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FOLK NIGHTS @ KONCERTKIRKEN

Skye Consort & Emma Björling (ca/se)

Felaboga (no/us/de)

Kessinger Project (no/da)

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Skye Consort & Emma Björling

Trans-Atlantic Chamber Folk Band

Bandet spiller trans-atlantiske arrangementer af tekster og melodier fra bl.a Scandinavien, Irland, Skotland, England, Québec, Acadia. Hver musiker bidrager med sin egen opfattelse af disse traditioner, hvilket skaber det ekstraordinære samspil mellem deres stemmer og deres utallige instrumenter.

Vi får en samling af polskas, groovy reels, passionærede kærlighedssange, hymner og originale kompositioner.

Emma Björling – Lead vokal, shruti box, percussion

Alex Kehler – Violin, nyckelharpa, vokal

Amanda Keesmaat – Cello, vokal

Seán Dagher – Cittern/Bouzouki, banjo, vokal

http://www.skyeconsort.org

Skye Consort & Emma Björling perform trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs & tunes from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, the USA, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion. An assortment of whirling polskas, groovy reels, passionate love songs, breathtaking hymns, and original compositions.

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Felaboga (no/us/de)

Feleboga is a family band based in Oslo, Norway, playing traditional music from Norway and old-time the southern Appalachian mountains.

The band performs driving hoedowns and lilting fiddle tunes as well as old ballads and newer songs describing life in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. Feleboga tells stories using fiddles, banjo, guitar, bass, and singing: stories of the hardships of coal mining, the beauties of nature, the disreputable side of town, and the humorous aspects of married life. In addition Feleboga performs the oldest Norwegian traditional tunes and dances.

The band has performed concerts, played for dances, and held workshops in Germany, Denmark, England,Poland, Thailand, Iceland, Norway and the US.

Hans-Hinrich Thedens: guitar, banjo, song

Elizabeth Gaver: fiddle, song

Mattias Thedens: fiddle, banjo, hardingfele, song

Mathias Enevoldsen: bass

https://www.facebook.com/AppleBlossomOslo/

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Kessinger Project (no/da)

The trio performs the driving, exuberant contest tunes of Clark Kessinger, noted fiddler from West Virginia. Born in 1896, Kessinger was influenced by classical violinist Fritz Kreisler, incorporating technical gymnastics in his performances of traditional fiddle tunes.

Mattias Thedens: Fiddle

Lars Hansen: Banjo

Axel Kanne: Guitar

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Billetter a 100 DKK/ Stud. 50 DKK i døren fra kl. 19.00

Arrangeret af KoncertKirken i samarbejde med Skye Consort og Felaboga.