Drifting Like a Bird

by Roger Tallroth, Rune Arnesen, Annbjorg Lien, Tori Wranes

Overview

Released in 2015, Drifting Like a Bird is a maritime-themed collection from acclaimed Norwegian hardanger fiddle master Annbjorg Lien. Over the previous two decades, Lien's work has generally been wide in scope, using Scandinavian folk as a jumping-off point for her explorations into myriad other genres. This ambitious work was commissioned by the North Sea Festival in the Southern Norwegian city of Farsund, and explores themes of life both at sea and on land in the North Sea Basin. A native of watery Alesund on the country's Western coast, Lien is no stranger to the sea, and her orchestrated musical treatments here evoke a spectrum of emotions from grandeur to tranquility to violence. Lush choral arrangements, circular fiddle, bouzouki patterns, clanging ship bells, and lonesome, droning harmoniums serve to create rich seascapes as Lien and her many collaborators paint their own impressionistic portrait of a culture recognized around the world. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2016
Label:	Heilo
UPC:	7033662072927
Rank:	205959

Tracks

1. Sailors' Waltz
2. Sette Segl
3. Drifting Like a Bird
4. Gale Og Normale
5. Betty Mouat
6. Golfstr¿¿mmen
7. Elle Melle
8. Peter & Angelos
9. The Shetland Bus

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Annbjorg Lien   Primary Artist,Sound Effects,Choir/Chorus,Vocals,Fiddle
Roger Tallroth   Primary Artist,Guitar,Ukulele,Bouzouki,Choir/Chorus,Guitar (Tenor),Guitar (12 String)
Tori Wranes   Primary Artist,Vocals,Accordion,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Rune Arnesen   Primary Artist,Drums,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Anders Loefberg   Bass,Cello,Choir/Chorus
Nicolai Lien Rasch   Choir/Chorus
Jan Lien   Choir/Chorus
Bjorn Ole Rasch   Kalimba,Harmonium,Mellotron,Choir/Chorus
Cathy Jordan   Vocals,Bodhran,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Rune Mortensen   Design
Roald Rasberg   Engineer
Stian Herdal   Photography
Niels Chr. Geelmuyden   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bjorn Ole Rasch   Producer
Annbjorg Lien   Liner Notes,Composer
Chris Sansom   Mastering