Glenmor
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Glenmor was the stage name of Emile Le Scanf (1931–1996), a Breton protest singer and poet who sought to preserve the Breton language and adapt local traditions of folk singing to the radical culture of the 1960s and 70s. He is also known by the Breton name Milig Ar Skañv.
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- Glenmor
- Les derniers feux de la vallée
- Sables et dunes
- La septième mort
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1931
- Active to
- 1996
Discography
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Emile Le Scan (a.k.a. Glenmor) was a French / Breton singer who was committed to preserve and promote the Breton identity. He was also a writer and is considered as an influential personality in the Breton culture. His work is being promoted and re-printed by the organisation Glenmor An Distro. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Glenmor">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Glenmor
- Musical artist.image
- Glenmor.png
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Emile le Scanf
- Musical artist.alias
- Milig Ar Skañv
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Mael-Carhaix, Brittany, France
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals, guitar
- Musical artist.genre
- Folk, protest
- Musical artist.occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1959–1990
- Musical artist.label
- Barclay
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Wikidata facts
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- Glenmor
- date of birth
- 1931-06-25
- date of death
- 1996-06-18
- name in native language
- Glenmor
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- birth name
- Émile Le Scanv
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Glenmor was the stage name of Emile Le Scanf (1931–1996), a Breton protest singer and poet who sought to preserve the Breton language and adapt local traditions of folk singing to the radical culture of the 1960s and 70s. He is also known by the Breton name Milig Ar Skañv.
==Early career== Emile Le Scanf was born in 1931 at Mael-Carhaix. In 1941, he entered the small seminary in Quintin. After his military service in Paris, he obtained a licence de philosophie at Rennes in 1952. He then travelled extensively in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia and Soviet Union until 1954. During this period he began writing and composing.
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