Kuvaus
Kystnært on norjalaisen viulisti ja perinteenkantaja Guro Kvifte Nesheimin ja suomalais-tanskalais-ruotsalaisen kansanmusiikkiyhtyeen Floating Sofa Quartetin yhteisprojekti. Yhdessä muusikot sukeltavat pohjoismaisiin perinteisiin ja tuovat kotimaidensa rannikkoalueiden perinteet raikkaiksi nykykansanmusiikkisovituksiksi. Albumikokonaisuuden ytimessä ovat Etelä-Norjasta Agderin alueelta tallennetut perinnekappaleet sekä perinteiset sävelmät yhtyeen jäsenten kotimaiden Suomen, Tanskan ja Ruotsin rannikkoalueilta.
Shortly in English
"Kystnært" is an artistic collaboration between the award-winning Finnish/Danish/Swedish folk music group Floating Sofa Quartet (FSQ) and the Norwegian fiddle player Guro Kvifte Nesheim. In the project, traditional musicians from four Nordic countries meet together to delve deeply into their common musical traditions from their coastal regions. The beginning of this project emerged during the Showcase festival Folkelarm in Oslo 2021 when the young Norwegian star violinist and Hardanger fiddle player Guro Kvifte Nesheim stepped in for violinist Clara Tesch in FSQ. Meeting the FSQ sparked Guro's inspiration to explore the repertoire from the coastal areas of Agder in Southern Norway. This is a repertoire she has been familiar with throughout her upbringing. Floating Sofa Quartet has worked with Nordic folk music across national borders for ten years. The vision has always been to bring together the cultural heritage of the Nordic countries and create music that both preserves a tradition but also renews it. The band received the prize 'Folk Album of the Year' at the Danish Music Award in 2019 for their album "Neighbourhood". Folk music has historically been clearly marked by trade journeys between other countries and has many musical similarities with its neighboring countries. "Kystnært" originates in the regional folk music from the coastal region of Agder, a tradition with clear ties to its musical neighboring countries. With this music as a starting point, the group explores musical similarities with other Nordic coastal regions and creates a modern musical experience. Come aboard and float along! credits released July 17, 2024 Guro Kvifte Nesheim - Hardanger d’ amore, Violin Mads Kjøller Henningsen - Wooden Flute, Swedish Bagpipes Clara Tesch - Violin Leija Lautamaija - Diatonic Accordion, Reed Organ Malte Zeberg - Double Bass All tunes: Trad. Arr. Guro Kvifte Nesheim & FSQ Production: Guro Kvifte Nesheim & FSQ Recording, mixing & mastering: Tor Magne Hallibakken Recorded at Hallibakken Lydstudios in January 2024 Design: Per Brehmer This album was supported by Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR)
