Cecile Corbel è una cantautrice nata in Bretagna, nel Finistère. Da bambina ha seguito la sua famiglia, burattinai di professione, in giro per la regione, e ha imparato a suonare la chitarra Ma è da adolescente che scopre e impara a suonare l’arpa celtica.
A 18 anni si trasferisce a Parigi per studiare archelogia, ma non abbandona la musica, suonando nei pub e nei café e autoproducendo il suo album SongBook I, che presto fu distribuito da una delle più importanti etichette discografiche francesi, la Keltia Musique (Sinead O’Connor, Loreena Mc Kennit).
La sua tecnica arpistica è unica, e l’affascinante giovane voce spesso associata a quella di Kate Bush, svela un mondo che trascende le antiche poesie, le composizioni tradizionali e le melodie celtiche e mediterranee.
Seguendo le tracce di prestigiosi artisti come Alan Stivell, Cecile sempre accompagnata dai suoi musicisti, esegue repertori celtici e di world music ormai in tutta la Francia ed anche all’estero.
Cécile Corbel was born in Brittany, the Celtic region in the north-west of France. As a child, she travels all over Brittany with her parents, who were puppeteers. She plays the guitar but it’s in her teens that she discovers the Celtic harp.
At 18, she comes to Paris to study archeology, still dreaming of music. Concert after concert in Parisian pubs and cafés, she self-produces her album songbook 1 , soon noticed by the label Keltia Musique (Sinead O’Connor, Loreena Mc Kennit)
Her unique harp technique and her appealing young voice sometimes compared to Kate Bush’s, reveal a world encompassing ancient poems, original compositions, Celtic tunes and Mediterranean melodies. She takes you for a trip out of a time.
Following the path of prestigious musicians such as Alan Stivell, the young Breton composer and singer now performs her Celtic and world music with her musicians in France and all over the world.












hey lad are you still alive?
By: Rory-Lory on July 2, 2009
at 5:37 pm
[...] Corbel has also been featured on this blog dedicated to Celtic [...]
By: New Loreena McKennitt Limited Edition CD to be Released This Fall. « Celticmusicfan's Weblog on September 18, 2009
at 7:31 pm
Interesting blog. I will be publishing an Interview with Cecile next week
By: celticmusicfan on September 18, 2009
at 7:31 pm
to Rory-Lory:
yes… and I’m back!
to celticmusicfan:
Your blog is very interisting! I will read your interview!
By: Gaelico on September 23, 2009
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