Kriok — Gael

In 2026, he is scheduled to embark on a rare tour of small chapels in Wales and Nova Scotia, accompanied only by his harp and a single candle. A documentary, Daoulinet d’an trouz (Kneeling to the Noise), is reportedly in production.

At age 12, he built his first telenn (Celtic harp) from a damaged oak beam recovered from a 19th-century fishing sloop. That instrument, now nicknamed “Ar C’hornog” (The West), remains his signature tool. Unlike the polished productions of mainstream Celtic fusion bands, Kriok’s work is raw, nearly ritualistic. His 2016 debut EP Notennoù d’an Nos (Notes to the Night) was recorded in a single take inside the Saint-Cado chapel, with only natural reverb from the stone walls. gael kriok

He rarely gives interviews but maintains a hand-written blog, Kaozioù diglok (Unfinished Conversations), where he reflects on ancient weather proverbs, beekeeping, and the acoustics of dolmens. “Fame is noise that wasn’t there before. I prefer the noise that has always been — rain on gorse, a boat rope against a mast, an old woman humming while she peels potatoes. That’s my real audience.” Gael Kriok is not a stadium act, nor does he aspire to be. His legacy, as Trad Magazine wrote, “may be measured not in sales but in the number of young Bretons who, after hearing ‘Kalon Ruz,’ picked up a harp for the first time or spoke Breton to their grandparent without shame.” In 2026, he is scheduled to embark on