The name of the tune?! please…

It’s « Trinquons nos verres » in the album « Journée à la maison / Un dewezh ‘barzh gêr / A home coming » (1978).

Something else: Am I confusing or are you a musician who already recorded one or several albums with Celtic harp, etc. ?

Spasibo! (Thank you)
I love this tune very much! Is it traditional or you composed it? (I don’t know why it doesn’t look traditional to me)

Yes, I recorded 2 CDs and took part as a session musician in several recording of Russian folk bands…
But to tell the truth I think my exploring of Celtic Harp still continue.

I have one thing to ask… No… two things… Hope you won’t kill me imediately.

My band plays a few tunes witch are of your repertory. Two ones from « Rennaissance… », one from « Au dela des mots » (6 track). The two first I still havn’t relised their names because at the disk « Rennaissance de l’harpe Celtique » the enormous part is called « Ys »…
Btw, in our repertory we call them « Stivell 1 » and « Stivell 2 » . If you are not against it, I ask you to listen another two very small fragments below… And… And tell their names

Moreover, « Stivell 2 » was included in one of my CD’s by the name of « Stivell »
For not to be killed want to tell that the time I recorded it there were no chance to connect to you to ask it’s name. Or ask anything. Because your new site was under construction. But this tune is so beautiful… I couldn’t refuse to record it… And I gave it your name for to tell it is thank to you I play it. And in description of the tune (or set, if it is set) I wrote down where I took it.

« Stivell 1 »
http://files.mail.ru/G9C1NW

« Stivell 2 »
http://files.mail.ru/ROHKJU
(and the slow part just before it)

Pity! Pity!

O, sorry, it was me who replied to you (forgot to log in)

the 72.11 is « Gaelic Waltz » and the 72.10 is « Heman dubh ». Both are included in a (20′) piece called « Gaeltacht ».
So, nobody around you have the album « Renaissance de la harpe celtique » itself?

Why should I kill you?
I am very proud to interest people in Russia.
I understand that a while ago, it was not that easy to contact me or the publisher; that is why some informations did say that I was not quoted on some russian albums, yours perhaps?. As I said somewhere, it is fair to tell us your want to record my music and write down my name on the record.
You can always add my name now, if not before, and, of course, say it in all interviews…And, perhaps, give me a contact to make me play in Russia (as my agent contacts don’t seem to succeed).

The song « Trinquons nos verres » is Breton but from Eastern Brittany (more French than Breton). Yes it’s traditionnal, but it’s sure that after being arranged it can sound as a composition.

Best wishes,
alan

Demat!
Thank you very much!!!!

I have only one tune of yours recorded, but I’ve told already I mentioned your name and in description said where I took it. Moreover! Every time I play it or other two ones in concert I always tell to my audience from who’s repertory I took them. And in every interview surely I mention you.

But if you are talking perhaps about the Tri Martolod version mentioned at this forum – I am not involved
(I’ve just tought you mixed me up with that girl who didn’t mentioned you as used your arrangement)

Would you please permit us to play « Trinquons nos verres »?
BTW, It is interesting how it sounded before you arranged it? I mean the native variant of the tune.

May I ask you about one more tune? (If your didn’t get tired of my questions )
I’am not sure is it breton or not. By the way there are two tunes in one set. The arrangement and performance is ours

http://files.mail.ru/2S5DZX

To assure you I gave your name to the tune I recorded – the file contains revers side of my album’s cover:

http://files.mail.ru/AQVTKB

Kenavo!

and thank you for your help and your existence

Anastassia

Fascinating thread. Alan, if there needed yet another example of how you touch people lives…

Meldis, I interfere here (not just sending a PM) only for one reason. I hesitated a lot, but then… I think it fits as others could spread the word, as well, in similar occurrences. I went to your website and saw you mention Alan right in your front page, which I find very graceful. Now, if I may suggest, would you also consider adding a link to his website? Where you see fit? Just facilitating people’s discovering (or rediscovering) the one who made it possible for the rebirth of Celtic music to take place. At least on such a scale, however we try to spin it around – just, objectively. Even better if that very link (not just the accompanying text) not only mentioned « Alan Stivell », but also a couple of words that you’d feel appropriate.

In exchange 🙂 I give you a quick (trivial?) tip about links. Better make them open in a new window, I think, so that people can jump to another site without closing your own.

