- artist:Harald Haugaard
- event type:Concert
- date:28 Oct 2009
- time:20.00
- city/area:Copenhagen
- venue:WOMEX 09
- country:Denmark
- style(s):Scandinavian, Traditional
- event posted by:Pile House Records / PFM Management Aps
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THE GREAT NORDIC NIGHT
The opening concert at WOMEX 09 will be the largest Nordic arrangement for traditional music ever. With the world famous Danish fiddler and composer Harald Hauggard in front, an all-star Nordic band will take to the stage in Studio 1 at the Concert Hall of national Danish Broadcasting introducing artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Sami land, and Greenland.
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 Annbjøg Lien, Faroese singer Eivø, and the Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller. 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.
The Great Nordic Band:
Ragnhild Furebotten (Norway) fiddle | Olli Kari (Finland) accordions | Esko Järvelä (Finland) viola | Jonas Simonson (Sweden) flutes | Hanna Wiskari (Sweden) saxophones | Roger Tallroth (Sweden) guitars | Krister Jonsson (Sweden) electric guitar | Rasmus Zeeberg (Denmark) mandolins | Tapani Varis (Finland) bass | Sune Rahbek (Denmark) percussion | Anders Löfberg (Sweden) cello
Featured soloists:
Helene Blum (Denmark) vocals | Eivør (Faroe Islands) vocals | Hallgrim Hansegård Frikar Dance Company (Norway) dancer | Johan Hedin (Sweden) Nyckelharpa | Johanna Juhola (Finland) accordion | Annbjørg Lien (Norway) Hardanger fiddle | Rasmus Lyberth (Greenland) vocals | Wimme Saari (Sami land) vocals | Peter Uhrbrand (Denmark) fiddle | Heiða Árnadóttir (Iceand) vocals | Frifot (Sweden) with Lena Willemark vocals | Per Gudmundson violin | Ale Möller mandola
The Great Nordic Night
Wednesday October 28th, at. 20.00 hours
Copenhagen Concert Hall/Studio 1
Vision and concept: Harald Haugaard
Production: Harald Haugaard & the Danish Folk Council
arranged in cooperation with WOMEX and WORLD Music Fair Denmark
The Great Nordic Night is supported by the Danish Arts Council, Den Ingwersenske Fond, Danish Artists Union (DAF), the Association of Professional Composers and Songwriters (DJBFA), Danish Musicians' Union (DMF) Danish Popular Authors (DPA) the Norwegian Embassy, Cph., The Swedish Embassy and ESEK (the Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre)