Person · Male

Alan Stivell

From: Riom, France
Since: 1944–present
Rating: ★ 4 (2 votes)
Releases: 48

celtic
folk
celtic rock
folk rock
medieval
progressive
progressive folk

About

Alan Stivell (Breton pronunciation: [ˈɑːlãn 'sti:vəlː]; born Alan Cochevelou on 6 January 1944) is a French Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp from Brittany.

From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp and Celtic music as part of world music. 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.

From Alan Stivell on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.