DENIS GASSER avec ALAN KLOATR
Cezame, 1976, CEZ 1020
The French folk revival started during the 60's materialised in 1969 with the opening of the first folk club in Paris by John Wright and Catherine Perrier among others. Denis Gasser and Alan Kloatr were among the pioneers with Yvon Guilcher, Marc Peronne or Lionel Rocheman. A. Kloatr passed away in January 2018. He was one of the first uilleann pipes players in France and is remembered as a member of Alan Stivell's band. Here he plays flutes, uilleann pipes, crumhorn and bodhran.
D. Gasser is also a pioneer in folk guitar playing with a solid practice of flat picking he probably got from the playing of British guitarists such as Davy Graham, John Renbourne or Martin Carthy. He is also a good piano/harpsichord player and sings here two ballads from Quebec.
The other musicians on this LP are Bernard Blanc on hurdy-gurdy and cabrette (bagpipe from Auvergne), Dominique Paris on Northumbrian pipes, Phil Fomont on cello and Gérard Lavigne on bass.
The repertoire is typical of folk musicians with a large spectrum from Irish reel and Breton gavotte to medieval dance tunes.
Cezame is a major French label for folk music established in 1975 and has in its catalogue prestigious artists like Marcel Dadi, Pierre Bensusan, the Balfa Brothers, Bill Deraime, etc...
Note that tracks A2 and A3 are linked together.
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