Louisa John-Krol
Encyclopedia
Louisa John-Krol is a Melbourne
-based Australia
n artist of the romantic folk
/pop
genre - described as 'romantic pop-ethereal faerie' music by the artist herself and others. She has released five albums to date, originally on the German label, Hyperium Records
, but in more recent years with the French label Prikosnovénie aka The Fairy World Label. She has also been involved in a number of collaborative projects with other artists, including two film soundtracks. Louisa is often compared to Loreena McKennitt
and Kate Bush
.
Her collaborative work has included:
Louisa's work has also been included in over a dozen compilations. All of Louisa's lyrics stem from fairy tale
s and literature
generally. She is known to have worked as a story teller
for many years, and is believed to currently also teach music and literature.
Louisa performed in Mons (Belgium) at the Trolls and Legendes concert.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
-based Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n artist of the romantic folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
genre - described as 'romantic pop-ethereal faerie' music by the artist herself and others. She has released five albums to date, originally on the German label, Hyperium Records
Hyperium Records
Hyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
, but in more recent years with the French label Prikosnovénie aka The Fairy World Label. She has also been involved in a number of collaborative projects with other artists, including two film soundtracks. Louisa is often compared to Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals...
and Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
.
Discography
Until 2008 her solo albums have all started with A:- Argo (1996)
- Alexandria (2000)
- Ariel (2002)
- Alabaster (2003)
- Apple Pentacle (2005)
- Alexandria (re-release 2007)
- Djinn (2008)
Her collaborative work has included:
- Love Sessions (2002) with Daemonia NympheDaemonia NympheDaemonia Nymphe is a Greek music band established in 1994 by Spyros Giasafaki and Evi Stergiou. The band's music is modeled after Ancient Greek music and is often categorized as ethereal, neoclassical, neofolk, or gothic....
, Gor, & Lys - Artemis Asphodel (2004) with Saaroth
- Spyros Giasafakis with Christian Wolz (of Daemonia Nymphe) (2004)
- Ghost Fish (2005) with Daemonia Nymphe and Nikodemos Triaridis
- Stella Maris (2005) with Alquimia & Kerstin Blodig
- Wintersilence with Matthias Grassow (2004)
- I Hear the Water Dreaming (2005) with Oophoi & Mark Krol
- Destroying the World to Save It (2005) with IkonIkon (band)Ikon is a band from Melbourne, Australia. Ikon blends darkwave and post-punk music, following the footsteps of influences such as Joy Division and early New Order.-History:...
Louisa's work has also been included in over a dozen compilations. All of Louisa's lyrics stem from fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
generally. She is known to have worked as a story teller
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
for many years, and is believed to currently also teach music and literature.
Louisa performed in Mons (Belgium) at the Trolls and Legendes concert.