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The best known musician from the [[Occitania|Occitan]] region of [[Limousin (région)|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 (musical instrument)|fife]] is also popular.

==History==
A music school was established at the abbey Saint Martial of Limoges in Limousin in the 11th century.<ref name="q329">{{cite web | title=Music, literature and poetry | website=limousinmedieval | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://en.limousin-medieval.com/music-literature-and-poetry | access-date=2025-10-14}}</ref>

==List of performers==
*[[Guy Bertrand (musician)|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|Dominique Regef]], hurdy-gurdy
*[[Trio Violon]], violin
*[[Jean-François Vrod]], violin

==References==
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[[Category:Music of France by region|Limousin]]
[[Category:Limousin]]


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