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VILLROT

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Noekken is a new version of a song Hans made 20 years ago, where the mythical character connected to the element of water in lakes and rivers plays his fiddle, while several related spirits are having their yearly springfeast, the Dionysos-way. Titi is an old lullaby and Villrot has arranged it in a kind of "halling-rock", Rihonori is Jorunns song from springtime-07 made for studioproduction-examination. Det Hjalar is a Villrot version from a part of "Gamalstev", old traditional material, and Julgeitson is an old Norvegian ballad from the north, with special Villrot-sound. Villrot - a Norwegian band doing our kind of music since 1999. This music is inspired from old Norwegian folkmusic mixed with new creations and improvising.The members of the group have been studying and performing traditional music as well as blues, rock, jazz, and been working in different groups and bands since 80..s, some times together. Villrot uses some old historical instruments in the performances, as hardingfiddle, hurdygurdy, jewsharp, nordic bagpipe and keyfiddles. The songs are mostly in norwegian, some are lullabyes, old ballads, old folk tunes and mere improvisation.
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Member Since: 24/04/2007
Band Website: This is Villrots official website
Band Members: Hans Melhus(miscellanous strings, bagpipes), Espen Mindrebø(drums), Jorunn Sterten Melhus(vocals, jewsharp) and Anne Marthe Brun (bass, chello m.m.) . Assosicated members are Paul Hoff Baltzersen(guitar), Trygve Fætten(bass) Truls Barnung(jewsharp) and Adolphé Flan Gueu(drums).
Influences: lisbet nypan, hulda johansen, edvard ruud, johan måna, kunta kinte, claes gill, dylan thomas, albrecht dürer, pigs in space, kai flakvarp johansen, taj mahal, fela cuti

Sounds Like: Norwegian (Scandinavian) roots music , rythmic folk fusion. Said about Villrot: Brilliant, very touching music, had a tingle up my spine, from Brokenhead. /I like what i hear keep doing what you do ROC CITY all day holla atcha boii, said KRISUS !! http://soundcloud.com/villrot/raga-eshill
Type of Label: Major

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Fredrikshald teater 4/9.09 Foto: Knut Utler

http://iloapp.kvedarforum.no/gallery/bilete?Album&... Bilder fra buro/romanikonsert i Fredrikshald teater 040909
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Våren

På tur i går kveld, rett før skumringen kom det et rådyr gående mot oss. Vi sto helt stille og ventet spent på hvor nært det ville komme. Det viste seg å bli ikke mer enn 50-60 m før det stanset i en ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:49:00 GMT