And… Congrats and thanks for your approach and your repertoire! I guess many of us Bretons feel proud at the idea that our culture be also conveyed by representatives as yourself.

All the best,
Ian

I am sorry to have confused with somebody else.
I apologyse and thanks to you.

I don’t recognize this tune. The second part looks like a little bit a traditional An dro (or En dro), a dance from Bro-Gwened (Brittany south coast).

Best wishes,
alan

To Alan:

Thank you one more time! For you didn’t relise that I posted the last two links as some kind of « self-promotion » I deleted them already from ftp.

You know, Celtic music, especially Breton, is not widely in sell in Russia. So the way it comes here is very « non-linear » sometimes. Your friend give you mp3 files which he took from his friend, and this friend took them from his etc. Bad is that names of the tunes lose. Good is the fact that celtic music find the way to our shores soon or later. And we recognize new names. Once it was Alan Stivell

Because of that tune played by us is called « Inspired by Gwerz » – I know the last tune was performed by the band « Gwerz ». About another one is still confused.

Friends after travelling to Europe come home as luky owner of official release sometimes. As in the case of « Au dela des mots », I don’t ask you the name of the tune because I can read it on the cover

Er… And what about « Trinquons nos verres »? Could we play it?

To Ian:

Thank you for your kind words about design of my site. It is more pleasant cause I designed it myself.
Of course it is very good idea to put the link to Alan’s site. The fact is when my site was constructed, Alan’s site was in construction also. I ask my site’s administrator to put the link ASAP. (now he is occupied by his PhD – thesis defence soon, but hope he find few minutes for my site.)
I would be very happy if Alan relize to exchange links, but think it’s only his right to decide to include my link to his site or not.

Kenavo

Anastassia

Done already.
Fortunately my site’s administrator was on-line and we put link to Alan’s site immediately. To both Russian and English versions.

Thanks to you;
no problem to play « Trinquons nos verres », just have to declare it at the society of author rights (and write the origin of course);
yes you can make a link with my site;
kenavo,
alan

Thank you, you are very kind

Hi again Anastassia,

Kudos as well for your site design skills, then… I found yours particularly clear and simple, easy to navigate. This is very good in my books. You’re a woman of many talents 🙂

As to the question re. exchanging links, well I won’t answer on behalf of Alan, obviously, but I guess it might be rather tricky for him to link back to specific musician sites, unless prepared to add such a number of them that any particular link would become useless. Or prepared to make some rather embarrassing choices (you know, it’s kind of similar to endorsing someone’s work, then why such and such musician, and not others?) There must be a specific, compelling, unquestionable reason, I think. Like in your case, linking to his site as you clearly denote Alan’s influence on your work.

However, I imagine there’s an alternative that may be much more appropriate. And useful in terms of strengthening a community. There are a number of sites dedicated to Alan (and you’ll find some of their webmasters around here). IMHO, at least in some of these sites, it could be a nice touch to put in (then, *here*, possibly non-exhaustive) lists of people who, around the world, are building on what he gave and continue to give us.

Look, I’m a pro web designer, I wish I had enough time to create such a site myself. I can assure you that linking to people like you would be a nice addition, to me, as it would also illustrate Alan’s influence throughout the world, and beyond generations. I hope you understand my point and that none of you both will find it rude or too assuming…

Cheers!
Ian

Ian (without any profile), I am very proud that you wrote only 2 messages to this forum and all these two are devoted to this thread.

OK, right, fair enough 🙂
I’m the profileless man, then… Well, there’s nothing big to say publicly about me, at least here. But I added a few details, since you mentioned it ^_^

Anyway… I take this opportunity to clarify something. Not always straightforward, actually. Anyone can link to *any* website s/he wants to link to. Provided it falls within the boundaries of the ‘fair use’ principle (as when you ‘quote’ people, which is obviously the case here). There are limitations, though, usually related to the overall context (which can be objectionable, sometimes) and things such as giving the impression you’re endorsed by the organization/individual behind the linked website. Nothing that applies to you, IMO. On the contrary.

Btw, what do you think about this cross-linking issue? Does it make sense to you? Not kidding. This is what matters to me, right now.

ps – ‘ target= »_blank »‘ in the link, don’t let people leave your site inadvertently… 🙂