New album out soon! “Three Love Songs and a Swan Song – Chamber Music to the Poetry of W. B. Yeats” is a selection of four of Yeats’ poems, originally put to music for the album “Nine and Fifty Swans – music to the poetry of W. B. Yeats” in 2011. For the 10 year…

From The Calendar of the Soul – The Year Participated For female voices (SSAA) a cappella – is now available at Norsk Musikkforlag Music by Tirill MohnLyrics by Rudolf Steiner Translated by Owen BarfieldIllustrated by Christopher Rådlund

Grateful and excited to finally being able to announce the release of the new album Said the Sun to the Moon!

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Um himinjǫður: Like previous releases the music exists in a vivid, acoustic soundscape with harmonious cello and mellotron arrangements, beguiling electric guitars, dynamic percussion and enchanting vocal harmonies. The elements stretch from Norse Mythology through Mediterranean instrumentation, to a universal sound picture with a core of Nordic melancholy  – all in a delicate mix of…

“Nine and Fifty Swans – a journey into W.B.Yeats poetry” to be released on VINYL November 30th 2013! An album of 10 songs with lyrics by the Irish poet W.B.Yeats. The music is atmospheric, melodic, folksy and intimate – dressing the lyrics of Yeats in a cloak of wonder and mystery. Feminine as Emiliana Torrini,…

NINE AND FIFTY SWANS will be released on VINYL this autumn – and is very soon on its way to this heavenly place: Record Industry More soon!  

Another favourite of mine this summer has been the album “Songs by Geirr Tveitt” by Slagr and vocalist Camilla Granlien. Performed skillfully by Slagr’s musicians (Hardanger fiddle, cello, vibraphone and tuned glasses, that is)  the songs fit beautifully into the open and subtle arrangements of  Sigrun Eng, my long time friend and cellist! Geirr Tveitt…

I have just been introduced to this wonderful baroque ensemble by my friend Fathi, and it has become a new favorite of mine. The group consists of the irresistible  instruments of lyra, harp, psaltery, lavta, theorbo, cornetto, harpsichord, chitarra battente, bass and voices – performed with such precision and feeling- all in the appealing arrangements…

This month we’ll start mixing the next album- with Øystein Vesaas at Lydkjøkkenet studio (where A Dance with the Shadows was recorded)! Without revealing too many secrets, I want to mention the musicians participating on the first part: Edvin Syren (bass), Tonje Ettesvoll (vox), Susanne Fuhr (vox), Jan Tariq Rui-Rahman (vox, flute), Klearchos Korkovelos (tsimpalo),…

..is one of the most spectacular bands I know. I had the pleasure of experiencing them live at their reunion gig in June. The band was formed in 1996, with the particular goal of NOT reaching any audience.  As a consequence of failing this unusual task  -says the band-  they broke up a few years…

It has been a while… having focused much on promotion and distribution of the albums lately.  Anyway, we have gotten some nice feedback the last months, and I frequently add them to my Fb Music Page. Cheers and good evening!

This is one of my personal favorites from the Autumn Whispers album, the song The Dreamer.

It is soon time for the seasonal record fair again. As the previous time, we will show up together with Oslo Rockantikvariat (the horseshoe stand around the staircase). I’ll bring everything available from the FairyMusic catalouge (may be a few left of the numbered LPs with signed poster). And: Autumn Whispers’ debut cd, signed by the…

February 14th is the day! Autumn Whispers releases the album “Cry of Dereliction” and we will all be surrounded with pink hearts. Meanwhile, please enjoy the video presentation of the album! The illustrations are made by  Kjersti Kaasen Elvevold, and reflect the contents of each song. I can reveal that the CD cover itself has…

2011 kind of rushed away with the preparations and releases of the three albums. I must admit that there have been some challenges (with deadlines and so), but also much fun! I am very impatient to get ahead with the next one. But wait! There is one more in line before that. The Autumn Whispers’…

