Stivell in concert at Festival de Cornouaille (Quimper, Brittany), 2016
Background information
Birth name
Alan Cochevelou
Born
(1944-01-06) 6 January 1944 (age 80) Riom, Auvergne, France
Genres
Celtic music, Breton Music, world music
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
composer
musician
Years active
1960–present
Labels
Keltia III
Website
alanstivell.bzh
Musical artist
Alan Stivell (Breton pronunciation:[ˈɑːlãn'sti:vəlː]; born Alan Cochevelou on 6 January 1944)[1] is a Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp. From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp and Celtic music as part of world music.[1] As a bagpiper and bombard player, he modernized traditional Breton music and singing in the Breton language. A precursor of Celtic rock, he is inspired by the union of the Celtic cultures and is a keeper of the Breton culture.
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AlanStivell (Breton pronunciation: [ˈɑːlãn 'sti:vəlː]; born Alan Cochevelou on 6 January 1944) is a Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter...
the music of the Celtic nations. Many notable Celtic musicians such as AlanStivell and Paddy Moloney claim that the different Celtic music genres have a...
to prominence through a 1970 interpretation by famous Breton singer AlanStivell, and also in 1976 by the Dutch band Bots under the name "Zeven dagen...
interpretation, the arrangement and the recordings made by the Breton harpist AlanStivell, in the 1970s. The lyrics tell the story of three young sailors who embark...
Harp is a 1972 record album by the Breton master of the Celtic harp AlanStivell that revolutionised the connection between traditional folk music, modern...
Jord and his son Alan Cochevelou; Alan was the first person to play it in public and became world-famous under his stage name AlanStivell. Modern Breton...
concert performances. Also of note are the recordings of the song by AlanStivell in 1973. Art Garfunkel (formerly of Simon & Garfunkel) recorded a particularly...
as Rudiger Oppermann. AlanStivell later (early 80s) had a meeting with Joel Garnier who decided to create a model. AlanStivell went on independently...
Springsteen Cat Stevens Sufjan Stevens Laura Stevenson Al Stewart John Stewart AlanStivell Stephen Stills The Tallest Man On Earth James Taylor Lynda Thomas Richard...
British folk rock style was created by Pentangle, Fairport Convention and AlanStivell. Inspired by British psychedelic folk and the North American style of...
pipes. Modern revivalists include Kevrenn Alre Bagad and Bagad Kemper. AlanStivell is perhaps the most influential folk-rock performer of continental Europe...
Neapolitan progressive rock band Il Balletto di Bronzo "Ys", a 1972 song by AlanStivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp Your Sinclair, a British computer...
Chemins de Terre is a folk rock album by AlanStivell, originally released in 1973. It was produced by Franck Giboni. It was retitled From Celtic Roots...
has become one of the most popular Breton-language songs, performed by AlanStivell, Yann-Fañch Kemener, Julie Fowlis and others. The title has several variants...
Again (Oliver album), 1970 Fitzgerald and Pass... Again, 1976 Again (AlanStivell album), 1993 Again (Jewelry album), 2002 Again (Colder album), 2003 Again...
treatment of singing and music to that of AlanStivell: Folklore is death. Thanks to musicians like AlanStivell, who quickly understood that academising...
Celtique ("Celtic Symphony"), subtitled "Tir na nOg", a folk-rock album by AlanStivell, originally released as a double LP in 1980 by CBS France, catalogue...
Duval, Xavier de Langlais, Pêr-Jakez Helias, Youenn Gwernig, Glenmor and AlanStivell are now known internationally. Today, Breton is the only living Celtic...
Suite Sud-Armoricaine is a bawdy Breton song in Breton, popularized by AlanStivell in the 1970s. It is the only song in Breton ever to make the number one...
use contemporary patterns to create a Breton pop music. Among them, AlanStivell contributed most in popularising the Celtic harp and Breton music in...
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