01	Les Mouettes Se Battent						05:07
	02	Dinney's O'Brien						03:31
	03	Le Reggae Gai De Gueret						04:08
	04	My Love Is A Band Boy						03:23
	05	Je Pars A Noyac						07:40
	06	The Lucky Lover						03:25
	07	Bee New						05:35

Gwendal [France]

Discography
Gwendal (74)
Gwendal (75)
A Vos Desirs (77)
4 (79)
En Concert (81)
Locomo (83)
Danse la Musique (85)
Glen River (90)


Reviews
The first albums were strictly Celtic folk music, and excellent if you like that genre. Comparable to the Chieftains or to the more folk-oriented Horslips albums. The third one however is a mixture of Celtic folk, prog rock and jazz, which makes it much more interesting. All the musicians are top notch. If you like prog and Celtic music, this may be for you. -- Juan Joy
From what I gather, Gwendal originated as a band devoted to playing the ethnic/folk music of Brittany. By the time they recorded their 6th album, their music had evolved into a melange of folk, rock, jazz and progressive elements. Speaking to a friend, I once described the music on Gwendal as being "... what the Dixie Dregs would have sounded like if they'd grown up listening to Celtic music". Listening to this record today, some aspects of that comparison are dead-on, but others may mislead the reader. Some aspects of the instrumentation are similar: violin, guitar, fretless bass and drums. Gwendal adds flute to the mix, and there are no keyboards. The compositions are attractive and tuneful without being sappy, odd and quirky without being contrived, and there's lots of room for improvisation by violinist Bruno Barre (who has a really lovely, effects-free sound), flutist Youenn Le Berre and guitarist Francois Ovide. While not as chops-heavy or fusiony as the Dregs, they manage to stir the pot pretty vigorously. There are also some truly lovely acoustic pieces, and enough sophistication to keep a jazz/RIO nut like myself stimulated. Even so, Gwendal's folk roots are always apparent. Play this record (... if you have it!) for your friends who say they "hate" progressive rock ... they will quickly change their tune! Francois Ovide is on most of Albert Marcoeur's recordings, later turned up in John Greaves' Parrot Fashions band. -- Dave Wayne