The Isle of Man at Interceltique Festival in Lorient. Impressions

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The Isle of Man at Interceltique Festival in Lorient. Impressions

The first impressions on arriving in Lorient was this great mass of white marquees all around the quay, marina and Jules Ferry Gardens, along with the various food and drink stalls. Our marquee was situated in a prime position at the entrance to Quai des Indes, across the road from the headquarters of the festival, Palais des Congres, so the majority of the 650,000 attending the Interceltique Festival passed our way

Dot Tilbury Par Isle of Man Post le 29/08/08 9:54

Our Interceltique stamps (*) were very popular especially the souvenir sheet containing the eight stamps and postcards which were released on the first day of the Festival. In particular the postcards captured the imagination of the visitors. The postcards, featuring each of the stamps, were postmarked with the Interceltique Festival cachet and handstamp and were taken back to the Isle of Man for onward posting throughout the world.

Unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal with heavy rain and high winds on most days, particularly on the day of the Grande Parade, but the sun did appear from time to time.

The highlight on the next to the last night of the festival was King Chiaullee, musicians from the Isle of Man, winning the Trophée de Musique Celtique Cidrerie des Terroirs. The trophy was displayed on our stand on the last day of the festival and created a lot of interest.

There was a great atmosphere around the whole of Lorient with music groups singing in all the bars and cafes until the early hours of the morning, and tables and benches in the streets.

Every one we spoke to were delighted with the Isle of Man presence at the Interceltique Festival and we were impressed by the organisation of such a large undertaking particularly with so many volunteers involved in the organisation. The Isle of Man looks forward to return to future festivals.

Maxine Cannon
Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator,
Philatelic Bureau
Isle of Man Post
(voir le site) of Isle of Man Post

(*) See the stamps on ( voir l'article ) and ( voir l'article ).
(voir le site) : King Chiaullee's website.
(voir le site) : King Chiaullee on myspace.com.
and (voir le site) about the winning of the Trophy, from Isle of Man today, August 12th.

Notes :
The Isle of Man representatives at the festival were the Isle of Man Post Office, King Chiaullee, volunteers from the Manx Heritage Foundation, Manx food producers, Manx dancers, other bands and entertainers.
The Isle of Man delegate was Aalish Maddrell, and the aim was to show potential tourists what the Island has to offer.

(voir le site) of Manx Heritage Foundation.

Voir aussi :

Les colloques, les conférences et les films au Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2023 par La rédaction le 28/07/2023
Festival Interceltique 2023 par le 03/01/2023
Le président du Festival Interceltique Jean Peeters démissionne par La rédaction le 25/08/2022
Festival Interceltique de Lorient : mais où est passé le quai du livre ? par Didier Lefebvre le 15/08/2022
L'interceltic Business Forum s'ancre dans le cadre du Festival Interceltique de Lorient par Philippe Argouarch le 09/08/2022
Dire en poésie aux plateaux littéraires du festival Interceltique de Lorient par Spered Gouez / L'esprit sauvage le 08/08/2022
Berligou : le vin des Ducs de Bretagne s'invite au Festival Interceltique ! par Institut Culturel de Bretagne le 29/07/2022
Présentation du livre "Asturies, les hautes terres de la Celtie du Sud" au Festival Interceltique par Institut Culturel de Bretagne le 29/07/2022
Conférence-débat de M. Loïg Chesnais-Girard en ouverture du Festival Interceltique par Institut Culturel de Bretagne le 12/07/2022
L'Institut culturel au Festival Interceltique 2022 par Institut Culturel de Bretagne le 01/07/2022

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