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Vidar Skrede DYNAMO BAND
2+ albums
nordic folkscandinavianAllnordicEurope
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Vidar Skrede DYNAMO BAND presents music composed by Vidar Skrede, a folk music fiddler with origins in Norway and with solid Nordic influences and beyond. The music has a strong focus in the tune with a melodic and grooving attitude without any concerns of being either inside or outside any musical boxes, which leaves the tunes in a powerful, sentimental and somewhat naïve expression. The Nordic influences are natural and present out in the open, being the wind power behind the style, with maybe a bit stronger winds from Norway since the main instrument through most of the tracks is the Hardanger fiddle – the Norwegian national instrument. Some of the tunes are brought from Vidar’s more imaginary places and are a bit harder to pin point to any specific origin, this is especially goes for the Monkey tunes of on their current repertoire. Their sound is carried out by Vidar Skrede on Hardanger fiddle, ordinary fiddle and foot stomping, Pilvi Järvelä on harmonium, and Jani Kivelä on cittern – the constellation that forms the trio Vidar Skrede DYNAMO BAND. The three of them are today based in Helsinki, Finland, and are all recognized artists on the Nordic folk music scene. Besides being a fiddler, Vidar Skrede is also a guitarist and known from bands such as AAMOS (a trio with Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson), Geitungen (an award winning Norwegian trio of traditional music from Norway), The Secret Carpet Club (a Swedish-Norwegian folk trio) and several other projects and CD rele
