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Every year since 2008, a motley crew has turned up to stop the Ouessant sheep from grazing in peace. It’s September, and it’s the L’Ilophone festival – a festival you’re bound to leave as a fan and completely hoarse.
If, whilst you’re in Ouessant, the lighthouses at Créac’h, Kéréon, Nividic, La Jument and Le Stiff start to flash intermittently, illuminating the sky in a syncopated rhythm, don’t be surprised: the L’Ilophone festival is in full swing, and the lighthouses are also taking part in the great Breton festival held in mid-September, over three days, near the Lampaul sports hall. It’s been going on for a few years now, and it’s not uncommon to see local artist Christophe Miossec perform his songs there. Yann Tiersen, Red Cardell and Didier Wampas may also drop by this haven of peace, which is quickly transformed into a hell of heather and down-to-earth pop-rock fury. “The time has come for laughter and song; at L’Ilophone, it’s springtime every day.” Even at the end of summer.
