Heritage of the Celts

The Héritage of the Celts is a meeting of musicians originating in country claiming Celtic tradition , initiated by Jacques Benard and the Breton guitarist-singer daN Ar Braz . In 1991, it off left the album Borders Salt , whose song of the same title was going to become emblematic Heritage. In 1993, at the time of the 70ème Festival of Cornwall to Quimper, for the concert of fence, it brings together 75 musicians whose Donal Lunny, Shotts Pipe Band of Glasgow and the Bagad Kemper and also invites Alan Stivell. This one leaves in September the same year its album " Again" who will start again in the Années 1990 the movement which it had already popularized twenty years before and will revive the interest of the public for this music. The Héritage of the Celts then will install for a long time this rebirth in the musical landscape. The goal is to have the richness of the Celtic music in all its diversity. The artists come from all the surface Celte: the Brittany, the Ireland, the Scotland, the Wales, the Galicia, the Cornwall and also the Island of Man (to be noted the absence of artists of the Asturies). Among the most known, one can quote Elaine Morgan, Nollaig Casey, Karen Matheson (singer of the group Capercaillie), Yann-Fañch Kemener, Donald Shaw, Gilles Servat.

Singers and musicians

Many musicians, come from the Celtic grounds, took part in this musical adventure. Some have an international repute, others are less known. They did not take part all in the same recordings.

  • daN Ar Braz: electric guitars and acoustic

  • Philippe Bizais: keyboard S
  • No5el Bridgeman: percussions
  • Ronan Browne: Flute, Chock whistle, Low whistle, Uilleann pipes
  • Nollaig Casey: Fiddle
  • Robbie Casserly : battery
  • Ray Fean: battery
  • Jean-Louis Hénaff: bombards
  • Graham Henderson: keyboards, Mandola
  • Manu Lann Huel: song
  • Ronan Bars: uilleann pipes
  • Gilles the Religious bigot: guitar
  • Christian Lemaître: fiddle
  • Olivier Lecuyer: bombard
  • Donal Lunny: Bouzouki, Bodhran, acoustic guitar, vocal
  • John Mc Sherry: uilleann pipes, flüte, low whistle
  • Patrig Molard: Bagpipe koz, bagpipe
  • Doudou diaye Rose: percussions
  • Mayor Nor Chathasaigh: Toothing-stone
  • Carlos Núñez: Gaïta, flute
  • Mairtin O' Connor: Diatonic accordion
  • Liam O' Flynn: uilleann pipes, low whistle
  • Fionn O' Lochlainn: low
  • Eoghan O' Neill: low
  • Jacques Pellen: guitar 12 cords
  • Nicolas Quemener: flute
  • Malachy Robinson: Double bass
  • Erwan Ropars: bagpipe in C
  • Sharon Shannon: diatonic accordion
  • Donald Shaw: keyboards, vocal
  • Didier Squiban: Piano
  • Jean-Michel Veillon: flute
  • Bagad Kemper: bombard, bagpipes, Scottish battery
  • Shotts Pipe Band: bagpipes, Scottish battery

Discography

Heritage of the Celts

Recorded and mixed in 1994 with Windmill Lane Recording Studio of Dublin. Producer: Donal Lunny .

Titles

  1. Borders Of Salt
  2. Spike Island Weary
  3. Language Of The Gaels
  4. Green Lands
  5. Maro Eo My Mestrez
  6. April the 3rd
  7. Eliziza
  8. King Of Laois
  9. The Island
  10. Scottish Suite
  11. Me Zo Ganet E Kreiz Ar Mor
  12. Call To The Dance

DaN Ar Braz and 50 musicians of the Heritage of the Celts: In Concert

Recorded the May 31st 1995, at the time of the concert in the General sports Room of Rennes. Producer: Jacques Abalain.

Titles

  1. Spike Island Weary
  2. Language Of The Gaels
  3. Ailein Duinn (Dark alan)
  4. White the hermine
  5. Eleanor
  6. Suite of Kopanitza
  7. Enez Eusa
  8. Green Lands
  9. Ker Ys
  10. Call To The Dance
  11. Borders Of Salt
  12. Left in Peace

DaN Ar Braz and the Heritage of the Celts: Finisterres

Recorded between March 1996 and July 1997 with Windmill Lane Recording Studio of Dublin. Producer: Donal Lunny .

Titles

  1. Broken Prayer
  2. Holyhead
  3. Costa de Galicia Semi
  4. Me uilinn
  5. Ril Year Suaimhnis - The Copper Hills off Beara
  6. the Country
  7. Evit Ar Barz
  8. Broella
  9. Kilbrandon - The Little Cascades
  10. Left In Peace
  11. Finisterres

DaN Ar Braz and the Heritage of the Celts: Zenith

Recorded in 1998 with the Zenith of Paris.

Titles

MINOR ROAD 1
  1. Broken Prayer
  2. Evit Ar Barz
  3. Mo Gradh Na Gamhna Geala
  4. The Chestnut Tree - The Dreaming Sea
  5. Ar there Fforff
  6. Costa de Galicia
  7. Canto De Seitura
  8. Surfaces De Pontevedra Semi
  9. Me uilinn
  10. Kilbrandon - The Little Cascades
MINOR ROADS 2
  1. the Country
  2. Yezhoù Bihan
  3. Duchess
  4. Tan Dir ha
  5. Cal To The Dance
  6. Diwanit Bugale
  7. Left In Peace
  8. Borders Off Salt
  9. Green Lands

Bretagnes in Bercy

At the time of the Bretagnes concert in Bercy, the March 16th 1999, the Heritage of the Celts belongs to the guests at the sides in particular of Armens, Alan Stivell (a first), Tri Yann, Carlos Núñez. The titles of the Heritage appear on the second disc. Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones makes an appearance on the piece Left in peace .

Titles

MINOR ROAD 1

Armens

  • Ar-Men
  • Démago
Gilles Servat
  • the road of Kemper
  • the House of Ireland
  • Tan Dir ha
Alan Stivell
  • Brian Boru
  • Continuation Sudarmoricaine
Tri Yann
  • If Died with Bit
  • Franzozig
  • the Mare of Michao…
MINOR ROADS 2

daN Ar Braz and the Heritage of the Celts

  • Surfaces De Pontevedra
  • Left In Peace
daN Ar Braz and the Heritage of the Celts with Alan Stivell
  • Pop Plinn
  • Brezhoneg' raok
  • Gouel Hollvedel (universal festival)
  • Borders Off Salt - Marzou Halen
daN Ar Braz and the Heritage of the Celts with Gilles Servat, Alan Stivell, Tri Yann, Armens
  • Year alarc' H ( the swan )
  • Tri Martolod ( Three sailors )
  • Green Lands

External bonds

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