Musicians

From childhood, Patrick was introduced to popular culture Poitiers (musician father, making collectage). Formerly a member of a group of traditional dance, he starts the music (bagpipes and violin) in a dance band trad Poitevin. In college, he discovers with amazement Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, and climbed with some friends a short-lived group of Irish music, in which he plays guitar and tin whistle. His passion for Irish music was confirmed during a stay of several years in England where the Irish community in Newcastle, he began to fiddle, studiously attended sessions and participated in activities of the local Comhaltas Ceiltori. For professional reasons he continues his musical activities for 10 years, and is back at Poitiers he met in 1995 at the Irish Pub Stoc members. He joined the group in which he alternates between mandolin and fiddle.

Having used the fingers on "Stairway to Heaven" to the early 80s, Christopher fell in the middle trad.folk when the local group needed a sound engineer. It will not take long for him to become the guitarist, but soon he felt the desire to learn the violin, it will work, from 1988 and for several years with Bob Cousineau. But one day, in the early 90s, the chance of the second side with a K7 a friend lent him, he discovers Kevin Burke, and no one is still recovering ... Then began the perpetual learning "fiddle" in search of the famous "Irish swing ... Christopher is also, since 1994, one of the pillars of the group "Teaser Ball", with whom he hosted many folk dances in the region and beyond, it will greatly influence the integration of some Directory Irish! It integrates Stoc early 2008, after having participated in the sessions in recent years poitevines.

Eric was immersed in Breton music before turning to Irish music. He discovered the violin or the fiddle and instead plunges into the atmosphere session. He now plays with the formation Stoc past four years.

Jérôme Dento

Bodhràn, Guitare

Jerome started the music from the guitar. Beginning in a group of bagpipe, his meeting with Irish and Breton musicians led him to spend a year in Ireland. After this interlude Practice bodhràn and cider in various Pubs in Ireland (including Gogarty's in Dublin with Stephen Leech), he returned to France where it foams various sessions throughout the territory to finish Poitevin region where it joins the group Stocai.