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Vallf​ä​rd och Viljevandring (Pilgrimage and Will​-​Wandering)

by Huldreslåt

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1.
Echoes from the past 01:58
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The old woman at the baptism feast 04:28
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3.
Suddenly, one day 02:55
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Böl-Olle’s schottische (Instrumental) 03:13
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5.
The brewing goes on 04:41
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Johanna’s flower wreath / The road to Punkaharju (Instrumental) 05:39
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Infirmus - Whenas ye sick become 04:55
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Kajsa’s lullaby 03:25
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Pilgrimage 04:54
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A Midsummer night’s dream 04:12
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Lullay lullow 02:35
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The Alvar Song 05:03
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13.
Running out 02:29
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Innovative Nordic folk music blending new tradition with ancient melodies and the stuff of legend.

“A journey through Nordic sites and legends, or perhaps to unexplored corners of our imagination. A piece of art that you will cling to and delight in for a very long time”.

Vallfärd och Viljevandring, Huldreslåt’s debut album, is indeed a journey through Nordic sites and legends, or perhaps to unexplored corners of our imagination. These are captivating stories told on seemingly familiar languages, yet some Oriental instruments and modal scales sound, adding a pinch of a tempting unknown.

Beautiful, brave arrangements effortlessly invite you to join; they simply make a world emerge where you suddenly find yourself stepping on the seashore of a past, where open fifths fill the air with thrill, and where dissonant harmonies tense your curiosity. And yet, the integrity of the musical narration is never broken: a tranquil majesty of ballads interlaces with lush orchestrations; instrumental pieces, though independent, are inseparable from songs.

The spirit of an experiment is present in almost every piece through original compositions, arrangements, musical forms, instruments, or rhythms, and the whole album has the power to evoke emotional and visual images. That, along with their fearless desire to reveal and put together particularities of very different culture traditions – Nordic and Mediterranean –, makes this album a piece of art that you will cling to and delight in for a very long time.

If you like Nordic folk music in the style of Ranarim, Garmarna, Triakel, Hedningarna and Värttinä, this is definitely a record for you.

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released May 23, 2015

Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson – Bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, jaw’s harp, offerdalspipa, low whistle, fujara, duduk, hurdy gurdy, udu, percussion.
Johanna Ribnikov Gunnarsson – Vocals, concertina.
Martín Fuchinecco – Nyckelharpa, fiddle, kantele.


On “Vallfärd och Viljevandring” (VoV) there are over 25 folk instruments. Most of them we played ourselves, but we also had the pleasure of counting with the following beautiful people:

Alejandro Sganga – Fiddle on #4

Andrés Fontenla – Fiddle on # 10

Augusto Reinhold – Flute on #10

Julia Faletty – Bodhrán on #5 and #10

Luán Rodríguez – Oud on #10

Lucas De Carlo – Cajón on #7 and #12

Luciano Bertoluzzi – Cajón and derbake on #2, #4, #5, #10; bendir on #9

Matías Espinosa – Uilleann pipes on #4 and #10 and Irish flute on #6 and #10

Matías Mahmud Ortola – Yaylı Tanbur on #1 and #10

Marcelo Ismail Rodríguez – Kanun on #8, Santur on #2 and 6 and Dilruba on #8 and #9

The Brewster Choir on #5 is made up of Eva Jeppsson, Karin Hatzenbühler, Eirin Kallestad, Vilja Itkonen and Anne Gustavsson.

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All songs and texts composed/arranged by Huldreslåt (Sergio F. Ribnikov, Eva Johanna Gunnarsson and Martín Fuchinecco), with the exception of #3, written by Allan Edwall and arranged by Huldreslåt; Poem on #7 by Dan Andersson.

VoV was recorded, mixed and mastered during August-December 2014 at Impar Estudio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) by Marcelo Ismail Rodríguez. Produced by Huldreslåt and Marcelo Ismail Rodríguez.

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Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson Gothenburg, Sweden

Folk music, World/Roots and Metal musician and composer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. A lover of World Music and Metal, Sergio composes everything from Scandinavian Folk to Death metal and Original Soundtracks.

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