Folk Live: Recent Episodes
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The podcast Folk Live features Danish and Nordic roots, folk and trad music bands performing at festivals and venue, like for example the famous Danish Tønder Festival. Every year the export project Folk Spot Denmark invites international agents, media, venues and festivals to visit Tønder Festival to experience the diversity and quality of Danish and Nordic music. And this is some of the music they get to hear. More info at: https://spotfestival.dk/folkspotdenmark-en/ and at: www.tf.dk
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk’s podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the band Sylfide, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year.
The songs of the young singer, songwriter and harp player, Helene Tungelund, might be rooted in Danish and Nordic traditions, but they are also very much relating to the world that we are living in right now. The singer herself put it this way:
“For me working with folk music and cultural heritage is an attempt to understand myself and the world that has shaped me, for better or for worse.”
The songs that Helene Tungelund writes, are dealing with topics like climate change, feminism, and mental health. The band consists of young musicians already known on the Danish music scene:
Jonathan Fjord Bredholt plays the piano and the synthesizer, Emil Ringtved Nielsen plays electric bass guitar and stomp, Jonas Lærke Clausen plays the violin, and Helene Tungelund masters the harp and the vocals.
Sylfide was awarded a Danish Music Award, the Danish ‘Grammy’, as ‘new Roots Name of the year’, and another one as ‘Roots Track of the Year’ in 2022.
This podcast is being brought to you by RadioFolk.dk, Folk Spot Denmark and Tønder Festival, supported by Spot Festival, and the Danish Arts Council. Recorded and mixed by Peter Hellesøe, and hosted by Morten Alfred Høirup. Much more info at: www.sylfide.com
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk’s podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast, we will be featuring the vocal quartet HØST recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year.
The four women in the award winning vocal quartet HØST, got together with a shared vision of creating a vocal playground. Using nothing but their voices they interpret and challenge the traditions of Nordic folk music as well as modern polyphonic singing.
In 2023 they published their first album, Fuglesang (Bird Song) as a tribute to nature and the power of the human voice.
HØST is a new vocal response to the Danish folk music scene, but the four members of the quartet are already well known as singers as well as instrumentalists from quite a few folk and folk related bands. The members of HØST are:
Liv Vester
Maja Freese
Filippa Westerberg
Lene Høst
HØST starts out with the song Ravnen - The Raven - written by Lene Høst, which family name HØST meaning Harvest has given the quartet its name.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk’s podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast, we will be featuring the quartet Folkens recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year.
Folkens is an ensemble of four, featuring two musicians and two dancers. They are all passionated about showing and promoting dance and music in a melting pot of both new and old material.
It all come alive and present when Folkens shine with a mix of close duo playing and swirling couple dancing.
Well, you may or you may not be able to hear Kirstine Nurdug Jensen and Christian Thorvaldsen feet on the floor, but you might feel their present on stage, in this recording.
And you will definitely be able to hear Kristine Heebøll playing the violin and Jesper Vinther playing the accordion.
The two of them has been playing together for many years, and in this band they perform a blend of traditional Danish dance music and their own material.
The concert was recorded by Peter Hellesøe and mixed by Jesper Vinther. Hosted in English by Morten Alfred Høirup
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk ’s podcast, Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast, we will be featuring the trio AZUR AZUR recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year.
AZUR AZUR has created their own unique sound universe around the young double bass player, Frederik Mensink’s acute and atmospheric compositions. But occasionally the rest of the band members compose for the trio’s well. The music has been described as: ‘Modern instrumental folk music with a cool Nordic tone, that combines traditional Scandinavian folk music and jazzy improvisations’.
Frederik Mensink grew up with folk music and he has studied a Master in folk music at the Danish National Academy of Music. In fact all together the musicians in AZUR AZUR has studied folk music, world music, nyckleharpa, drama and improvisation, at conservatories in Scandinavian cities like Esbjerg, Aarhus, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Frederik Mensink formed the trio in 2019, and it consists of Frederik himself on bass, Rasmus Brinck on nyckelharpe and Jonathan Fjord Bredholt on piano.
AZUR AZUR starts this concert with Jonathan Fjord Bredholt’s tune ‘Aksels Første’…
In this podcast we will be featuring the Danish band Optur recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of august every year.
