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The Fellowship
12+ albums
folkmedievalTolkiencelticelvish
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1) A collection of World-music artists, Inspired by the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, performing songs in Elvish, English and Anglo-Saxon. 2) Hardcore/metal band from the Toronto area, 2010 saw the bands breakup following the release of their debut EP "The Obelisk" parts one and two. 3) Jazz-fusion band based in Chelmsford, Essex. ---------------------------------------------------- 1) Formed in 1998, The Fellowship is a collective of Musicologists, World-music artists and Early-music performers, led by music director Carvin Knowles. Their style incorporates elements of chant and music from ancient and lost civilizations into a dreamlike yet unclassifiable whole. Their album IN ELVEN LANDS is a musicology experiment to discover what the music of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Middle-earth" may have sounded. Taking clues from descriptions of music and culture in "The Book of Lost Tales," "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of The Rings," The Fellowship began to reconstruct Tolkien's "ancient" cultures. After years of research, they began recording on Boxing Day of 1998, a journey that would take them more than seven years. The results of their labour, IN ELVEN LANDS is the fully realised music of an ancient, lost civilization. The Fellowship performs on an all-acoustic array of ancient and modern instruments that includes harp, lute, hurdy-gurdy, krumhorn and gong. Their international cast of singers deliver stunning performances using dialects of Sindarin, Quenya, Anglo-Saxon and Modern Engli
