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Eirin Folde: Singer songwriter from the middle of Norway, near Trondheim. Experienced in folkmusic, jazz and roots. Plays the fiddle and sings among other things in the band Conglomerata.
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Member Since: 1/5/2007
Band Website: www.norartist.no
Band Members:Conglomerata: Eivind Kyle Olsen: Drums, Ken-Thomas Johansen: Bass, Kjetil Sørensen: Electric guitars, Knut Nyheim: Keyboards/piano/fiddle and Eirin Folde: Vocals, backingvocals and fiddle.
All songs produced at Kamerina Kulturverksted, Lierskogen. Lyrics: Eirin Folde. Melodies: Eirin Folde and Ken-Thomas Johansen.Five impressions, one expression; Conglomerata is a conglomerate of musicians with very different musical and personal backgrounds. With all our musical differences we have found a common playground, a soundscape if you will, thus creating a natural whole.
Influences:
Jazz, scandinavian and irish folkmusic, a whole bunch of singer-songwriters, world music, pop and rock: Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, Allison Krauss, Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Dolores Keane, The Corrs, Idar Folde, Hilmar Aleksandersen, Annbjørg Lien, Anders Grønli, Mary Black, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Vamp, Nordman, Hoven Droven, Dubliners, Chieftains, Dixie Chicks, Eric Clapton, Triakel,Kristin Asbjørnsen, Eva Cassidy and so on...
Sounds Like: Crossover
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Indie