Chemins de Terre

Chemins de Terre
Studio album by Alan Stivell
Released	1973
Genre	Celtic rock, Celtic folk, folk rock
Label	Fontana Vertigo
Producer	Franck Giboni
Alan Stivell chronology
À l'Olympia (1972) Chemins de Terre (1973) E Langonned (1974)

Chemins de Terre was a folk rock album by Alan Stivell, originally released in 1973. It was produced by Franck Giboni. It was retitled From Celtic Roots... in England and Celtic Rock in Germany.^[1]

Track listing

1. Susy MacGuire 3:35 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
2. Ian Morrison Reel 4:09 (Peter McLeod, arr. Alan Stivell)
3. She Moved Through The Fair 4:13 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
4. Can Y Melinydd 1:59 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
5. Oidhche Mhaith 1:53 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
6. An Dro Nevez 3:45 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
7. Maro e Ma Mestrez 3:08 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
8. Brezhoneg' Raok 3:08 (Alan Stivell)
9. An Hini a Garan 4:11 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
10. Metig 4:07 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)
11. Kimiad 3:34 (Traditional arr. Alan Stivell)

Personnel

• Alan Stivell - Celtic harp, vocals, Scottish bagpipes, whistle, mellotron, timbales, harmonium
• Gabriel Yacoub - acoustic guitar, banjo, dulcimer, psaltery, vocal
• René Werneer - fiddle, vocals
• Pascal Stive - organ, piano
• Jean-Luc Hallereau - bass, vocal
• Dan Ar Bras - electric and acoustic guitars, vocal
• Michel Santangelli - drums
• Marie Yacoub - spoons, vocals
• Elyane Werneer, Mireille Werneer - vocals
• Michel Delaporte - tablas

with

• (Breton pipe band) Bagad Bleimor - bagpipes, bombardes, Scottish drums

References

Sources

• Jonathyne Briggs, Sounds French: Globalization, Cultural Communities, and Pop Music in France, 1958-1980, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 4 "Sounds Regional: The World in Breton Folk Music" ISBN 9780199377091