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Fribo"Above all it’s an album that’s brilliantly produced, fun, moving, engaging, adventurous and a sheer delight from start to finish..." Songlines (Fiona Talkington) ****
'...Infectious rythms stand next to haunting beauty.'Fiddle On Magazine
"They are FABULOUS!!! " Genevieve Tudor - BBC Radio Shropshire
“…What immediately strikes you is the freshness and zest emanating from the trio."Rock n’ Reel ****
"FRIBO IS FOR ME ONE OF THE DISCOVERIES OF THE YEAR"Marius Roeting, New Folk Sounds - NL
"Anne Sofie Linge Valdal's native nous and Summers' enthusiasm for the Norwegian tradition and able embracing of the hardanger fiddle have given Fribo one of the most distinctive sounds on the Scottish folk scene." The Herald (Rob Adams)
"...Fribo's debut is full of masterly, intoxicating impressionism, a seriously rewarding and intensely original album which may well end up on my years-best list come November."Netrhythms (David Kidman)
"...music with a refreshing tang and a keen edge." Living Tradition
“New band Fribo showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come”. Oxford Times
"There are a growing number of groups covering the sort of material which Fribo perform. But I’ve yet to hear anyone with the variety and finesse of this young trio..."Songlines ****

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Member Since: 5/6/2006
Band Website: www.fribo.co.uk"fribo.co.uk
Band Members: ANNE SOFIE LINGE VALDAL - Vocals | Flutes | Percussion

SARAH-JANE SUMMERS - Fiddle | Hardanger Fiddle | Vocals

EWAN MacPHERSON - Guitars | Mandola | Jews Harp | Vocals

PAUL JENNINGS - Percussion
Influences: Traditional Styles of: Scandinavia, Scotland, England, Ireland. Electronica, Jazz, Roots
Sounds Like: The north sea has frozen over, wandering musicians on skidoos meet in the middle for some tunes and a dram of aquavit...

Fribo's Debut CD 'The Ha' O' Habrahellia' £12 inc p+p

Fribo Perfoming in the Acoustic Music Centre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007

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Who's Afraid? Animation by Vicky Stonebridge featuring music by Fribo

Record Label: Fellside Recordings - www.fellside.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sing Out Review

Fribo: The Ha' O Habrahellia.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)From: Sing Out! | Date: 6/22/2007 | Author: Nickson, Chris FRIBO The Ha' O Habrahellia Fellside 205With a mix of Norway (singer ...
Posted by Fribo on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:11:00 PST

SONGLINES REVIEW ****

Songlines review by Fiona Talkington FriboThe Ha' o' Habrahellia****Their door is always open... There are a growing number of groups covering the sort of material which Fribo perform. But I've yet t...
Posted by Fribo on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:22:00 PST

Reviews Reviews!

Rock N' Reel Review - FRIBO - The Ha O' Habrahellia ****Danny Moore  Rock n' Reel (Vol No 2 March/April 2007) "&What immediately strikes you is the freshness and zest emanating from the trio. And wh...
Posted by Fribo on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:16:00 PST

Ha O Habrahellia - in Music News Scotland Top 4 albums of the month

We've just been informed that our debut album "The Ha' O' Habrahellia" has been chosen as one of the top 4 HOT! albums (of any genre) this month by Music News Scotland.It will be in this issue of MNS ...
Posted by Fribo on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:12:00 PST

Fribo no 9 in Radio 3 World/Roots Chart

Yes it's true things are looking good for the album, we're still getting great reviews and are currently number 9 in the fRoots Radio 3 World/Roots Chart, as compiled by Fiona Talkington of Late Junct...
Posted by Fribo on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:11:00 PST

Fribo Music in Inverness Animation Premiere

West Coast artist/craftswoman Vicky Stonebridge has recently used some music from Fribo's debut album as the soundtrack to her new animation called 'Who's Afraid?' which was premiered at Inverness Fil...
Posted by Fribo on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:10:00 PST

FRIEND REQUEST DELAYS

Just a quick apology to all those people who are waiting to make our aquaintance. We currently have ten pages of requests to work through and like to check everyone out properly and leave a message if...
Posted by Fribo on Mon, 07 May 2007 03:47:00 PST

UK Tour Over / Norway Begins next week!!

26th April | Great UK Album Release Tour!!We're just back from a really fun tour of the UK, we've had some lovely gigs and met loads of really great people, thanks to you all for making the tour a gre...
Posted by Fribo on Fri, 04 May 2007 04:46:00 PST