Violinist Søren Korshøj is an experienced musician and composer who started the band Optur to play for dancing at the Danish folk festival Musik over Præstø Fjord.
From the very beginning Søren was aware that he wanted to work with musicians from different genres, so that they could challenge the traditionel sound of Nordic dance music. They call the new sound for Nordic Free Folk.
An important idea behind the this new project has been to bring together an ensemble capable of playing dance music with an edge, leaving room for improvisation, and an occasional humorous hint.
The name ‘Optur’ is Danish slang for the feeling you get when things all add up in a way that is totally positive in every sense of the word.
Optur is:
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Søren Korshøj (Violin, Vocals, Composer)
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Michael Fleron (Saxophones)
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Jens Christian Andersen (Double bass)
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Heidi Luke (Drums)
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast, Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the band Solsort, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year.
Solsort means Blackbird and the band is build around the Danish singer and songwriter Betina Følleslev. The band is featuring songs written by Betina Følleslev, sometimes co-written with good friends, but also songs that many bands already know as part of their cultural heritage.
The band Solsort is:
Betina Følleslev (Vocal)
Jacob Chano Lundby (Percussion)
Rune Højmark (Guitar, mandolin)
M.C. Hansen (Guitar)
Lene felding (Cello)
All the members contributes with backing vocals.
FOLK LIVE - DANISH FIDDLE QUARTET
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk ’s podcast, Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast, we will be featuring the Danish Fiddle Quartet, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year.
The Danish Fiddle Quartet was started by the violinist and singer, Jørgen Dickmeiss. Jørgen is normally playing a lot of traditional and newly composed music with his wife, in a duo called Svøbsk.
But during the last few years he has been working on new string arrangements, partly for some of his own compositions and songs, but also for a few traditional tunes, and even for some music by the world famous Danish composer, Carl Nielsen, who lived from 1865 to 1931.
Ever since the Danish Fiddle Quartet began playing together not so long ago, they have released the album, Nattens Favn, The Embrace of the Night. Also the other violinist, Ditte Fromseier, who has also played a lot of roots, folk and trad music, has started writing new material for the quartet. They call their music for ‘Chamber Folk’.
The two other members of the Quartet are Mathilde Holding who plays the cello, and Bruno Sanches who plays the viola. Both are from the classical world of music.
Folk Live is being brought to you by RadioFolk.dk, Folk Spot and Tønder Festival, supported by Spot Festival, and the Danish Arts Council.
You will find more info about the Danish Fiddle Quartet at www.danishfiddlequartet.dk
This concert was recorded and mixed by Peter Hellesøe, and produced and hosted by Morten Alfred Høirup. Thank you for listening!
Welcome to this special edition of the podcast Folk Live, where we feature a number of Danish bands, who participated in the showcase Folk Spot Denmark at the great Danish Tønder Festival 2023.
Folk Spot Denmark is a showcase festival focusing on Danish roots and folk music, presenting traditional Danish music as well as new folk and roots music, both of which are thriving and developing explosively in Denmark today.
In addition to showcase concerts, the Folk Spot Denmark event also includes a number of meet'n'greets, network meetings, speed dinners and much more for an invited delegation of Danish and international music business people... and lots of good music from the rest of Tønder Festival's main program.
This podcast is being brought to you by RadioFolk.dk, Folk Spot Denmark and Tønder Festival, supported by Spot Festival, and the Danish Arts Council.
Der var engang et lille orkester som kaldte sig Danish Dia Delight. Ja helt lille var det nu ikke, for de var fem spillefolk, og de mødtes for at starte noget op med fokus på dansk folkemusik.
I dette afsnit af Folk Live skal du høre en optagelse fra Kaustinen Folk Festival i 1997, hvor bandet spillede dét der skulle vise sig at blive deres sidste koncert nogensinde.
Dengang i 90'erne var det meget populært at spille irsk, fransk-canadisk, amerikansk og cubansk musik herhjemme i Danmark, og når man rejste ud i verden vidste folk slet ikke at der findes noget der hedder dansk folkemusik - de troede at det var ligesom svensk eller tysk musik.
Nå, men de fem spillefolk mødtes på initiativ af den danske harmonikaspiller Carl Erik Lundgaard. Carl Erik var den ældste og han var allerede dengang kendt fra folkemusiktrioen Lang Linken som både spillede koncerter og til dans over det ganske land, men også sommetider udenfor landets grænser.
