''Prisme'' (released 1996 by the Norwegian

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label - GRCD 4113 / 18 Mar 1997 by US label Shanachie Records – 64082) is a studio album by Annbjørg Lien.

Review

On her third international solo album Lien goes new ways in relation to the musical tradition she carries. The traditional costume is left at home, and ''Prism'' is recorded with jeans on. The result is a typically un-Norwegian and Swedish sounding album, where Lien expands her horizons creating traditional folk music fused with modern instrumentation like percussion and electronic instruments, in addition to the classic wind and string instruments as we know from the Nordic traditional music.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars, and the review by Anders Grønneberg of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 5.

Track listing

#«Villvinter» / «Wild Winter» (2:53)
(Traditional) #«Fønix» / «Phoenix» (4:08) #«Cantabile» (3:59)
(Traditional /

Tone Hulbækmo Tone Hulbækmo (born 27 September 1957) is a Norwegian singer and musician, married to the traditional folk flutist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, and the mother of Jazz drummer and vibraphonist Hans Hulbækmo (b. 1989) and pianist Alf Hulbækmo (b. 17 ...

) #«Luseblus» / «Lice Blues» (3:34) #«Vidvandre» / «Wandering» (4:02) #«Aprilbarnet» / «Child Of April» (3:24) #«Korstog» / «Crusade» (4:35) #«Hauk» (4:00) #«Prisme» (5:12) #«Fløteren» / «The Log Driver» (4:12) #«Galadriel» (3:56) #«Valhalling» (3:27) #«Ringen» / «The Ring» (3:33)

Personnel

* Annbjørg Lien – Hardingfele &

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* Bjørn Ole Rasch –

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, piano, organ &

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* Roger Tallroth – guitar,

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& bouzouki *

Hans Fredrik Jacobsen Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (born 8 September 1954) is a Norwegian musician and composer, best known for his work with his wife, the traditional folk singer Tone Hulbækmo, and with the medieval music group Kalenda Maya, as well as his concert and studi ...

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, kantele &

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*Mikael Marin – viola *Rune Arnesen – percussion

Credits

*Producer – Annbjørg Lien *Producer & arranger – Bjørn Ole Rasch *Morten Lund - mastering *Recording & mixing – Trond Engebretsen *Composer – Annbjørg Lien (tracks: 2 & 4-13) *Composer – Bjørn Ole Rasch (tracks: 1-2, 7 & 10-11)

References

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