A herald of Breton music, Alan Stivell, born Cochevelou in Riom, Auvergne, in
1944, is the initiator of the Celtic harp revival. His debut in the 1950s
gradually aroused the interest of purists and then the general public. An
enthusiast of Breton culture, he created his own compositions of traditional
music and performed with Bagad Bleimor before pursuing a career under his own
name with an amplified harp. His albums Reflets (1970), Renaissance de la Harpe
Celtique (1972) and Chemins de Terre (1974) met with international success,
propelling him from the Olympia stage to the Gram...