Gérard Jaffrès

Gérard Jaffrès
Gerard Jaffrès in concert
Background information
Born	15 December 1956 (1956-12-15) (age 68) Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Brittany, France
Genres	Celtic rock, Breton music
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Kelou-Mad, Coop Breizh
Website	gerardjaffres.com

Gérard Jaffrès (born 15 December 1956 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon) is a French singer, writer and performer.

He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, playing mostly folk repertoire (Alan Stivell, Tri Yann...) and rock music (Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin...).[1] In 1973, he joined Burt Blanca's band. He stayed with it for 11 years as a bass player. The same year, he moved to Belgium, his current home.[2]

Jaffrès started a solo career in 1985, recording ten discs with gramophone records. He has published a new album every two years since 1991.[3]

Jaffrès' music is a blend of Celtic music and rock'n'roll/folk which he uses to depict the landscape of Brittany and tell legends from the area of Leon (North Finistère). His texts sometimes mix Breton and French.[4]

Discography

• Capitaine de Galère, 1991
• Les Soldats de Pierre, 1993
• Kérichen 72, 1995
• Les Années Baluches, 1997
• Au Creux de ma Terre, 1999
• Le Fou de Bassan, 2001
• Viens dans ma maison, 2003
• Le Beau Voyage, 2005
• Mon Pays t'attend, 2007
• Nos Premières Années, 2008
• Gérard Jaffrès En Public, 2010 (Live CD DVD)
• Mystérieuses Landes, 2012
• Je sais d'où je viens, 2016
• 2020, 2020

References

1. RamDam Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (French music web site), Gérard Jaffres Biography
2. on Larousse encyclopedia Archived 18 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine (fr)
3. "Official biography". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
4. Telegramme's article Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, French newspaper, 3 September 2004

External links

• Gérard Jaffrès official web site (in French)
• Gerard Jaffrès weblink (in French)