Glød Mari Eggen & Helene Høye Label: 2L CD No. 2L13 2003 £9.99 Band from: Norway Genre: Nordic Folk music from Gudbrandsdalen, with new tunes in trad style
Review
GLOW – For centuries, Norway's dark winter days and luminous summer nights have inspired the diverse forms of creativity of its folk artists. Troll lore and nature mysticism spring from the interplay of light and darkness on the fertile imagination, and light in its many manifestations has always been a central element of Norwegian painting and music. An intense dark glow permeates the music presented on this CD by two distinguished artists. In their tightly arranged renderings the vigor and poetic feeling of the folk music tradition is fused with a bold and skillful use of polyphonic texture, bearing witness to the power inherent in a living tradition.
Tracks and Artists
1. Bråtåseterhallingen 2. Gåmmålkøllin 3. Haugjebrura 4. Einarsvollgråen 5. Gammelsteinomen 6. Geitleiken pá Galde 7. Lerka 8. Originalen 9. Bukkehalling 10. Ola Laingen 11. Marsj til grøden 12. Bånsull til Elise 13. Måndagsmårråvals 14. Springleik 15. På hæl’n 16. Kong Oscars vals
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