Pär Lindh
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Pär Lindh is a founding member of the Swedish
symphonic prog group Pär Lindh Project.
Before turning to working in a band Pär had several careers: church organist, as a touring classical pianist, as a solo harpsichordist, as drummer, as Hammond organist, as jazz & ragtime entertainer etc.
During 1977 and 1978 he played in Antenna Baroque and Vincebus Erupturn, but he decided to leave the rockscene in 1979 to become a classical player. He moved to France to continue this career.
In 1989 he returned to Sweden determined to once again take up the banner of progressive rock.
During this period Pär, alongside Jocke Ramsell and Magdalena Hagberg who died in 2007, made his first record with the Crimsonic Label, Gothic Impressions.
In 1996 the concept album 'Bilbo' was released, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's first book The Hobbit
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PLP headlined the 1997 Rio Art Rock Festival and played other dates in Brazil and Argentina.
Late 1997 saw the release of Mundus Incompertus.
After the summer 2000 tour PLP continued as the trio Magdalena, Nisse and Pär to record PLP's third album Veni Vidi Vici.
In 2002 the band suffered a setback due to illness. However, they did a strong return in 2004, and started recording a new album.
In 2009,Pär wanted to start a new band with some teenagers from the area. The band's name became "The Willburgers".
In 2010 Pär is involved in a new album based still on Tolkien with Italian pianist and organist Marco Lo Muscio, "The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf".
In 2011 released the new album of Pär with PLP,"Time Mirror".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
symphonic prog group Pär Lindh Project.
Before turning to working in a band Pär had several careers: church organist, as a touring classical pianist, as a solo harpsichordist, as drummer, as Hammond organist, as jazz & ragtime entertainer etc.
During 1977 and 1978 he played in Antenna Baroque and Vincebus Erupturn, but he decided to leave the rockscene in 1979 to become a classical player. He moved to France to continue this career.
In 1989 he returned to Sweden determined to once again take up the banner of progressive rock.
1991 - 1994
In 1991 Pär Lindh and friends started The Swedish Art Rock Society. This festival was a startingpoint for a new wave of progressiv-rock and art-rock.During this period Pär, alongside Jocke Ramsell and Magdalena Hagberg who died in 2007, made his first record with the Crimsonic Label, Gothic Impressions.
1995 - 1999
Pär continued working with Ramsell and Hagberg, and together with Nisse Bielfeld and Marcus Jäderholm, they formed Pär Lindh Project.In 1996 the concept album 'Bilbo' was released, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's first book The Hobbit
The Hobbit
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, better known by its abbreviated title The Hobbit, is a fantasy novel and children's book by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald...
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PLP headlined the 1997 Rio Art Rock Festival and played other dates in Brazil and Argentina.
Late 1997 saw the release of Mundus Incompertus.
2000 - present
PLP are always received well on tour, and have won several prizes for "Best band of festival".After the summer 2000 tour PLP continued as the trio Magdalena, Nisse and Pär to record PLP's third album Veni Vidi Vici.
In 2002 the band suffered a setback due to illness. However, they did a strong return in 2004, and started recording a new album.
In 2009,Pär wanted to start a new band with some teenagers from the area. The band's name became "The Willburgers".
In 2010 Pär is involved in a new album based still on Tolkien with Italian pianist and organist Marco Lo Muscio, "The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf".
In 2011 released the new album of Pär with PLP,"Time Mirror".
Discography
- Gothic
- Rondo
- Mundus Incompertus
- Live in America
- Veni Vidi Vici
- Live in Iceland
- Time Mirror
External links
- www.parlindh.com/history/index.htm http://www.parlindh.com/history/index.htm