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Gjallarhorn collection [Prog Folk]
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 ARTIST: Gjallarhorn collection
 ALBUM / TITLE: Gjallarhorn collection
 RELEASE YEAR / DATE: 1997 - 2005
 COUNTRY: Finland
 STYLE:  Prog Folk 
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 FILE FORMAT: APE / image+cue / MP3 / TRACKS
 QUALITY: lossless / 320

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Gjallarhorn biography
This adventurous Ostrobothnian quartet formed in 1994 have created an alluring and successful style that has launched for them a thriving international career. 
Combining the Swedish folk music tradition of Finland with medieval ballads, ancient poems and rich, acoustic soundscapes, GJALLARHORN conjure an atmospherically charged sound fronted by Jenny Wilhelms' 
vocals and didgeridoo, integrating perfectly with the Norwegian hardanger fiddle, violin, mandola and percussion.

GJALLARHORN are Jenny WILHELMS on vocals, violin and hardanger fiddle; Adrian JONES on viola, mandola, vocals and kalimba; Tommy MANSIKKA-AHO on aho, didgeridoo, mungiga, udu and djembe; 
and Peter BERNDALEN on percussion and kaliba. 
WILHELMS is an outstanding vocalist, with a soft soprano that is layered throughout "Sjofn" to create a sense of abandon that is oddly tender and never harsh. She sings in the traditional 
Scandinavian style, with occasional flourishes from Indian vocal traditions. Wherever it comes from, it's phenomenal. Think Vartina without the shrill factor; after all, WILHELMS doesn't need to 
use her voice as percussion because she is supported by an awesome collections of percussive sounds and the drone of the didgeridoo.

GJALLARHORN takes us deep into Scandinavia, to parts with warm, subtle Swedish and Finnish accents and the epic ballads we association with those northern parts. African and 
Oriental percussion instruments, and the Australian didgeridoo provide the obsessive drones. Violins, a jew's harp, a mandolin, a magnificent voice, cries resounding ad infinitum in the idea 
open spaces of Scandinavia ; a multitude of noises, echoes, buzzing and tapping sounds, are all used to serve tradition, with ancient epics, medieval ballads, and rites. This music has a strongly 
modern orientation.


1997 - Ranarop - Call Of The Sea Witch [57:33]
2000 - Sjofn [51:59]
2002 - Grimborg [54:32]
2002 - Ranarop (2002 Edition) [1:02:41]
2006 - Rimfaxe [59:25]
Bonus:
2005 - Live Tracks (128 kbps)