Carl Erik og hans venner i Lang Linken spillede traditionel musik såvel som ny musik som de selv komponerede, og det gav Carl Erik blod på tanden. Så i 1993 udgav han soloalbummet To-rader på dansk hvor han sammen med et hold gæstemusikere spillede musik han selv havde skrevet.
I 1994 danner Carl Erik Lundgaard så bandet Danish Dia Delight der, som navnet antyder, sætter spotlight på ny dansk folkemusik i almindelighed, og på den diatoniske harmonika Carl Eriks favorit-instrument - i særdeleshed.
Vært: Peter Snejbjerg
I dette afsnit af Folk Live skal du til koncert med det dansk, svensk, irsk, skotske band Himmerland. I efteråret 2022 var bandet på turné i Danmark, og den aften hvor de spillede turneens allersidste job - det var på Fermaten i Herning - blev koncerten optaget, og den er den vi skal høre uddrag fra om et øjeblik.
Bandet som startedes i 2010, er nok et af de mest berejste folk/roots bands i Danmark med utallige turneer i Europa, Storbritannien, Rusland, Canada, Australien, New Zealand, og Sydamerika.
Jeg mødtes med Himmerlands grundlægger og kapelmester, den 67 - årige saxofonist, musikaktivist og koncert- og festivalarrangør Eskil Romme fra Himmerland i Nordjylland - hint bandets navn - og bad ham om at fortælle lidt om projektet.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish duo Barani, recorded at the famous Tønder Festival that runs during the last weekend of August every year. Anders Ringaard plays the accordion, and Maja Aarøe Freese plays the cello, and they both sing, writes songs and compose music. They also sometimes pic one or two songs from the rich Danish song tradition. Their tunes are inspired by the town of Svendborg at the Danish island of Funen, where they live, and by traditional dance grooves like polka and Schottish. According to Anders Ringgaard the duo is 'composing and playing for an audience that simply loves folk music, but also enoys being challenged when listening to new songs and music now and then'. We are going to listen to about 25 minutes of songs and music by Barani. They will start the concert by playing Anders Ringaard's tune 'Christiansminde', a tribute to a wonderful little beach and meeting point in the town of Svendborg.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish duo Jørgensen & Sørensen, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year. At the end of the 18th century a book full of music was forgotten in an old attic. When it saw the light of the day again about 200 years later, it was like a present for fiddler Stefan Søegaard Sørensen and pianist Kristian Jørgensen, who immediately began picking the book for good music - and they found lots and lots of excellent dance tunes. They have chosen quite a few favorit tunes, tunes that has not been played for 200 years, and they put them together with already known traditional music, as well as some of their own compositions. For this special concert they invited a good friend and fellow fiddler, Kristian Bugge, to join them on stage, and the three of them start out with a traditional Danish tune called 'Pilfinger'...
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish duo Jørgensen & Sørensen, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year. At the end of the 18th century a book full of music was forgotten in an old attic. When it saw the light of the day again about 200 years later, it was like a present for fiddler Stefan Søegaard Sørensen and pianist Kristian Jørgensen, who immediately began picking the book for good music - and they found lots and lots of excellent dance tunes. They have chosen quite a few favorit tunes, tunes that has not been played for 200 years, and they put them together with already known traditional music, as well as some of their own compositions. For this special concert they invited a good friend and fellow fiddler, Kristian Bugge, to join them on stage, and the three of them start out with a traditional Danish tune called 'Pilfinger'...
