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Sinikka Langeland

Wolf Rune

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1 Moose Rune  
2 Polsdance from Finnskogen  
3 Row My Ocean  
4 Kantele Prayer I  
5 The Eye Of The Blue Whale  
6 When I Was The Forest  
7 Kantele Prayer II  
8 Winter Rune  
9 Don't Come To Me With The Entire Truth  
10 The Girl In The Headlands  
11 I See Your Light  
12 Wolf Rune  
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Wolf Rune, the first solo recording in Sinikka Langeland's ECM discography, sheds new light on the multifaceted work of the Norwegian folk singer and kantele player. Few artists embody the spirit of place as resolutely as Sinikka and her songs, compositions, poem settings and arrangements reflect, in different ways, the histories and mysteries of Finnskogen, Norway's ‘Finnish forest', which has long been both her home base and inspirational source.

The new album incorporates rune songs, spells and incantations, religious tunes and traditional folk dances, as well as verses that testify to the interlinked nature of all things. This pantheistic spirit is echoed in Sinikka's choice of writers – from 13th century medieval mystic and philosopher Meister Eckhart (quoted and adapted on "When I was The Forest") to contemporary playwright and poet Jon Fosse ("Row My Ocean"). Langeland's own lyrics, too, have an almost shamanistic vibrancy as on "The Eye of the Blue Whale": "The eye of the blue whale/It was already here/we were without a body/ swathed in sinew, flesh and blood/we were without words." 

  • Sinikka Langeland - Wind and Sun makes JAZZIZ: The Week in Jazz
    Posted At: October 26, 2023
    Few artists have embodied the idea of the spirit of place as comprehensively as Sinikka Langeland whose music, performances, research and recordings have given a new profile to the culture of Finnskogen – the “Forest of the Finns” on Norway’s border with Sweden. Half-Finnish herself, Langeland (born in Grue in 1961) plays the Finnish national instrument, the kantele, and draws upon older traditions of folk ...

  • On 'Wind And Sun,' Sinikka Langeland returns to the quintet setting with unique and uniquely beautiful music / JAZZ VIEWS
    Posted At: September 15, 2023
    The music on Wind And Sun therefore sounds as fresh and intoxicating as ever, while looking ahead for new ways to bring the ancient and traditional together with the new.JAZZ VIEWS - Nick Lea writes…..After the solo album Wolf Rune for voice and kantele, Sinikka Langeland has again returned to a quintet setting to present her now unique and uniquely beautiful music.With her recordings over the last decade o...
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