Erik Marchand

Érik Marchand (born 1955) is a Breton traditional singer and player of the treujenn-gaol (Breton clarinet).

Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton origin, hailing from Quelneuc, Brittany.

[1] Influenced by the music of Manuel Kerjean, Marchand moved to his family's homeland and studied traditional music and the Breton language.

In the 1980s he helped form a traditional music group called Gwerz (band) [fr] which released three albums.

In the 1980s Marchand also began to collaborate with oudist Thierry Robin, producing a fusion of Celtic and Arabic motifs influenced by jazz.