Gjallarhorn (Band)
Gjallarhorn is a Finnish musical group whose members belong to the Swedish speaking minority in Finland. The band's name comes from Norse mythology and refers to a horn, which belongs to the light God Heimdall.
Style
Gjallarhorn processed mainly old Scandinavian ballads, minuets and ancient prayer chants verses in runes, which are the Icelandic Rímur epics not dissimilar. These pieces are rearranged and combined with elements of jazz, rock and world music. The musicians use in addition to the classical instruments of the Nordic music (such as violins and violas ), also African- Cuban drums and the Australian didgeridoo. Through this instrumentalization, the band tries to awaken lost elements of the Finnish-Swedish folk music back to life.
Since its inception, the band received the following awards: " LaMonde de la Musique CHOC " and " Trad Magazine Bravos! ".
History
Gjallarhorn was founded in 1994 in the Swedish-speaking part of Finland by Jenny Wilhelms, Christopher Öhman and Jacob Frankenhaeuser.
Two years later came yet David Lillkvist ( percussion) to the band. Even before the release of their first CD Ranarop (1997) Frankenhaeuser left the band and was replaced by Tommy Mansikka -Aho. This band released their second album Sjofn in 2000.
That same year Christopher Öhman left the band and was replaced by Adrian Jones. 2002 was a further exchange and Sara Puljula took the place of David Lillkvist. In this new line, they released their third album Grimborg.
The collaboration with Sara Puljula lasted only a year. 2004, there was a further Bandumbildung: Petter Dalen Bern became the new percussionist and Tommy Mansikka -Aho left the band. Since 2005, with the entry of Göran Månsson, the compilation of the band has not changed, and in 2006 appeared to her most recent album Rimfaxe.