· The Folk Album of the Year
· The CD of the Year - contemporary
· The Instrumentalist of the Year (Peter Uhrbrand)
FOLK MEETS JAZZ…
A new exciting release by the Danish band ULC Originally formed as a trio in 1998. Peter Uhrbrand, Sonnich Lydom
and Sèamus Cahill has now been joined by two outstanding jazz musicians
Mads Vinding (bass) & Peter Rosendal (piano) in what can only
be described as a rare meeting of musical genres, that of folk and jazz.
While the idea of jazz improvisations using traditional material is certainly
not new, what makes this CD rather special is that you have both folk
and jazz musicians endeavouring to bridge the gap between genres.
In a sense Spring is not only a meeting of different musical styles, but
also a meeting of the great traditions ofNordic and Celtic music.
One of the band members is an Irishman now settled in Denmark and so it
seemed natural that songs from the Irish tradition should also be included
on this CD.
ULC’s
choice of material blends beautifully together, and the fact that the
recording itself is exquisite, - they have created a CD that is quite
remarkable.
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Traditional music from the unique Danish island of Fanø
Off the south west
coast of Jutland, just 15 minutes by ferry from the port of Esberg, lies
the island of Fanø, which has a folk music tradition going back three
hundred years.
Seafaring has played
a significant role in the economy of the island, and the music encountered
by these sailors in foreign lands has had a considerable influence in
shaping the dance melodies known as Sønderhoning and Fannik.
What makes these dances
special is that the music is in 2/4 time while the dance itself is in
3/4 time and very reminiscent of the old dance form Pols, Polsk or Polska
common thoughout Scandinavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
- Setting it apart from mainstream traditional Danish folk music.
The dance tunes selected
for this CD are all Sønderhoning, with the exception of one Fannik.
The majority of them
have bot been recorded before and disappeared from the repertoire in the
sixties.
Although the arrangements
are obviously contemporary, ULC have kept the spirit and pulse of these
beautiful and haunting melodies.
Peter Uhrbrand:
fiddle, Viola, Piano – Sonnich Lydom: Accordion, Harmonica –
Seamus Cahill: Bouzouki, Guitar
GO celebrate 10 years
together
