Annie Ebrel

Annie Ebrel (born 1969) is a traditional Breton singer of traditional Kan ha diskan (dance songs) and Gwerz (ballads).

Annie Ebrel was born in 1969 in the village of Lohuec, near Callac, Côtes-d'Armor department, part of the historic region of Cornouaille, Brittany, France, to a family of farmers.

Through her grandfather Jean Ebrel, she is the second cousin of Louise Ebrel, who is a daughter of Eugénie Goadec, one of The Goadec Sisters.

In 1983, Ebrel began learning her craft with Yannick Larvor as well as singers (Marcel Le Guilloux) and ..

In 1989, Ebrel participated in the album Aux sources du Barzaz Breizh, which brought her to public attention.

In 1992, she performed with Voix de Bretagne, which showcased three generations of Breton artists.

However, in 1995, Ebrel released her first solo album Tre ho ti ma hini and in 2004 created the solo show Une Voice Bretonne (A Breton Voice).

In 1996, she began performing with Italian double-bassist Riccardo Del Fra.

Most often, Ebrel performs with other artists, both singers in a cappella and musicians.

Festivals where Ebrel performed including the Vieilles Charrues Festival (1999), Festival de Cornouaille (2014), and Fest Noz (2015).

In 2012, Ebrel performed with the Annie Ebrel Quartet including Pierrick Hardy, Olivier Ker Ourio, and Bijan Chemirani.

In 2013, Ebrel celebrated her career of three decades with a performance in Saint-Nicodème, resulting in an album 30 ans de chant.

In 2018, Ebrel performs twice on the BBC Alba Port episode on Brittany, singing the Gwerz (ballad) "Robardig," accompanied by Mischa MacPherson as well as hosts Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, and then "Une dispute" (An Argument) as second voice to Erik Marchand.

Ebrel continues to perform, mostly in Brittany, France, Celtic areas like Scotland, as well as Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Canada, and the USA.

Ebrel is the subject of "Annie Ebrel, ou «une chanteuse traditionnelle bretonne»?"

by François Picard of the Sorbonne University.