Credits

The team working on the research, the database and the website is unpaid. It is composed of:

• Patrick Malrieu

  Patrick Malrieu has developed "Le Catalogue de la chanson populaire de tradition orale en langue bretonne" (Thèse de doctorat Études celtiques, Université de Haute-Bretagne, Rennes II, 1998). This catalogue identifies 1741 different types of songs, characterised by a critical title (in French and in Breton), a summary, one or more themes and explanatory notes when necessary.
  This catalogue identifies 5015 occurrences published or derived from handwritten collections.
  
  

• Didier Bécam

  Didier Bécam designed the structure of the database on oral Tradition and imported the initial catalogue. He completed the occurrences of songs by adding 6902 occurrences published or in manuscript form. He identified the occurrences of the same version. The presence of a score has been specified. The names of authors, interpreters and places have been standardized.
  Since 2019, he has been enriching this site by analizing new books and identifying new songs-types.
  He created the PDF files associated with the songs.
  
  

• Nolwenn Morvan

  Nolwenn Morvan has developed this website, which is the interface between the database and the user.
  Her website: nolwenn-morvan.bzh. Feel free to contact her for any inquiries.

A big thank you to our translators: Didier Bécam and Mike James for English; Laurence Berthou-Bécam, Patrick Malrieu for the Breton.
Thanks to the people who have allowed us to add scores with audio in MP3 format: Patrick Duplenne (Midi), Dominique Jouve (Clarinet), André Le Meut (Midi).
Thanks also to Alan MADEC and Evelyne Henry for the graphic tips.

Thanks to Christian MORVAN for the analysis of 78 rpm discs, Mouez Breizh, Dastum discs and cassettes, Kazetenn Ar Vro Plin, Kazetenn Bro Dreger.
Thanks to Gilles KERMARC for his inventory of Mouez Breiz records and the scan of the covers.

Thanks to those who have allowed us to publish excerpts of their works in PDF or in MP3 format:

• Laurence BERTHOU-BÉCAM: Enquête officielle sur les Poésies populaires de la France (1852-1876) - François-Marie Luzel: Textes et sources; Enquête officielle sur les Poésies populaires de la France (1852-1876) - Collectes de langue bretonne
• Eva GUILLOREL: La complainte et la plainte - Chansons de tradition orale et archives criminelles : deux regards croisés sur la Bretagne d´Ancien Régime (16e-18e siècles)
• Loeiz LE BRAS, Sophie le HUNSEC and Dastum Bro-Ereg: Larboulette Jean-Louis, Chants traditionnels vannetais 1902-1905
• Hervé PEAUDECERF: Alexandre-Louis-Marie Lédan (1777-1855) - Un imprimeur breton au XIXe siècle (1805-1855)
• Ifig TROADEG and Dastum Bro Dreger: Carnets de route - Gwerzioù ha sonioù Bro-Dreger - Ballades et chants du Trégor
• Yann-Fañch KEMENER and Skol Vreiz: Carnets de route - Kanaouennoù kalon Vreizh
• Kreizenn Sevenadurel Lannuon (KSL) : the CDs from the Bro Dreger and Tud Bro Dreger collections.

Thanks to the library "les Champs Libres" in Rennes which authorized the publication on the site of the Ollivier Manuscripts and to the Library of Morlaix which authorized the publication on the site of the Lédan Manuscripts.
Thanks to Nolwenn Monjarret which authorized the publication on the site of the collection notebooks of Augustin Guillevic and Mathurin Buléon.
Thanks to the "Archives du Morbihan" (Morbihan Departmental Archives) in Vannes which authorized the publication on the site of the Le Diberder and Buléon scores from the books they published.

Thanks to all the people who have helped us, whether during the researchs or during the tests of the site.