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01. Eja, mitt hjarta
02. Jag lyfter mina hander
03. Sulla lulla/ Ro ro raelte
04. Det brinner en eld
05. Kom lunkom
06. Trallar
07. Allt vad du vill
08. Kulning
09. Lova Line
10. Hur du vander dig/Handskarna
11. Min Gud nar jag betanker
12. Forganglighet
13. I himmelen
14. Kvallen faller skugga
Notes
01. Oh, My Heart
A chorale from Smaland
02. I Lift My Hand
A chorale from Mora, Dalarna. Chorales were often sung without accompaniment,
and each person would add their own trills and ornaments to the 121st
Psalm, "I lift mine eyes unto the mountains ".
03. Shush?Rowing, Rocking
Two lullabies from Norway. The lyrics in the first are simply gentle
hushes. In the second lullaby, the lyrics are quite nonsensical (about
buying the child a new belt), so as not to get the child too interested
in staying awake.
04. Fire Burning
A love-song from Finland.
05. Come Along
A fling-polska from Smaland. This dance tune has inherent drive! Nonsense
lyrics were often added to dance tunes to remember them.
06. Fiddle Tunes
Two polskor from Boda, Dalarna. The First one, Three Herings is regarded
as quite old. This can be heard in its tonality: it is neither in a
major nor a minor key, typical of 18th century Swedish folk music.
The second one is named after Jonslars' father . Dance tunes like these
were either played on the fiddle or sung so as to imitate the sound
of the violin.
07. As you Please
08. Herding Call
A herding call from Transtrand, Dalarna, after Karin Edvards Johansson.
Calls sung like this, in a shrill, high pitched voice can be heard
up to five miles away, so the cattle would hear it and come to the
seter for milking.
Calls like these could also be used to communicate between the herding
girls: finding a lost goat, invitations to come over for coffee or cries
for help and so on. Each girl also had her own signature, which, according
to one woman, the forest itself would give her.
09. Praise Line
A Norwegian song to the patron saint of herding girls, St Kristina, or
Line, with associations to the sun as well.
10. Whichever Way You Turn/ The Gloves
Two dance tunes from Sormland and Smaland. In the first one, we are encouraged
to find a faithful friend, whichever way we turn/ Whatever we do in
life - as youthful days will soon be gone ! And the second one is about
gloves given in love, which don't fit but " if you want
me you'll have me, you're good enough."
11. My Lord, When I Consider
A Norwegian folk melody with lyrics from the Swedish hymnal. Much folk
music uses drones, and here, the song is sung in an untempered scale.
The beginning melody is recognized from the chorale from Mora.
12. Evanescence
A chorale from Skane. Despite its sombre quality, this song conveys great
hope.
13. In Heaven Above
A chorale from Halsingland, with variations throughout Scandinavia. We
perform this chorale immediately following Forganglighet, continuing
the theme of the immortality of the soul.
14. Evening Shadows Fall.
A Norwegian lullaby. The lyrics tell of the common folklorian fear of
troll mothers stealing into homes and exchanging their babies for the
human ones. In this meditative arrangement, the accompaniment gently
rocks, and the repeated verse soothes. An effective canon.
Credits
Produced by Linnaea for USA tour 2005.
Recording and artwork by Zach Enochsson
Mastered by Dave Scarbrough.
Contact Linnaea by email at susan@harpysusan.com
| Instruments: | Celtic Harp & Voice |
| Genre: | Traditional |
| Format: | CD |
| Our Ref: | A0249 |
| MCPS: | MCPS |
| Label: | Linnaea Productions |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Origin: | Sweden |
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