Mannin / the Isle of Man at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Mannin / the Isle of Man at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient Documenting the Manx Delegation at Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany.

Hundreds attend a Manx dancing workshop at Festival Interceltique de Lorient earlier this month. As you can see from the...
21/08/2026

Hundreds attend a Manx dancing workshop at Festival Interceltique de Lorient earlier this month.

As you can see from the photos, Ny Manninee taught an absolutely packed sports hall some simple but very popular Manx dances such as The Flitter Dance, Hop Tu Naa and Hunt the Wren.

Taking the charge with demonstrations as well as explanations in Manx, English AND French were César Joughin and Susie Brunswick. They did an excellent job and high praise from the Festival organisers was testament to that.

If you'd like to dive deeper into any of these dances, there are a huge amount of resources on Culture Vannin's website including the history and folklore behind these dances as well as how to learn for yourself how to perform it.

🐚The Flitter Dance 👉 https://www.manxmusic.com/learn/dances/flitter-dance/
🕸️Hop Tu Naa 👉 https://www.manxmusic.com/learn/dances/hop-tu-naa/
🐦Hunt the Wren 👉 https://www.manxmusic.com/learn/dances/hunt-the-wren/

📸: Gura mie eu / Merci bras to the photographers at Festival Interceltique de Lorient for capturing these moments.

Millions tuned in to watch Manx culture last night 🇮🇲Titled 'Le Grand Spectacle' for television, millions of viewers wat...
20/08/2026

Millions tuned in to watch Manx culture last night 🇮🇲

Titled 'Le Grand Spectacle' for television, millions of viewers watched Ny Manninee Manx dancing as part of the Festival's Horizon Celtique stadium shows.

Here are some stills from Ny Manninee's set. The team choreographed well-known Manx dances into a ten minute continuous performance. Jeant dy mie, ooilley!

Over the course of the week, Ny Manninee performed to tens of thousands of spectators and now they've been watched by millions across French televisions.

📺If you'd like to watch the show, head to France 3's catchup platform: www.france.tv

📸: Stills from the France 3 Bretagne broadcast, originally aired 19 August 2026.

Special praise to the mighty An Corran! 👏🎶🇮🇲An Corran (The Crescent in Manx Gaelic) are a folk group who formed in 2024 ...
20/08/2026

Special praise to the mighty An Corran! 👏🎶🇮🇲

An Corran (The Crescent in Manx Gaelic) are a folk group who formed in 2024 over a shared passion for Manx traditional music and language, blending this with original tunes and arrangements.

We're incredibly proud that they represented the Island at this year's Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2026, wooeing the crowds wherever they went with their wonderfully Breton-infused Manx sets. There were plenty of An Dros (a popular Breton dance) to be seen in the crowds at every performance.

During the festival, the band had so much to be proud of:

🌀Jack McLean and Arabella Ayen took part in the second Interceltic Music Camp project, which brings together emerging musicians aged 18 to 25 from across the Celtic nations to collaborate and perform throughout the festival. Former participants in this project have included Owen Williams and Mera Royle in 2024, also in the band.

🏆Owen Williams won first place in the accordion competition 🪗and Arabella Ayen secured third place in the harp competition 🪉 the two competed against top-tier musicians in their class from across the Celtic nations so to have achieved these results is incredible.

🇮🇲 The band represented the Island during the prestigious and fiercely competitive Loïc Raison competition. Band member Owen Williams said of the gig that it was his favourite performance of all time since forming as a band. We're so pleased that this standout gig was captured here by the festival photographers.

Very excitingly, the band are currently recording their debut album, supported by Culture Vannin, which is set to be release around Christmastime. If what they played in Lorient was anything to go by, we absolutely cannot wait to get our hands on a copy. We wholeheartedly believe everybody should have An Corran on their radar as ones to watch!

To keep up to date with what the band has in store for the future, you can follow them here:

IG: .corran
🌐www.ancorranfolk.com

📸: images from Festival Interceltique de Lorient during their Loïc Raison competition performance

Yindyssagh! Wonderful! Lots of useful Manx phrases here from Visit Isle of Man 🇮🇲
20/08/2026

Yindyssagh! Wonderful!