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish blues musician and singer Copenhagen Slim, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. The story goes that in the beginning of his musical career, Nisse Thorbjørn, also known as Copenhagen Slim, was so poor that he would have to borrow a blues harmonica when going out to perform. But that was a long time ago, and now Copenhagen Slim has a Danish Music Award - the Danish 'grammy' - as Danish Blues Artist of the Year, and he is touring the world, including Europe, Australia and Mexico, as a soloist or with his band. In this concert he will be on his own, playing a mix of traditional stuff and classic material. Copenhagen Slim is kicking off his show with a song by the American folk and blues legend, Leadbelly, known for his strong vocals, and virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Norwegian singer Kajsa Balto, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Kajsa Balto is a sámi artist born and raised in Oslo. She works in a cross field between the traditional yoik singing of the sámi people, as well as pop and world music, singing very old songs from Sápmi, the sámi territory in the very North, as well as new songs that she writes herself, or with friends. For this concert she brought her band which consists of Ragnhild Tronsmo Haugland on the cello, Aleksander Sjølie on guitars, and Mats Mæland Jensen on the drums.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Norwegian singer Kajsa Balto, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Kajsa Balto is a sámi artist born and raised in Oslo. She works in a cross field between the traditional yoik singing of the sámi people, as well as pop and world music, singing very old songs from Sápmi, the sámi territory in the very North, as well as new songs that she writes herself, or with friends. For this concert she brought her band which consists of Ragnhild Tronsmo Haugland on the cello, Aleksander Sjølie on guitars, and Mats Mæland Jensen on the drums.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish double bass player Mathæus Bech, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Mathæus Bech is an excellent young bass player with roots in jazz and classical music, as well as in Danish folk music. He strives, as he put it, "..to continue the proud Danish tradition of virtuoso and solo double bassists, and he wants to show a new generation of music lovers that the double bass doesn't have to stand in the background." Mathæus has a lot of great projects boiling, and I am sure that you will hear more from him in the near future. For this performance Mathæus Bech chose a handful of good friends and great young musicians to assist him in playing a few of his own compositions. So feel free to take your seat, and something nice to drink, and get ready for quite a concert featuring double bass Mathæus Bech with Sebastian Bloch on guitar, Villads Hoffmann on cittern, Martin Strange on clarinet, and Henriette Flach on violin.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish double bass player Mathæus Bech, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Mathæus Bech is an excellent young bass player with roots in jazz and classical music, as well as in Danish folk music. He strives, as he put it, "..to continue the proud Danish tradition of virtuoso and solo double bassists, and he wants to show a new generation of music lovers that the double bass doesn't have to stand in the background." Mathæus has a lot of great projects boiling, and I am sure that you will hear more from him in the near future. For this performance Mathæus Bech chose a handful of good friends and great young musicians to assist him in playing a few of his own compositions. So feel free to take your seat, and something nice to drink, and get ready for quite a concert featuring double bass Mathæus Bech with Sebastian Bloch on guitar, Villads Hoffmann on cittern, Martin Strange on clarinet, and Henriette Flach on violin.
FIONIA FOLK BROTHERS Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish Fionia Folk Brothers, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year. Fionia Folk Brothers are five very experienced musicians rooted in traditional Danish dance music, featuring instruments such as fiddle, accordion, double bass and piano, and the music they play comes from every corner of the Danish kingdom. The band just love to play for traditional dancing - they will bring a dance instructor if you want them to - but they also do quite a few concerts at venues and festivals. They have all learned from the old masters as well as from old and dusty music books and scratchy field recordings from the beginning of the 20th century. In this concert they will perform traditional dance tunes like Marie's Hopsa, Before the soup, and the Liver Paté Waltz, and they will start up with Jørgen Bricklayers Polka...
FIONIA FOLK BROTHERS Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish Fionia Folk Brothers, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival that runs the last weekend of August every year. Fionia Folk Brothers are five very experienced musicians rooted in traditional Danish dance music, featuring instruments such as fiddle, accordion, double bass and piano, and the music they play comes from every corner of the Danish kingdom. The band just love to play for traditional dancing - they will bring a dance instructor if you want them to - but they also do quite a few concerts at venues and festivals. They have all learned from the old masters as well as from old and dusty music books and scratchy field recordings from the beginning of the 20th century. In this concert they will perform traditional dance tunes like Marie's Hopsa, Before the soup, and the Liver Paté Waltz, and they will start up with Jørgen Bricklayers Polka...
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish Tone of Voice Orchestra, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Tone of Voice Orchestra is a 10 piece powerhouse of a band that creates a melting pot of genres such as Scandinavian roots, jazz, balkan, blues, americana, and indie-pop, with a unique sound created by four female voices and quite a few instruments, such as bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, violin, flute, cittern, double bass, drums, and percussion. For the next 30 minutes or so, Tone of Voice Orchestra will introduce you to a number of great new songs written by the the two founders of the band, singer Trinelise Væring and saxophonist Frederik Lundin.
