Falconer - Vid Rosornas Grav

 

Falconer is a Swedish power metal band from Mjölby, formed in 1999. Founded by the former guitarist of Mithotyn, Stefan Weinerhall. Falconer carry on many of the traditions set by Weinerhall's previous band and play a style of power metal that utilises folk instrumentation and melody to create a more medieval sound.

I will not hide that the band does not really belonged to one of my favorites before and I am not familiar with their earlier works, have heard a few songs but it has never been interesting enough for me, however, when I read on the WeRock website and "Mats Manhammar" lines of Falconer's new album an interest grew, became curious and gave it a shot, Holy Moses, this is folk metal for real! The band also decided to make the entire album in Swedish is really a plus, is incredibly powerful. The album also contains four bonus tracks in English so all non-Swedish fans get their part, nice of the band, I must say. Armod is a collection of folk metal tracks. Seven of the 11 tracks on Armod are compositions by guitarist Stefan Weinerhall. Three are reworkings of traditional folk songs. And one comes from Cornelis Vreeswijk (“Grimasch om morgonen“), the renowned Swedish troubadour.

With neo-classical, folk and medieval elements as the basic ingredients, they make power metally arrangements of these and it turns into gripping and simultaneously groovy folk metal tracks, dominated by heavy, catchy riffs and dynamic leads.

Armod won’t be everyone’s cup of mead, but it sure makes for an interesting listen.

Todays tune "Vid Rosornas Grav" from the album "Armod".



"By the Rose's Grave" English version of "Vid Rosornas Grav"



Falconer Lineup:
Mathias Blad- Vocals, Keyboards
Stefan Weinerhall- Guitar, Keyboards
Jimmy Hedlund- Lead Guitar
Magnus Linhardt- Bass
Karsten Larsson - Drums


More info @
Official Falconer Web

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Cornelis Vreeswijk - Hönan Agda

Today its a special day in Sweden, Its Cornelisday.
Cornelis Vreeswijk was and still is a great poet and musician from Holland, but lived here in Sweden. He wrote many tunes that was touching everyone of us, either to tears or to laughter.



Cornelis Vreeswijk is considered as one of the most influential and successful troubadours together with Carl Michael Bellman in Sweden. He released approx 7 albums in Dutch, and around 32 in Swedish, and around 12 after his death

Amir Chamdin did a film about Cornelis life 2010 with Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby in the leading role.



In Mosebacke Terrassen they have a music event and they called this the Cornelis day these Swedish artists will sing and play his tunes: Lill Lindfors, CajsaStina Åkerström, Janne Åström & Medborg och Jojje Wadenius.

Im gonna play a tune for u that is about this roster that all this hens specially one hen called Agda, is dissapointed on cos he cant really get it going :p

Its a fun and cool song, Love it.



Love, Thetania

Ladys and Gents here is Cornelis!