Neapolitan

band: Garmarna
members:

• Stefan Brisland-Ferner
• Emma Härdelin
• Jens Höglin
• Gotte Ringqvist
• Rickard Westman

album: Guds Spelemän
tracklist:

1. Herr Mannelig (Sir Mannelig) – 6:22
2. Vänner och Fränder (Friends and Relatives) – 5:11
3. Halling från Makedonien (Halling from Macedonia) linstrumental – 2:45
4. Min Man (My Husband) – 4:20
5. Varulven (Werewolf) – 4:55
6. Hilla Lilla – 6:19
7. Drew Drusnaar/Idag som igår (Today as before) – 2:46
8. Njaalkeme (Hunger) – 5:05
9. Herr Holger (Sir Holger) – 4:58
10. Guds Spelemän (The Fiddlers of God) – 5:27

Garmarna - Vänner och fränder

Halling från Makedonien instrumental




band: Gjallarhorn
genres: Folk, Traditional, Neofolk, World music
members:

• Jenny Wilhelms – vocals, fiddle
• Christopher Öhman – viola, fiddle, mandola, vocals
• Tommy Mansikka-Aho – didgeridoo, percussion
• David Lillkvist – percussion

other personnel:

• Jakob Frankenhaeuser – Didgeridoo, Percussion, (additional) vocals
• Marcus Söderström – Double Bass
• Okay Temiz – Percussion
• Wincent Högberg – Percussion, Recorded By, Producer
• Adrian Jones - Viola, Mandola
• Tomas Höglund - (additional) vocals
• Martin Kantola - Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By

album title: Ranarop
tracklist:

1. Intro 1:27
2. Konungen Och Trollkvinnan (The King and the enchantress) 5:20
3. Herr Olof (Master Olof) 4:14
4. I Fjol Så (Last year) 3:05
5. Solbön-Åskan (Prayer for Sun/Thunder) 6:28
6. O-Vals (Non-Waltz) 3:39
7. I Riden Så... (Ye ride so carefully) 4:28
8. Sjöjungfrun Och Konungsdottern (The Mermaid and the princess) 6:40
9. Folkessongen (Folk song) 4:25
10. Elviras Vals-Oravaismenuett (Elvira's waltz - Oravais minuet) 5:12
11. Eldgjald (Gjalder song) 4:13
12. Ramunder (finlandssvensk ballad från Nyland) 4:05
13. Kulning (Calling) 1:49
14. Reindeer Dreaming (From The Film By Antii Haase) 7:04

Gjallarhorn - Konungadottrarna


I really haven't spend much time investigating Scandinavian Folk music. I came across Gjallarhorn on a compilation CD. I loved them first time I ever heard them. The comp contained the song "Suvetar." I never heard a song with such powerful sound. Everything about the song: drumming and didgeridoos and singing (the harmonies, the counter-point) everything about the song just sounds epic. I found out about Garmarna recently on YT. I love how Emma Härdelin sings, even the way she rolls her R's. She's what hooked me in. They are two of my favorite bands but I have to admit I say this is without much comparison to other bands in the same category. I am not one for rating albums but I would guesstimate around 9/10 for both.

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