Folque
Encyclopedia
Folque is a Norwegian
folk rock
band founded in 1973 by Morten Bing, Jørn Jensen
, Eilif Amundsen, Lisa Helljesen, Espen Løvstad, Trond Øverland, and Trond Villa. In 1972 a subset of the band was initially named «Brød & Vin» (Bread & wine), they changed the name to Folque in the spring of 1973 after adding members and traditional instruments to the ensemble.
The band was dissolved in 1984, but reunited in 1994 and in 2004 for playing live.
Their musical style is linked to Malicorne
in France and to Steeleye Span
in the UK.
Most of the discography is difficult to find, as only the first three albums were re-released on CD.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band founded in 1973 by Morten Bing, Jørn Jensen
Jørn Jensen
Jørn Jensen, one of the earliest Danish programmers. Examined as a mechanical engineer and had worked with electromechanical construction. In 1958 employed at the Danish Regnecentralen, and very soon exhibited an extraordinary programming skill...
, Eilif Amundsen, Lisa Helljesen, Espen Løvstad, Trond Øverland, and Trond Villa. In 1972 a subset of the band was initially named «Brød & Vin» (Bread & wine), they changed the name to Folque in the spring of 1973 after adding members and traditional instruments to the ensemble.
The band was dissolved in 1984, but reunited in 1994 and in 2004 for playing live.
Their musical style is linked to Malicorne
Malicorne
Malicorne may refer to:* Malicorne , a bandMalicorne is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Malicorne, Allier, in the Allier département* Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, in the Sarthe département...
in France and to Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat"....
in the UK.
Most of the discography is difficult to find, as only the first three albums were re-released on CD.
Discography
- Folque (1974)
- Kjempene på Dovrefjell (1975)
- Vardøger (1977)
- Dans, dans Olav Liljekrans (1978)
- Folques beste (1979)
- Fredløs (1980)
- Landet ditt (1981)
- Sort messe (1983)
- Dans dans (1991)
- Stormkast (1998)