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À l'Olympia (Also called At the Olympia and Olympia Concert) was Stivell's first
live album, recording in Paris Olympia. It was released by Fontana in 1972.
This live concert was divided into two parts: the first acoustic folk, the second part being electric folk in a style then known as Celtic rock. The evening is a musical tour around the Celtic fringe, from Brittany northwards. It was broadcast live on one of the three radio stations in France (seven million listeners live on Radio Europe 1) Alan Stivell was accompanied by Dan Ar Braz on guitar, Michel Santangelli (the future drummer for Jacques Higelin) on percussion, Gabriel Yacoub, René Werneer, Pascal Stive, Gérard Levasseur, Serj Parayre and Michaël Klec’h.
Stivell à l'Olympia sold a staggering 1,500,000 copies in just over a year (more than 2 million thereafter) and put both Stivell and Breton music on the cultural map once and for all.
01. The Wind of Keltia 3:42
02. An-dro 3:07
03. The trees they grow high 3:04
04. An Alarc'h (The swan)2:25
05. An Durzhunnel 3:23
06. Telenn Gwad / The Foggy Dew 3:57
07. Pop Plinn 3:37
08. Tha mi sgith 4:22
09. The King of the Fairies 3:20
10. Tri Martolod 4:27
11. Kost ar c'hoad 3:54
12. Suite Sudarmoricaine 3:29
Alan Stivell: Singing, harp, Irish flute, bombard
Dan Ar Braz: Electric Guitar
Michel Santangeli: Drums
René Werneer: Fiddle
Gabriel Yacoub: Guitar, Dulcimer, Banjo
Gérard Levasseur: Bass
Henry Delagarde: Bombarde, Cello, Flute
Mikael Klec'h: Bombarde, Flute
Pascal Stive: Organ
Serj Parayre: Percussion