The Great Nordic Night

Womex 2009

Hallgrim Hansegard, Ragnhild Furebotten and Annbjørg Lien are amongst the very best musicians on the current traditional Norwegian music scene and will perform during the opening concert at Womex 2009.

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In Danish Broadcasting's newly-inaugurated Koncerthuset, an all-star Nordic band takes to the stage with artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Samiland and Greenland. Danish fiddler Harald Haugaard has created and directs this exclusive concert experience.

Traditional Nordic music continues to live and develop. It constitutes part of the common as well as the individual identity in Nordic culture, and it exists to this day in its authentic forms such as Sami yoik, Danish sonderhoning and Swedish kulning as well as in updated contemporary versions.

The Great Nordic Night tells the tale of the life, history and nature of the Nordic peoples through music, song and light, and the concert introduces the multiplicity, the shades, not to mention the force of ancient Nordic music in a modern tone. The bedrock on stage is The Great Nordic Band, counting some of the very best musicians on the current traditional and contemporary Nordic music scene, including Roger Tallroth (guitar), Ragnhild Furebotten (violin) and Tapani Varis (bass).

The band will back a number of outstanding vocal and instrumental soloists such as Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player Annbjorg Lien, Faroese singer Eivor, and the Swedish trio Frifot.

The concert is uniquely created and produced for the WOMEX 09 Opening in Copenhagen by Danish fiddle player Harald Haugaard in cooperation with the Danish Folk Council.

http://www.youtube.com/greatnordicnight

Vision and Concept: Harald Haugaard Production: Harald Haugaard & the Danish Folk Council

Source: Womex