Welcome to RadioFolk.dk's podcast Folk Live. In this edition of the podcast we will be featuring the Danish Tone of Voice Orchestra, recorded at the famous Danish Tønder Festival, that runs the last weekend of August every year. Tone of Voice Orchestra is a 10 piece powerhouse of a band that creates a melting pot of genres such as Scandinavian roots, jazz, balkan, blues, americana, and indie-pop, with a unique sound created by four female voices and quite a few instruments, such as bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, violin, flute, cittern, double bass, drums, and percussion. For the next 30 minutes or so, Tone of Voice Orchestra will introduce you to a number of great new songs written by the the two founders of the band, singer Trinelise Væring and saxophonist Frederik Lundin.
The Scandinavian violin and guitar duo Fromseier Hockings come from the tiny village Øksendrup in Denmark where they also run a small organic orchard and cidery. Their stunning tunes and song are inspired by their surroundings and the people in them. Voices and instruments intertwine, groove and move! This Folk Spot Denmark recording is from Tønder Festival 2019. Fromseier Hockings are: Ditte Fromseier: Violin, vocals Sigurd Hockings: Guitar, vocals More info: www.fromseierhockings.com
The music of Stundom is Nordic in its essence: Inspired by the traditional dance music from their ancestors, mixed with classical chamber music tradition and several modern symphonic elements, the trio invites you into their wondrous musical world. With a blend of the cittern, the violin and the piano Emma Elmøe, Villads Hoffmann and Julian Svejgaard share a unique musical chemistry and ability to create capturing melodies. This Folk Spot Denmark recording is from Tønder Festival in 2018. More info: www.stundommusic.com
Viik is a pan Scandinavian folk rock band created around the Norwegian singer Elisabeth Vik who lives in the Danish capitol Copenhagen. In this Folk Spot Denmark recording from the famous Danish Tønder Festival in 2019, you will hear the band performing their mix of old Nordic ballads and traditional as well as contemporary music, composed by the band members. More info: www.viikmusic.com Viik is: Elisabeth Vik - Vocals Annelene Toft Christensen - Violin Morten Andersen - Accordion Villads Hoffmann - Cittern Jakob Kragesand - Double Bass Mårten Hillbom - Percussion
The members of Phønix are veterans on the Danish roots, folk and trad music scene. They play at schools, clubs, festivals and churches, and on this Folk Spot Denmark recording from Tønder Festival in 2019, they are working together with a team of dancers called Embla. Get more info at: www.phonixfolk.dk Phønix are: Jesper Falch: Percussion Karen Mose: Vocal/Keys Anja Præst: Clarinet / Bass clarinet Jesper Vinther: Accordion.
Rannok is known for their intense energy and unique interaction – Expect energetic polkas, atmospheric ballads and warm-hearted waltzes. With a shared passion for traditional melodies, they offer a new take on their ancestors’ music: contemporary interpretations interspersed with original tunes written with respect for the folk tradition. The duo consists of one of Denmark's top fiddlers, Michael Graubæk – selected as National Fiddler in 2014. Pianist Theis Langlands has also won several prices. The band has released two albums, one of which was awarded ”Debut of the Year” at Danish Music Awards Folk in 2011. They have played numerous concerts at home and abroad. More info at: www.rannok.dk
Pøbel is a band that plays captivating and danceable medieval music performed on a multitude of instruments such as the hurdy-gurdy, vielle, bagpipes, lute, shawm and various medieval drums. Bringing authentic instruments, tunes and costumes on to the stage Pøbel is not only a qualified guess on how a renowned "dance band" might have looked like in the late 1400s - it is also one of most busy and ambitious medieval bands in Denmark today! ”Pøbel” is an old Scandinavian word for ”mob” or ”crowd” and as the name suggests, we like to focus on the music of the common man i.e. the music that ordinary people could have experienced at the faire or at other festive occasions around medieval Europe. The involved musicians are all very active in the contemporary Scandinavian folk music scene and with Pøbel we like to take the medieval troubadour songs, hymns and anthems and transform them into instrumental dance music based on the idea that art music has influenced folk music anywhere throughout history. The result is a kind of ”medieval folk music” which seems both authentic and timeless. It's basically early music for modern ears! Mads Kjøller-Henningsen : hurdy-gurdy, shawms, flutes, bagpipes & vocals Thor Ahlgren : bagpipes, lute, recorder, kaval & vocals Lasse Væver Jacobsen : medieval fiddles & vocals Magnus Heebøll : cylindrical drum, frame drum, doumbek, tambourine & vocals More info at: www.poebel.dk
