Ranarop (album)
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Ranarop: Call of the Sea Witch was the first album by Gjallarhorn
, released 1997 by Warner Music Finland.
The reworked, remixed and remastered version including an unreleased bonus track was released in November 2002. The CD was chosen "The folk music record of the year 1997" in Finland
.
The Allmusic review by Heather Phares awards the album 4 stars and states " Singer/fiddler Jenny Wilhelms leads the quartet in traditional dances and ballads from the Swedish-speaking people of Finland, along with evocative instrumentals penned by the band."
Gjallarhorn (group)
Gjallarhorn is a band that performs world music with roots in the folk music of Finland. The quartet was born in 1994; its website has not been updated since 2007...
, released 1997 by Warner Music Finland.
The reworked, remixed and remastered version including an unreleased bonus track was released in November 2002. The CD was chosen "The folk music record of the year 1997" in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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The Allmusic review by Heather Phares awards the album 4 stars and states " Singer/fiddler Jenny Wilhelms leads the quartet in traditional dances and ballads from the Swedish-speaking people of Finland, along with evocative instrumentals penned by the band."
Track listing
- "Intro" – 1:27
- "Konungen och trollkvinnan (The King and the enchantress)" – 5:20
- "Herr Olof (Master Olof)" – 4:14
- "I fjol så (Last year)" – 3:05
- "Solbön/Åskan (Prayer for sun/Thunder)" – 6:28
- "O-vals (Non-Waltz)" – 3:39
- "I riden så... (Ye ride so carefully)" – 4:28
- "Sjöjungfrun och konungadottern (The Mermaid and the princess)" – 6:40
- "Folkesongen (Folk song)" – 4:25
- "Elviras vals/Oravais menuett (Elvira's waltz/Oravais minuet)" – 5:12
- "Eldgjald (Gjalder song)" – 4:13
- "Ramunder" – 4:05
- "Kulning (Calling)" – 1:49
- "Reindeer Dreaming" (bonus track) – 7:04
Personnel
- Jenny WilhelmsJenny WilhelmsJenny Wilhelms is a Finnish musician. She studied classical and folk music in many Nordic countries. She was the lead singer of the innovative folk band Gjallarhorn from 1994 to its disbandment in 2007...
- vocals, fiddle - Christopher Öhman - viola, fiddle, mandola, vocals
- Tommy Mansikka-Aho - didgeridoo, percussion
- David Lillkvist - percussion