Gods Musicians

Garmarna | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Omnium
• ASIN: B000001BCV
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,820 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > World Music > Europe > Scandinavia > General

Track Listings

1. Vanner Och Frander/Friends and Kin

2. Sir Mannelig

3. Halling from Macedonia

4. Min Man/My Husband

5. Hilla Lilla

6. Drew Drusnaar/Idag Som Igar (Today as Before)

7. Njaalkeme/Hunger

8. Sir Holger

9. Guds Speleman/Fiddlers of God

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars God's Musicians, May 29, 2003

By 

David Michael Cook (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gods Musicians (Audio CD)

This is a gorgeous album, both for its sound and lyrical content (in Swedish, if you didn't know) and for its great instrumentation. Few things could be improved at this point, and those that could are barely significant.

The album opens with Friends And Kin, Herr Manelig and Hålling fraken Makedonia, which set the tone for the album... however, every song on this CD is at least as good as those fantastic openers-- "Hilla Lilla", "Sir Holger" and especially "Guds Speleman" are some of the best. Throughout the album Garmarna combines Emma Hårdelin's great voice with guitars, keyed fiddles, and other varied instruments and fuses old and new together seamlessly. This is not my favorite Garmarna album (I prefer the trip-hop style of Vedergållningen) but it is the best overall album they have done (where every song is extraordinary, instead of only a few).

If you want to be exposed to something extremely different and incredibly enjoyable, this is probably your best bet. Enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The quintessential Garmarna album, September 25, 2002

By 

Sam Goody - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods Musicians (Audio CD)

If you've never heard before the enchanting sound of Garmarna, this is the epitome, I believe, of their genre: A postmodern interpretation of medieval melodies, rhythms, and lyrics; a perfect blend of scandinavian ballads and modern rock. --Not to mention Emma HŠrdelin's voice which is the final touch to this instrumentation. I have seen them live and Stefan Brisland-Ferner is the Jimi Hendrix of the hurdy-gurdy. The quintessential Garmarna album.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Music from God-., April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gods Musicians (Audio CD)

If you like something different from another part of the world--this is it. Traditional Swedish ballads with the attitude of rock! Distrubing songs of murder, wolves, and tradition along with a female singer to die for. If you like this--try other artists on the North Star label.