Celtic Collection Vol. 1

“My love for Celtic music goes back almost as far as my first steps with the guitar which I learnt on my own in the early seventies, after 4 years of classical piano. I was listening to CSN&Y, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, Steeleye Span, Martin Carthy, Doc Watson, Rev. Gary Davis, lots of Bluegrass… and exploring other ways to tune the guitar. I found DADGAD around 1973 from a different pathway that equally led British legend Davey Graham to that same tuning. At 17, I recorded my first album Près de Paris — that won the Grand Prix du Disque, Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland — to be soon followed by PB 2 (1977) and Musiques (1979). The content of this first Celtic Collection is extracted from these 3 early albums. Thank you to some of my mentors Alan Stivell, Planxty, Michael O’ Sullivan & The Irish piper Seamus Ennis.” – Pierre Bensusan

CONTENTS:

Gavottes : De Trilport à Fublaines
Le Voyage Pour L’Irlande
La Danse du Capricorne
Marche: The Return From Fingal
Si Beag, Si Mhor / The Rakish Paddy
(*Please note: TAB is only currently available for The Rakish Paddy. As soon as Si Beag, Si Mhor tab is written and made available, we will credit your account)
Reels: The Pure Drop/The Flax In Bloom
Swi Sios Fa Mo Dhidean
Jigs: Merrily Kissed The Quaker / Cunla