Floating Sofa Quartet is a modern Nordic folk music ensemble consisting of four young musicians from Denmark, Sweden and Finland. With a unique combination of instruments this quartet performs handmade music with a scent of dewy pine trees, salty sea breezes, and freshly brewed coffee. They play a mixture of their own compositions and traditional pieces from their respective countries; tender melodies and feisty dance tunes are performed with intriguing harmonies, intensity, humor and the warm acoustic sound of wooden instruments. Take a seat on the sofa and float away! More info at: www.floatingsofaquartet.com
Huldrelokkk - the wood nymph's beckoning call, is an all-female trio playing acoustic folk music from three Scandinavian countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as their own material. Three angelic voices coupled with two virtuoso fiddles and a groovy rhythmic guitar, they celebrated their world premiere concert to an enthusiastic Berlin audience in late 2009. Since then the trio has been giving sell-out concerts all over Europe and Scandinavia. More info at: www.huldrelokkk.com
DIVERSITY, GLOBALISATION, INCLUSION, INTEGRATION. This is what the sound of HUDNA is built out of.
Enjoy the Danish folk trio Vesselil in a recording from the famous Tønder Festival. Vesselil is Elisabeth Dichmann and Clara Tesch on violin and vocals, and Maja Aarøe Freese on 5-string cello and lead vocal. They all come from a classical music background, and they met and discovered Danish folk music in 2010. Since then they have been performing mainly their own music in Denmark, Finland, Germany and Switzerland counting festivals like Musik Over Præstø Fjord (DK), Copenhagen Jazz Festival, CPH World Music Festival (DK), Kaustinen Folk Festival (FIN) folkBALTICA (DE), Tanz & Folk Festival Berlin (DE) and Buskers Bern (CH). More info at: www.vesselil.dk
World On A String has existed for over 14 years. They have, all this time, nurtured their very own personal music-style and over the years they’ve gathered a steady number of enthusiastic followers. Their three album releases has received extraordinary praise from the critics and their début release was nominated by Danish Music Awards in the category “Best Cross-over Album of the year”. The music of the four time Grammy-winning group-members are characterized with words like lyrical nordic folk-jazz mixed with Middle-Eastern mystique and Indian rhythms. Simplicity and complexity go hand in hand while topped with challenging and rousing improvisation – altogether, this makes the Band’s sparkling live concerts a very special experience. The musical universe of WOAS sets itself apart from most groups in the genre of folk-jazz. Here we are dealing with a group of musicians of a very high calibre and therefore it isn’t a surprise that they have drawn attention outside their regular borders and have performed far and wide from home, during the twelve years of their existence. In 2016 the young extraordinary tabla player Mirwais Fedai joined the group and this new spark of impulse has acted as a catalyst for WOAS’ presently strong collective output, which is more distinct and defined than ever ― a thing which is clearly evident listening to the music from their latest album. The four members are recognised and highly appreciated for their individual contributions to the Danish music society, with their innumerable collaborations across many genres. More info at: www.worldonastring.dk
Sherzandum deliver energetic and emotive dance parties, directly from the hearts of the 7 man band, that plays klezmer with eclectic trips to balkan and swinging jazz. Pumping swing rytms, precise breaks and brass riffs from the deep pits of the big-band culture in the name of world music is the mix, when Sherzandum start doing their magical thing! The bands performance and joy of playing have brought them to all corners of Denmark, which also has given them the price as DK's Folk Talent of the Year in '14 and a showcase at the world-renowned Tønder Festival, where this recording was made. Sherzandum have recently reloaded the weapons with a new repertoir, along with their first record Yatzy! released in March 2017 and are ready to play all of the festivals in the summer of '17 aiming at creating the biggest party in town - anywhere they go. Sherzandum is: Hans Ravn: TRUMPET Carl Mosbech: SAXOPHONE Christian Herrstedt: TROMBONE Morten Alkjær: ACCORDION Jacob Hastrup: PIANO Jakob Kragesand: DOUBLEBASS Maximilian Vording: PERCUSSION More info at: www.sherzandum.dk
