Alan Stivell – E Langonned (Remastered) (1974/2023) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Alan Stivell – E Langonned (Remastered) (1974/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:24 minutes | 418 MB | Genre: Folk, Celtic
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Following the critical and commercial success of his third album Chemins De Terre, Brittany musician Alan Stivell reconnected with his paternal roots by moving to the scenic French commune of Langonnet, where he produced 1974’s E Langonned. The album sees a return to an acoustic foundation, due to Stivell’s desire to revisit the traditional Breton music forms he championed so emphatically, and then integrate this beloved tradition back into modernism.Although it is frequently described as his most accessible album, E Langonned is more accurately thought of as Alan Stivell’s most widely available, at least at the time. With 1972’s Renaissance of the Celtic Harp having introduced him to an international audience by virtue of being his major-label debut, by the time of E Langonned, Stivell’s name and music were well-established within Anglo-American folk circles, as one of the most eclectic, but simultaneously absorbing folk musicians of the day. E Langonned is not a great departure from its predecessors, beyond his growing interest in ever wilder instrumentation. Eighteen short tracks are traditional compositions, drawn from the Celtic lands — Brittany, Scotland, Wales, Ireland; and the accompaniment remains sparse and, to ears better acquainted with the folk-rock movement, eccentric. Harp, bagpipes, and bombard all play their part, together with Stivell’s so-distinctive voice — itself, at times, employed as an instrument — and harmonies. “Ne Bado Ket Atao” is a wild chant for multiple voices, which bleeds beautifully into the fragile, flute-led melody of “Bwthyn Fy Nain,” which in turn slips into “Ffarwell I Aberystwyth,” a Welsh lament sounded through mournful bagpipe. The result is a constantly shifting patchwork that nevertheless weaves itself perfectly together, long before the record is over. – Dave Thompson

Tracklist:

1. Alan Stivell – E Parrez Langonned (Version Remasterisée) (03:42)
2. Alan Stivell – Gavotenn Pourled (Version Remasterisée) (01:52)
3. Alan Stivell – Planedenn (Version Remasterisée) (03:01)
4. Alan Stivell – Ne Bado Ket Atao (Version Remasterisée) (01:53)
5. Alan Stivell – Bwthyn Fy Nain (La Ferme de ma Grand-Mère) (Version Remasterisée) (01:27)
6. Alan Stivell – Ffarwel I Aberystwyth (Au Revoir Aberystwyth) (Version Remasterisée) (02:16)
7. Alan Stivell – Briste Leathair Pheadair / Mairseal A’Chearc’ (Version Remasterisée) (01:56)
8. Alan Stivell – Dans Fisel / Gavotenn Ar Menez / An Sagart Cheolnhar (Version Remasterisée) (02:28)
9. Alan Stivell – Bal Fisel (Version Remasterisée) (01:18)
10. Alan Stivell – Deus Ganin me ‘Am Bro (Version Remasterisée) (02:46)
11. Alan Stivell – Jenovefa (Geneviève) (Version Remasterisée) (03:53)
12. Alan Stivell – Sagart O Donaill (Version Remasterisée) (01:33)
13. Alan Stivell – Diougan Gwenc’Hlan (La Prohétie De Gwenc’Hlan) (Version Remasterisée) (02:41)
14. Alan Stivell – Ar Voraerion (Version Remasterisée) (02:28)
15. Alan Stivell – Faili Faili Oro (Version Remasterisée) (02:20)
16. Alan Stivell – Oye Vie (Version Remasterisée) (01:44)

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