Norse Ballads
- Norske Middelalderballader
- Kalenda Maya
For-X FRCD 82
Content:
Anon., transcr.. 1840 by Olea Crøger
- Peder og liten Kirsten (Peter and little Kirsten)
Anon., coast of western Europe, Vinje in Telemark
- Knight-song: Valivan
Anon., Fyresdal, Telemark, transc. by Rikard Berge
- St. Olavs Kappsigling (St. Olav's regatta)
Anon., transc. 1740
- Den underjordiske klippekonsert (The concert in the cliff)
Anon., lyrics from Nordmarka in Oslo, melody from
Ringebu
- Marie
Anon., Landstads Norske Folkeviser
- Herre-per og Gjødalin (Master Per and Gjødalin)
Anon., Norway, from West-Gothland
- De två systrarna (The two sisters, aka "The
harp")
Anon., from Hermo ille
- Iddan Hermund
Anon., from Lista
- Kong Gaud og ungan Herredag (King Gaud and young Herredag)
Anon., text: Liestølmoe, Norske Folkevisor &
melody: M.B. Landstad, Norske Folkeviser
- Heming og Gygri (Heming and the witch)
Anon., 1280
- Magnushymnen og Nordafjølsen (The Magnus hymn and
Nordafjølsen)
Arve Moen Bergset, from Vinje in Telemark
- Villemann og Magnhild (Villemann and Magnhild)
As performed by Svein Hovden Tveiten, Bykle i
Aust-Agder
- Dei frearlause menn (The outlaws)
Anon., lyrics transcr. at Bø in Telemark by Rikard
Berge, melody: transcr. by Catharinus Elling from an unknown
singer
- Lita Karin (Little Karin)
Performers:
Kalenda Maya
Sidsel Brevig (div. fiddles), Tone Hilbakækmo (voice, harp,
lyre), Hans Fredrik Jaconbsen (arab lutes, flutes, bagpipe, kantele,
lyre), Sverre Jansen (psaltery, mandora, hurdy-gurdy, Norwegian
dulcimer), Gilles Obermayer (percussion)
Playing time: 47' 41"
Recording site and date:
Rainbow Studio (Oslo ?), Norway [1989];
Rel.: 1989 (?)
Other scandinavian ballads:
HMV (G.-B.) DB 5266
Danish Mediæval Music
Aksel Schiotz
ECM 1402
Rosensfole
B. Garnås & J. Garbarek
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Pierre-F. Roberge