Phenomenal traditional music hailing from Denmark. Incredible musicianship all around with female vocals that are powerful...almost sounding a bit like Bjork at times. Excellent composition and arrangments, good quality recording...this is just an amazing album all around. It's incredibly difficult to find anything from these folks, so enjoy all the more thoroughly...
From the website:
"Virelai is based in Denmark and plays music from the middle ages and from the Danish folk tradition. The repertoire includes dancing melodies from the south of Europe as well as old Nordic ballads and songs.
You can meet Virelai anywhere: in the streets making people dance wild; to a medieval market with the children singing along; at your school’s, company’s or best friend’s party or as a soundtrack to a fantasy evening. You can be taken into a circle chain dance or sit down and fall into some old legend sang by Anna Katrin.
The word Virelai comes from old French and means ”the beauty of music, dance and poetry”. The band was founded in 1999..."
Virelai - Havmandens Kys [download]
Find more @ www.virelai.dk
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