Gunhild T�mmer�s
This austere, beautiful recording could serve as a primer in Norwegian folk song. T�mmer�s has a pure, unaffected voice and it is the riveting focal point of this collection of ballads, psalms, lullabies, and village songs. She sings a cappella almost exclusively and she handles the haunting old melodies with an open confidence, creating a stark Nordic landscape. So entrancing is her voice that when the instruments do enter, it's almost startling. Greger Br�ndstr�m, T�mmer�s' husband, plays Hardanger and violin on a few tracks and Lasse S�rlin plays viola, bouzouki, 12-string guitar, and double bass. Their contributions are restrained and subtle, as befits the material here.
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Audio © 2001 Etnisk Musikklubb, used by permission
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