Chemins de Terre

Chemins de Terre is 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]

Chemins de Terre
Studio album by Alan Stivell
Released	1973
Studio	Studio Hérouville
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)

Track listing

All tracks Traditional, arranged by Alan Stivell; except where indicated

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

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

1. http://www.discogs.com/Alan-Stivell-Chemins-De-Terre/master/5705

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