Spöket in Köket distinguishes itself by being the only Scandi-French-Canadian cross-over Folk Bigband in Scandinavia, consisting of ten young ambitious musicians with different backgrounds in both jazz, classical, rock and folk music. The band’s repertoire consists of old and new songs and tunes from both Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Québec and Cape Breton, ranging from melancholic ballads to feisty polskas and rousing reels. With a mix of traditional folk instruments like fiddle, wooden flute and accordion, joined by double bass, piano and guitar, boosted by a full horn section this band creates a powerful, almost bombastic sound in the borderland between traditional folk and big band music. With twenty instruments played by ten musicians, the energy is high and outgoing and the response is overwhelmingly positive wherever Spöket i Köket is performing. The band started out in 2015, making a 20-concert tour in four weeks the first summer, and their first record ”Den nya spisen” (The new stove), netted them a nomination for newcomer of the year at the Swedish folk- and world music gala of 2017. 2019 saw the release of their second album ”Château du garage”, which not only landed good reviews and led to extensive touring, but also a nomination for best album at the Danish Music Awards 2019, as well as a nomination to band leader Nisse Blomster for best composer the same year. 2022 will see the release of the third album “Kurbits & flames”, which we predict will be a good year; a small catastrophony that will leave nobody sitting still, or without a smile. More info at: www.spoketikoket.com
Zenobia er en trio der fortolker og formidler den danske sangskat. Vi spiller danske viser, højskolesange, salmer og nykompositioner affødt af traditionen. Trioen består af Louise Støjbjerg på sang, Charlotte Støjbjerg på piano og Mette Kathrine Jensen Stærk på harmonika. Yderligere info på: www.zenobia.nu
The trio Det Yderste Hav (The Outermost Sea) hail from the island of Fanø in Western Denmark and play the traditional music of the island and its neighbouring islands in a unique new version. Combining Peter Uhrbrands violin, which spans the range from the strong pulse of the traditional fiddle to free experimentation, the guitar stylings of classical guitarist Jørgen Bjørslev, who also knows his jazz. blues and rock'n'roll, and the contributions of writer Jeppe Brixvold as lyricist and expressive singer, Det Yderste Hav creates a musical form and style unlike any other, as is evident on the trio's debut album "Sønderhoninger" from 2015. A "sønderhoning" is the name used for a distinctive kind of tune and folk dance that has been performed in the town of Sønderho on Fanø for 300 years now, and which has remained a vibrant and crucial element of the local community even today. It is also the term used do describe the people of Sønderho, where the men have braved the oceans of the world for centuries. Det Yderste Hav endeavours to explore this vital, dynamic cultural identity from a contemporary perspective, and the result is music that is firmly rooted in history while also evoking an intense atmosphere of the entirely unexpected and enchanting. More info at: www.bjorslev.dk
Mads Hansens Kapel is a young and creative wind blowing over the danish music scene. The band members have roots in widely different genres, but found a common love for the danish traditional music and the renewal of it. Since their formation in 2015, Mads Hansens Kapel has played a variety of different concerts in Denmark, Sweden, England, Germany, Estonia, and Finland. Small intimate and moving concerts, traditional danish ballroom dances, and crazy street parties are all on the repetoire of Mads Hansens Kapel. This recording is from Tønder Festival. More info at: www.madshansenskapel.dk
"It's hard not to be impressed by the artistry of the arrangements throughout Vingefang's latest album " Tidens Ekko". Overall, it's a superbly crafted and creative selection of songs, that somehow remains unmistakably Nordic." - Songlines, (UK) Lene Høst and Miriam Ariana are two folk musicians with roots in Scandinavia. They have travelled and lived in France, Brazil, Sweden and Tanzania, where they have absorbed the different styles of music and cultures of these countries. They met at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Odense, where both studied folk music. Here they discovered a common passion for the interface between music and dance which represents a universal language that has the capacity to unite people across cultures. With two voices, a violin, piano, and guitar, Lene and Miriam have created a repertoire consisting of cool Scandinavian tones, evocative French ballads and Brazilian rhythms. Since 2018 the cellist and singer, Maja Freese, has been the third member of Vingefang, and currently the band performs both as duo and trio. More info at: www.vingefang.com