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Alan Stivell, renowed harp player, released a wealth of albums, most of them what you might call traditional or conventional. But that doesn't tell too much, isn't it? Legions of bands and artists have one or more "traditionals" on their albums, without revealing who is the author. This is a fine 1993 package of 17 of those traditionals but in a modern setting, more towards pop or if you like rock. Although there are also some beautiful ballads (among them "The Foggy Dew", sung by Shane McGowan of "The Pokes" fame). Stivell sings and plays the most of instruments, of course electric and acoustics harps but also a wild array of pipes and flutes, keyboards, dulcimer, percussion etc. Plenty of guest musicians are also present, among whom Kate Bush, Dan Ar Braz, Davy Spillane. It is very nice music to listen to, very tasty performed, without being too traditional. There are also fine instrumentals. Some songs are really stunning. Once heard, never to forget.
I was surprised to see that this was being classified as "new age." "International" would be a far better designation. Alan Stivell is a brilliantly strange musician, but this album, like most of his work, contains far too much driving traditionally-based music to be stuffed into a genre replete with overly-etherial synthesizers. Like most of his work, it's also decidedly odd. If you're a strict mainstream pop fan, the non-english vocals and range of sounds will probably not be to your taste. If you're a severe traditionalist, the electric instruments and odd bits of quasi-international influences may well turn you off. If you're in other categories, this may interest you. One warning: if you're an Irish speaker, Stivell's bizarre accent will likely grate on your ears; it doesn't sound like any dialect I've ever heard (my own experience is in I/ar Corcaigh and Du/n na nGall, but I've certainly heard Connacht people talk and it surely doesn't sound like them). Fortunately, he mostly sings in other languages on this album.
Album très bien remasterisé. La remastérisation n'est pas forcément un gage de qualité mais là c'est super. Le son est divin, l'album est tout simplement très bon, son assez rock pour des musiques bretonnes. Je recommande sans problème
Alan Stivell a toujours été mon chouchou depuis mon adolescence et tout ce qu'il fait est super. Ses musiques bretonnes mêlant instruments traditionnels et modernes, sa voix, Alan est le Barde des temps modernes.
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