- Symphonie Celtique
Infobox Album
Name = Symphonie Celtique
Type =Album
Artist =Alan Stivell
Released = 1980
Recorded = 1979
Genre =
Length =
Label =CBS
Producer =Alan Stivell
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Last album =
This album =
Next album ="Symphonie Celtique", subtitled "Tir Na Nog", a folk-rock album by
Alan Stivell , originally released as a double LP in 1980 by CBS France, catalogue number CBS 88487. Digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 1988 by Disques Dreyfus, catalogue number FDM 36196-2.Composed entirely by Stivell, featuring instrumental arrangements by Stivell assisted by Christopher Hayward and Michel Prezman, and with over 70 musicians contributing, this was a large undertaking. As well as embracing the classic Stivell fare of Breton, Scottish and Irish instrumentation, this early nod at world music includes oriental and African sounds as well as a full orchestra and lavish production values. On the original vinyl release the "three circle" symphonic construction was emphasised in the track listings to a greater extent than with the subsequent CD reissue.
The original double LP was packaged in a gatefold sleeve whose interior featured a still from the
Roman Polanski film 'Tess' depictingStonehenge in the mist.Track listing
This track listing is as presented on the sleeve of the original LP release; this differs slightly from that of the CD reissue. All music was composed by
Alan Stivell .
#KELC'H UNAN: premier Cercle
##BEAJ d'an Ec'honderiou Diabarzh
##HIRAEZH d'an Amser dremenet ha da-zoned
###"Gwerz 1" et "Loc'h ar Goulenn"
##DIVODAN en Holl Veur
#KELC'H DAOU: deuxième Cercle
##EMSKIANT newez tost d'ar Mann en Eil Bed kenstur
##KENDASKREN Gant an Hollved
##IMRAM d'an Inisenn
##DILESTRAN was Inis gWenva
#KELC'H TRI: troisième Cercle
##AR C'HAMMOU KENTAN war an Inisenn
##Kawadden AR GEODED SKEDUS: Tir Na Nog
##AR BALE TREMA 'R GEODED
##GOUEL HOLLVEDEL
##AN DISTROPersonnel
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Alan Stivell - vocals, harps, scottish bagpipes, whistle, bombard
*Chris Hayward - flute, percussion
*Robby Finkel - keyboards
*Michel Prezman - keyboards
*Dominique Widiez - keyboards
*Marc Perru - guitars
*Mikael Valy - bass guitar
*Roger Secco - drums
*Padrig Kerre - fiddle, mandolin, bodhran
*Daniel Herve -uilleann pipes
*Marie-José Cochevelou - spoken word
*Maire Fenton - Irish vocal
*Una Ramos - kena
*Narendra Bataju -sitar
*Mrs Bataju - tampurawith additional pipe and drum bands, full orchestra, a choir directed by Christiane Legrand, and the Berber female vocal group Djurdjurda.
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