Fete Slatta - Erlend -trio- Viken - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

With Hardanger fiddle, el-guitar and double bass, Erlend Viken Trio presents a rare sound based on traditional Nordic folk music, inspired by improvisational music, desert blues and rock. Known for their energetic live shows, the trio has played concerts all over Europe. The musicians’ background from different genres, combined with their playfulness and need to explore, make their tunes - in the tradition to socially meet up to play, sing and dance - go to places they´ve never been before. Their new album is still based on a desire to make traditional music more accessible to a bigger audience, with hard-hitting, newly composed tunes in a playful approach. Without turning away from their expression or the goal, “Fete Slatta” pays homage to Norwegian traditional music. Erlend Viken has learned to play different fiddles from his teachers, colleagues and studying archive recordings. Alongside Marius Graff on el-guitar and Sondre Meisfjord on double bass traditional sound-alike tunes are integrated into the trio´s expression, channeling and exploring traditional form, tonality and rhythmical elements. Collectively this creates their unique sound, where the trio continues their exploration of the meeting between the structured melodies and the musical free space.

Tracklist

1. Nedrelid
2. Brureslatt
3. Suldal
4. Nerlo
5. Forslund
6. Tor Lohne
7. Beitohaugen
8. Enda En Eldegard
9. Sprenglek
10. Gamlearet Seig I Hav

Label: Grappa | Origin: Holland