Born in Quimper, France on January 15, 1949, guitarist Dan Ar Braz is one of Brittany's most influential and internationally successful recording artists. While his musical lineage is decidedly celtic, during his long career he has fused the tradition with a variety of contemporary styles and even diverged into other territories such as jazz and acoustic folk, while retaining an unerring melodic gift and sense of place. At the age of 18 he encountered the legendary Breton harpist ALAN STIVELL who provided him with a solid grounding in modern vs ancient music but also with a career boost, and Ar Braz eventually played guitar on no less than 7 Stivell albums in the 70s, including many of his most venerable recordings such as "Renaissance de la Harpe Celtique" and "Concert a L'Olympia". In 1976 he briefly joined FAIRPORT CONVENTION although he did not record with them. In 1977 he embarked on his solo career already a seasoned veteran, and produced a stunning instrumental progressive folk epic "Douar Nevez" to kickstart this new phase.The 80s were a darker period for the folk rock revival, but Ar Braz kept busy and self-produced a number of quality efforts showcasing his prowess with all manner of guitar including "Acoustic" and "Septembre Bleu". In the 90s he assembled a cast of hundreds for a serious of smash successes under the banner of "Heritage Des Celtes" which occupied the man and many a bean counter for most of that decade. He has since returned to more intimate solo work, and he continues to record regularly and make live appearances including at FAIRPORT's Cropredy Festival. Line-up / Musicians Dan Ar Braz/guitars Patrig Molard/Flutes,Uillean Pipes,Biniou Braz Benoit Widemann/pianos,Synthethizers,organ Dave Pegg/Bass Michel Santangeli/Drums Marc Chantereau/Percussion Discography(Album) Douar Nevez 1977
1.Intro 2.Retour de Guerre 3.Naissance de Dahud 4.Mort et Immersion de Malguen/Fin du Voyage 5.Naissance de La Ville 6.Morvac'h (Cheval de Mer) 7.Orgies Nocturnes 8.L' Ennui du Roi 9.Les Forces du Mal 10.L' Appel du Sage 11.Submersion de La Ville 12.Douar Nevez (terre Nouvelle)
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