Lots of useful Manx phrases here from Visit Isle of Man 🇮🇲

20/08/2026

📽️Maeve's film Yn Arbyl was shown during Festival Interceltique de Lorient's 2026 CinéFIL programme.

Below is an extract of the film exploring Niarbyl, one of the Isle of Man's most iconic landscapes, the film combines striking imagery with field recordings, archival Manx voices, music and song to create an immersive portrait of place. The result is a powerful reflection on the connections between landscape, language, memory and culture.

If you're watching 'Le Grand Spectacle' on 3 Bretagne tonight, you may spot a few familiar faces in a feature with pres...
19/08/2026

If you're watching 'Le Grand Spectacle' on 3 Bretagne tonight, you may spot a few familiar faces in a feature with presenter Laurent Luyat.

Best known for his coverage of major sporting events including the Tour de France and the Olympic Games, Laurent is a familiar face across Brittany. Here he is with our own superstar, Poppy (aged 5 here)!

During the festival, each group taking part in the stadium shows was invited to provide representatives for filming. For the Isle of Man, Poppy, her mum Jonee, Martha and Anouk stepped forward on behalf of Ny Manninee. Filmed at Lorient's funfair, the feature captures the festival beyond the stadium, as you can see, Poppy was well rewarded for her debut on French television! 🍭

📺Showing from 9:10pm French time

If you'd like to watch the show then keep an eye out on Festival Interceltique de Lorient or France 3 Bretagne's social media pages for when the link goes live.

Watch the trailer 👉 France 3 Bretagne

Manx culture will be broadcast to millions tonight.🌙This evening (Wednesday 19 August), the stadium show from Festival I...
19/08/2026

Manx culture will be broadcast to millions tonight.🌙

This evening (Wednesday 19 August), the stadium show from Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2026 will be broadcast at 9:10pm (French time) on France 3.

Titled 'Le Grand Spectacle' for television, millions of viewers will be tuning in to see each Celtic delegation perform music, song, dance and choreography from their home nations.

This year, the Island was represented by Ny Manninee, a dance group made up of experienced dancers from across each of the Island's established dance groups such as Skeddan Jiarg, Perree Bane and Ny Fennee. Over the course of the week, they performed to tens of thousands of spectators! 👀😮

The team were led this year by César Joughin who is no stranger to dancing in Lorient however, stepping up into the role of group lead was a new experience to which he excelled beautifully.

📺If you'd like to watch the show then keep an eye out on Festival Interceltique de Lorient's social media pages for when the link goes live.

Watch the trailer 👉 France 3 Bretagne

Neear Nesañ performing at the Palais des Congrès last week on Wednesday 5 August. The band showcased a blend of Manx-Bre...
13/08/2026

Neear Nesañ performing at the Palais des Congrès last week on Wednesday 5 August.

The band showcased a blend of Manx-Breton music with Adam Rhodes and David Kilgallon representing the Isle of Man with Lors Landat and Thomas Moisson from Brittany.

Formed in 2019 for Gathering Isle of Man - Yn Chruinnaght, the group draws on the traditional music of both nations, creating a performance that celebrated shared Celtic heritage strengthening cultural connections between the Isle of Man and Brittany.

IG:
Facebook: Neear Nesañ

Some brilliant shots of Ny Manninee from the festival photographers. Here they are performing at Horizons Celtiques 2026...
12/08/2026

Some brilliant shots of Ny Manninee from the festival photographers. Here they are performing at Horizons Celtiques 2026 in the Lorient stadium.

Each year, the festival invites us to propose a 'large group' to perform at some of the festival's biggest venues, attracting the largest audiences both in person and on national French television, where millions tune in. This could be a dance group, choir, brass band, silver band, or similar ensemble. This year, Ny Manninee proudly represented the Island.

Horizons Celtiques is a nightly show where every Celtic nation is represented through song, dance, music, and choreography. It is a spectacular celebration, bringing together every participating delegation in the stadium before thousands of spectators, and is certainly an experience to remember for everyone involved.

The large group not only performs for five nights in the stadium throughout the festival, but also appears on many of the festival's stages and outreach venues, as well as taking part in the Grand Parade des Nations Celtes. They truly are some of the hardest-working heroes of the delegation! 💪

If you're interested in applying for Lorient 2027 as the 'large group', please get in touch with us at [email protected] with a biography, media, and relevant links.

Applications will close in late October.

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