Nordan

Lena Willemark, Ale Möller

Nordan
Release date: 01.09.1994 ECM 1536
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Featured Artists
  • Lena WillemarkVocal, Fiddle, Herding-Call
  • Ale MöllerMandola, Natural Flutes, Folk-Harp, Drone-Flutes, Shawm, Cows-Horn, Hammered Dulcimer, Flute, Accordion, Vocal
  • Palle DanielssonDouble-Bass, Bass-Drone
  • Mats EdénDrone-Fiddle, Kantele, Fiddle
  • Per GudmundsonFiddle, Swedish Bagpipes, Vocal
  • Tina JohanssonPercussion, Bells
  • Jonas KnutssonSoprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Drone-Drum, Percussion
  • Bjørn TollinPercussion, Tambourine
Recorded

December 1993, Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Original Release Date

01.09.1994

  • 1Trilo
    (Traditional)    01:15
  • 2Kom Helge Ande
    (Traditional)    03:06
  • 3Gullharpan
    (Traditional)    06:33
  • 4Mannelig
    (Traditional)    04:35
  • 5Polska efter Roligs Per
    (Traditional)    03:00
  • 6Hornlåt
    (Traditional)    02:12
  • 7Sven i Rosengård
    (Traditional)    05:39
  • 8S:t Göran och Draken
    (Traditional)    06:14
  • 9Tacker Herranom / Mats Hansu polskan
    (Traditional)    04:06
  • 10Knut Hauling
    (Traditional)    05:51
  • 11Polska efter Jones Olle
    (Traditional)    03:02
  • 12Svanegångare / Sven Svanehvit
    (Ale Möller, Traditional)    06:49
  • 13Jemsken
    (Traditional)    01:51
  • 14Båtsman / Turklåten
    (Traditional)    03:28
  • 15Vallsvit
    (Ale Möller)    04:57
  • 16Drömspår - Efterspel
    (Ale Möller)    01:51
"Nordan transforms nearly forgotten medieval balladry into glorious living tradition. It chills like the northern winds after which it was named, while whispering a thousand mysteries. Nordan itself is all over some parchement chart that Vikings might once have employed. Möller's arrangements transform tunes originally played by fishermen, shepherds, and coutry fiddlers into mini-suites that maintain the songs' natural spirit with droning fiddles and bagpipes, while pushing them into jazzier territory." SPIN Magazine

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