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DANISH MUSIC AWARDS
FOLK 2006
Saturday 11th Marts 2006 in Tønder
Nominated as:
- - The SINGER of the Year
Traditional Irish
songs with a touch of Scandinavian feeling.
- A new and young remarkably singer makes her entry.
Sussie Nielsen was
born in Copenhagen in 1975. In her early teenage years, Sussie became
a fan of the music of Clannad. Caused by her awakening interest, she went
to Ireland and brought home a heap of music.
Irish music and song came naturally to her and awakened a desire to focus
on the tradition. In 2000, Sussie formed Flax in Bloom, with Tim Goddard
(flute), Ditte Fromseier Mortensen (fiddle), Rasmus Zeeberg (guitar) and
Sonnich Lydom (accordion and mouth organ).
A steadily growing interest in the music, including sean-nós (old
style) singing and Gaelic song, led Sussie back to Ireland. In 2002, she
started at the Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick, where
she took an M.A. in Irish Traditional Music Performance under the direction
of Professor Michéal Ó Súilleabhain. Her teachers
included many fine singers, among these being Padraigín Ní
Uallacháin, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Karan Casey and Len
Graham. As part of her final exam, Sussie recorded the cd After Rain.
The album was subsequently released in Denmark, where it received excellent
reviews and a nomination for Folk Debut of the Year at the Danish Music
Awards 2004.
Now she has recorded
the follow up CD.
tracks
1. Bay of Biscay 3:24
2. Fair Gentle Ally Carroll 3:41
3. Molly Bawn 4:45
4. She Didn't Dance 2:16
5. Night Visiting Song 3:27
6. Dún Do Shúil 4:14
7. The Recruited Collier 3:58
8. Lady Margaret 7:12
9. The Sally Gardens 3:33
10. Amhrán na Leabhar (air) 1:59
11. Ten Thousand Miles 3:26
She is accompanied
by
Helen Davies · Harp.
Born in Wales, Helen now lives in Denmark and plays in Palle Mikkelborg
Group. She has taught at The Royal Irish Music Academy and has played
on many recordings. Helen released a soloalbum, Open The Door Softly,
in 2000 - an album with Welsh, Irish and Scandinavian tunes.
Alan Colfer ·
Guitar.
Alan is from Waterford City and is currently studying traditional music
at the Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick. He also played
on Sussie's debut album After Rain from 2003.
Caoimhín Ó
Raghallaigh
Fiddle, tin whistle.
Caoimhín hails from Dublin and has been playing music since the
age of ten. He recorded a "duet album" with uilleann piper Mick
Ó Brien in 2003, called Kitty Lie Over.
Nikolaj Busk ·
Piano, piano accordion.
Nikolaj is from Jutland and is currently studying at the Rhythmic Music
Conservatory in Copenhagen. Nikolaj plays in Danish .fiddle player Kristine
Heebøll's band Trio Mio, who released an album of the same name
in 2004.
Peter G. Sørensen
· Fiddle.
Peter has been playing Irish music for more than twenty years. He is a
member of two of our biggest Irish bands in Denmark; Ash Plant and Trad
Lads. Peter has lately played on the Trad Lads album Are Here Again from
2004.
Bjarne Schmidt ·
Bouzouki.
Bjarne is also a very fine banjo player and a member of the bands Trad
Lads and The B band with scotsman Yirdy "MacBones" Machar in
front . He has also worked as actor and musician in a children's theatre.
Niklas Roswall ·
Nyckelharpa, moraharpa (keyfiddle).
Niklas became a world champion on his in-strument in 1996, and is currently
a mem-ber of the Swedish folk groups Ranarim and Nyckelharporkestern.
He has recently recorded the album Step On It with guitar player Ian Carr.
Soma Allpass ·
Cello.
Soma has studied music at The Royal Danish Academy Of Music.
She composes music for theatre and modern dance. Soma is also a singer
and released the Indie-pop album Lucky Angel in 2001.
Thank you very much:
Mum and Tim for always being there. Valerie, Malene, friends, family and
colleagues, Palle Aarslev, Kim Lindholt, Danish-Irish Society, Joakim
Friis-Holm, Kim Remi, Kristian, Sonnich, Morten and Erling.
My deepest gratitude to Stèphano Sabetti, Vivian Persson and the
Marga Society for faith, acceptance and love.
Recorded at Ark Recording Studio. www.arkstudio.dk
Technician: Kristian Dalsgaard.
Songs arranged by Sussie Nielsen.
Produced by Sussie Nielsen.
Mixed by Sonnich Lydom and Kristian Dalsgaard.
Mastered by Jan Eliasson at Audioplanet
Cover photos by Pernille Enoch. www.pernilleenoch.dk
Cover design by Morten Holm.
Booking / Contact www.sussiebnielsen.dk
/ mail to nielsen.sussie@jubii.dk
or www.flaxinbloom.dk
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