Music of Limousin

The best known musician from the [[Occitania|Occitan]] region of [[Limousin (région)|Limousin]] is probably the piper [[Eric Montbel]], a former member of such bands as [[Lo Jai]], [[Le Grand Rouge]], and [[Ulysse]]; he plays the ''chabreta'', or Limousin [[bagpipe]]. Along with him and other pipers, the region is known for [[Corrèze]]'s distinct [[violin]] tradition as well as the [[hurdy-gurdy]]. The [[fife (musical instrument)|fife]] is also popular.

==History== A music school was established at the abbey Saint Martial of Limoges in Limousin in the 11th century.<ref name="q329">{{cite web | title=Music, literature and poetry | website=limousinmedieval | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://en.limousin-medieval.com/music-literature-and-poetry | access-date=2025-10-14}}</ref>

==List of performers== *[[Guy Bertrand (musician)|Guy Bertrand]] *[[François Breugnot]], violin *[[Jean Pierre Champeval]], violin *[[Valentin Clastrier]], hurdy-gurdy *[[Jean-Marc Delaunay]], violin *[[Olivier Durif]], violin *[[Françoise Etay]], violin *[[Pierre Imbert]] *[[Jean-Yves Lameyre]], violin, hurdy-gurdy *[[Myriam Lameyre]], bagpipes *[[Pascal Lefeuvre]], bagpipes *[[Christian Oller]] *[[Dominique REGEF|Dominique Regef]], hurdy-gurdy *[[Trio Violon]], violin *[[Jean-François Vrod]], violin

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Music of France by region|Limousin]] [[Category:Limousin]]