04-Berhet, midwife to the Virgin Mary

Miracles and murders

The book/CD Miracles and Murders: An Introductory Anthology of Breton Ballads opens a window onto one of the most fascinating and little-known song traditions in Europe, the Breton gwerziou, or ballads. These songs, collected in Western Brittany from the 19th century to the present day, recount a wealth of stories based on tragic local events or legends. They tell of shipwrecks, abductions, accidents and murders, miraculous rescues, penitent souls, and strange journeys, with stories of violence, love, and grief that touch us directly today.…