I know this is not the best production – and some of you have heard this arrangement before. But I love this old tune, and I think the recording with its unspeakable low key quality has a kind of charm to it. So here it is, a version of the 16th century traditional tune from…

Saturday 10th of December (soon, oh soon) I will show up together with Oslo Rockantikvariat  (the most charming old record shop in Oslo), at their stand at NORGES CD- OG PLATEMESSE.  I will be signing vinyls and cd’s from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be a nice “førjuls” – discount on the albums…

To give you a feeling of how the cover artworks look like (I am not huge fan of downloading digital albums myself;  I still prefer the physical ones!) The albums are now available at Big Dipper (Torggata Platebar) and Oslo Rockantikvariat – for those of you who live in Oslo and prefer to shop from…

..is here! And we want to celebrate it with this new video clip. The images are from Coole Park and other places relevant to Yeats’ life and work.  The song is based upon the poem Before the World was Made,  from The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1933). The web shop is now open for…

Only 5 days left till the 20th! There will be no huge release party that day, but a brand new video clip will be published, and the webshop will be open for orders. The albums will also be available for download from over 130 digital music stores. Presentation of the releases: Tales from Tranquil August Gardens…

October is not only one of the most beautiful months, it is also a great time to release albums! At least it is for us hyperboreans, that need some good music to warm our souls with as the winter sets in. And here are two albums I would recommend for that particular use:  Finn Coren’s …

means bow in Greek, and is the name of the string quartet I had the pleasure of listening to a few days ago. The quartet consists of musicians from France, Greece and Norway, playing the traditional instruments nykkelharpe, cello, Cretan lyra and Hardanger fiddle. Together they create an intercultural, yet impressively authentic sound of folk…

And this summer I had the pleasure of experiencing two very beautiful baroque performances. The first one was Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen”, a libretto written in 1692 based upon W. Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. It was performed in the most wonderful garden theater at Ramme Gård in Hvitsten. The scenery changed place more…

I would never imagine that my next post would contain of anything related to terror. Most of you have probably heard of the happenings in Norway. It was a very shocking and surprising attack, for all of us. Though, if you were in Oslo right now, you would see a huge amount of people gathering…

is as time-consuming as it is funny and creative. At least when you are doing three of them simultaneously! Soon the summer will have passed by like an express train, and all I will remember of it are templates and fonts, pictures and resolutions, calculations and a lot of emails. I love the summer. But…

Parenthesis has made a remix of June’s Flowers, which will appear as one of the bonus tracks on the re release of A Dance with the Shadows. (Now called Tales from Tranquil August Gardens – available on CD, vinyl and MP3 download from October)

..to announce that the release of “Nine and Fifty Swans” will happen this autumn, through my own label FairyMusic. As some of you already know, the CD will contain 10 songs based upon  the lyrics of W.B.Yeats. The cover artwork will have an Irish touch to it, with images from places relevant to Yeats’ life…

…a Happy and Inspired New Year with this photographical jurney of Winter Roses

This summer we can expect a beautiful fairytale compilation coming from Germany.  Several  bands from different parts of the world are participating with a music fairytale. You will find more info at Maere Music

It has begun quite cold here up North; cold an very beautiful with pure, glimmering snow; pink and frosty sunsets and moonlit, white  nights – as you rarely see them anymore. I love a real winter – because it is real, and because  its strength gives a wider dimension to things.  You can not delete…

A Dance with the Shadows is now available digitally at CD Baby!

The songs for the Yeats album are taking new shape with the contributions of Johanne Gallagher and her Gaelic “vocal spices” and Nils Einar Vinjor and his eminent guitar work. Demos of this work will be added on MySpace as soon they are presentable. The first song out is The Fisherman/Carolan’s Ramble to Cashel, which is a combination of Yeats’ famous…

The interview that was recorded in Athens two weeks ago, was broadcasted yesterday afternoon in Greek radio. 1,5 hour with many new songs presented  🙂