The best known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe. Along with him and other pipers, the region is known for Corrèze's distinct violin tradition as well as the hurdy-gurdy. The fife is also popular.
History A music school was established at the abbey Saint Martial of Limoges in Limousin in the 11th century.
List of performers Guy Bertrand François Breugnot, violin Jean Pierre Champeval, violin Valentin Clastrier, hurdy-gurdy Jean-Marc Delaunay, violin Olivier Durif, violin Françoise Etay, violin Pierre Imbert Jean-Yves Lameyre, violin, hurdy-gurdy Myriam Lameyre, bagpipes Pascal Lefeuvre, bagpipes Christian Oller Dominique Regef, hurdy-gurdy Trio Violon, violin Jean-François Vrod, violin
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