Héritage des Celtes
Héritage des Celtes is a folk-rock album by Dan Ar Braz, released in 1994 by Columbia France, catalogue number COL 477763 2.
The album was produced by ex-Bothy Band and Moving Hearts leader Dónal Lunny. It was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin by Brian Masterson and Alastair McMillan, and mixed by Brian Masterson and Rob Kirwan.
A live version of this material as played by Ar Braz and a large ensemble (recorded in Rennes the following year) appears on the album Et les 50 musiciens de l'Héritage des Celtes.
Track listing
- "Borders of Salt" (Traditional; arranged by Ar Braz)
- "Spike Island Lasses" (Traditional; arranged by Casey and Dónal Lunny)
- "Language of the Gaels" (Murdo Macfarlane)
- "Green Lands" (Ar Braz)
- "Maro Eo Ma Mestrez" (Traditional; arranged by Ar Braz)
- "April The 3rd" (Dónal Lunny)
- "Eliziza" (Traditional; arranged by Ar Braz)
- "King of Laois" (Traditional; arranged by Ar Braz)
- "The Island" (Paul Brady)
- "Scottish Suite" (Ar Braz)
- "Me Zo Ganet E Kreiz Ar Mor" (Yann Ber Calloc'h, Jef Le Penven)
- "Call to The Dance" (Ar Braz)
Personnel
- Dan Ar Braz
- Dónal Lunny - bouzouki, vocals, bodhran
- Noel Bridgeman - percussion
- Ronan Browne - uilleann pipes, flute, low whistle, tin whistle
- Nollaig Casey - violin
- Ray Fean - drums
- Jean-Louis Henaff - bombard
- Olivier Lecuyer - bombard
- Patrig Molard - bagpipes
- Eoghan O'Neill - bass
- Jacques Pellen - acoustic guitar
- Erwan Ropars - bagpipes
- Donald Shaw - keyboards, vocals
- Jean-Michel Veillon - flute
- Karen Matheson - vocals
- Elaine Morgan - vocals
- Yann Fanch Kemener - vocals
- Gilles Servat - vocals
with
- Bagad Kemper (pipe band)
- Shotts Pipe Band