breizh)
• 2006 : Ijin (DVD, Coop Breizh) with Celtic circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn
• 2008 : Ololé ! (CD/DVD, Coop Breizh)
• 2011 : Lioù Tan (Coop Breizh)
• 2011 : Enregistrement Live en Pays Bigouden with Taÿfa (Coop Breizh)
• 2014 : Beo ! (Coop Breizh)

References