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Also known as Émile Le Scanff, Milig Ar Skañv, Emile Le Scanff

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
breton

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2,221
Total plays
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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>

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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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Commons category
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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  • Activism
  • Discography
  • Writings
  • Notes

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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