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Valravn


Debut album out the 2nd of October!

About Me

Valravn has now released the debut album "Valravn"! You can order the CD at this link
For ordering in English you can use www.cdon.com and for digital download you can check www.prefueled.com among others.Eyes firmly on the 21st century, Valravn’s inspiration comes from the original Nordic music tradition. The band manages to organically blend the raw sounds from their ancient instruments with the smooth possibilities of electronic music. The fusion of the two yields a unique and powerful experience of the vigour and life, that lies hidden deep in the Nordic roots.Live, Valravn is both fierce, intense and alluring. With equal parts energy and charm, the four musicians spellbind their audience. Whether they offer an airy and fine interpretation of an ancient ballad or serve up music straight from dance floors of ages past, it is damnably difficult to just stand aside. After playing together for two years in the medieval band Virelai with more then 200 concerts, Valravn decided to work with the Nordic roots and released the debut-EP "Krunk" in October 2005. The band is now ready for the release tour of their debut album in autumn 2007. The 4 members come from different backgrounds on the Danish scene: the band Sorten Muld, Irish folk, rock, eastern music and theatre.Since 2005 Valravn has been representing the North in Fetivals and Venues in Belgium, Holland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Denmark.

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Member Since: 4/18/2006
Band Website: valravn.net
Band Members: Anna Katrin Egilstroed (Faroe Islands): voice, percussion, samplesMartin Seeberg (Denmark): viola, flutes, jews'harpsSoeren Hammerlund (Denmark): mandola, hurdy gurdies, samplesJuan Pino (Switzerland/Ecuador): davul, frame drums, cajon, samples, electronic and acoustic percussion Production, beats & sound manipulation by Christopher Juul
Influences: Hedningarna, Garmarna, Gjallarhorn, Sorten Muld, Mari Boine, Bjork, Sigur Ròs, Under Byen, Efterklang, Vas, Mercan Dede the longing of the past and the dreams of the future, a bridge between the ancient and the futuristic tendencie
Sounds Like: "One of the most interesting bands on the Danish scene." GAFFA, Denmark”They played 'he stars from the sky"- as we say in Dutch. It basically means they were beyond awesome.” Heathen Harvest, Holland"Wonderful performance of Valravn. A really pleasant mix of tradition and electronic. And finally the square could dance." Marcello Ierace, Giornale del Popolo, Switzerland "They put nerve on the traditional instuments with an extraordinary punk energy. They do it leaving a lot of space of expression to the great voice of Anna Katrin Egilstrød: an explosive scene presence." Roberto Gatti, Corriere del Ticino, Switzelrand "Valravn sounds like a Faun who covers Hedningarna in a very convincing way or like an Omnia that knows something about traditional music." Martijn van Gessel, from the webmagazine www.folkforum.nl, Holland "Great sound, respect!" Transglobal Underground"...der er en god historie gemt her, som mange burde tage og høre." GAFFA, Denmrk "Det var vildt. Der var fedt. Og det var så intenst og levende, at ord alene ikke kan beskrive den stemning, der herskede hér den aften." Tore Plougheld, journalist, Denmark
Record Label: Tutl - Gateway Music (distribution DK)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Tour with Hedningarna!!!

Hello everybody!We would like to remind you that we are about to start our tour with Hedningarna!:- 18th of October: Posten, Odense- 19th of October: Voxhall, Århus- 20th of October: Pumpehuset, Køben...
Posted by Valravn on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:04:00 PST

Order the new CD on our webshop!

Hello,now you are finally able to order the new CD on our webshop at this link(For you not reading Danish, write how many pieces you want first, then fill up name, adress and email, the rest is normal...
Posted by Valravn on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:40:00 PST

Olavur Riddararos on the Top 15!

Hello everybody!We are proud to announce that the single "Olavur Riddararos" from our first album "Valravn" entered the radio top 15 on the Faroe Islands.For now it is nr. 12 but...For us this is quit...
Posted by Valravn on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:39:00 PST

New release date: 2nd of October!

Hello everybody, first thank to everybody present at our release concert the 13th of September in Copenhagen, it was a great party! Thanks for the endless support from everybody! As some of you know, ...
Posted by Valravn on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:20:00 PST

Valravn debut CD out the 17th of September!

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Posted by Valravn on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:37:00 PST

Valravn on tour

Dear friends,Next weekend will be the time for Valravn to fly again to the centre of Europe for some concerts in France and Belgium.Friday the 3rd of August we will be at the 10th Aymon Folk Festival ...
Posted by Valravn on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:58:00 PST

Tour in Denmark

We are gonna have an intense week on Fyn and in Jylland with 8 concerts in 6 days. This are the dates:19/3 Andebølle Ungdomshøjskole, at 19:3020/3 Langelands Efterskole, at 1420/3 Hansted, Svendborg, ...
Posted by Valravn on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:32:00 PST

New demo numbers!

Hey everybody! We just came home from a studio week where we recorded some demo tracks for our debut CD that should come out next spring. Here you can listen to 2 of them: Vallivan, a medieval ballad ...
Posted by Valravn on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:45:00 PST

Back to DK

Valravn is back to Denmark after our first adventures abroad. We played in Switzerland in June and on Faroe Islands and in France in July. It has been wonderful and the response of the people was real...
Posted by Valravn on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:46:00 PST