A Nordic Poem
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A Nordic Poem is the first studio album of the musical project Folkearth
. Because of the bad sound quality it was remastered
and reissued
. There was around 60 minutes of material, but some of it got lost.
Folkearth
Folkearth is an international music project created in 2003 by musicians playing folk and viking metal. The name symbolizes musicians from all over the world playing folk music...
. Because of the bad sound quality it was remastered
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
and reissued
Reissue
A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....
. There was around 60 minutes of material, but some of it got lost.
Track listing
- "(Intro) The Pipes Are Calling" — 2:08
- "Wolfsong in Moonlight (Fenris Unbound)" — 4:40
- "Horned Trolls and Mystical Folk" — 5:28
- "Rhyming With Thunder" — 5:55
- "Eldritch Sorcery and Faery Runes" — 3:41
- "In Odin's Court" — 3:16
- "Storm Ravens Come" — 4:22
- "Gryningssång" — 2:30
- "Gaelic Valor" — 5:21
- "Outro" — 2:17
Instruments
- Marios "Prince Imrahil" Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) – keyboardElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
- Stefanos Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Nikos Nezeritis (Dol Amroth) – acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
- Ruslanas – spoken vocalVocal musicVocal music is a genre of music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered instrumental music Vocal music is a genre of...
- Alex "Hugin" Wieser (Uruk-Hai) – keyboard
- Athelstan (ForefatherForefatherForefather are a folk metal band from Surrey, England.-History:The Forefather project was born in September 1997 in Surrey, England by founding members and brothers Athelstan and Wulfstan...
) – drums, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Wulfstan (ForefatherForefatherForefather are a folk metal band from Surrey, England.-History:The Forefather project was born in September 1997 in Surrey, England by founding members and brothers Athelstan and Wulfstan...
) – electric guitar, bass, vocal
- Chrigiel Glanzmann (EluveitieEluveitieEluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band then released a full-length album, Spirit in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast....
) – uilleann pipesUilleann pipesThe uilleann pipes or //; ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland, their current name, earlier known in English as "union pipes", is a part translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann , from their method of inflation.The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a...
, tin whistleTin whistleThe tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and...
, bodhránBodhránThe bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
- Magnus Wohlfart (Nae'blis) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keyboard, jaw harp, vocal
- Jeremy Child (Yggdrasil) – drums, vocal
- William Ekeberg (Broken Dagger) – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, vocal - Jonas Fröberg (Trymheim) – keyed fiddleNyckelharpaA nyckelharpa , sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.The nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a...
, vocal - Kristofer Janiec – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Michelle Maas – female vocal
Writing and production
- all music except "(Intro) The Pipes Are Calling", "Rhyming With Thunder", and "Outro" by Magnus Wohlfart
- music on "(Intro) The Pipes Are Calling" by Chrigel Glanzmann, additional arrangements by Magnus Wohlfart and Michelle Maass
- music on "Rhyming With Thunder" by Athelstan and Wulfstan, additional arrangements by Magnus Wohlfart, Jonas Fröberg and William Ekeberg
- music on "Outro" by Alex "Hugin" Wieser
- all lyrics except "Gryningssång" by Marios Koutsoukos
- lyrics for "Gryningssång" by Magnus Wohlfart
- layout by Dragon Design