Valravn
| Valravn | |
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| General information | |
| origin |
 Copenhagen , Denmark
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| Genre (s) | Medieval folk , pagan folk |
| founding | 2003 |
| resolution | 2013 |
| Website | www.valravn.net |
| Last occupation | |
| Anna Katrin Egilstrøð | |
| Juan Pino | |
| Christopher Juul | |
Valravn , which means “raven of the dead”, was a Danish pagan folk band that reinterpreted traditional folk songs from Denmark , Iceland and the Faroe Islands . In addition to traditional instruments such as nyckelharpa , viola , davul , flutes and various percussion instruments, she also used electronic samples and keyboard elements. In addition, the band not only rearranged old songs, but also composed their own pieces. The band split at the end of 2013.
Group members
Anna Katrin Egilstrøð
Søren Hammerlund
Martin Seeberg
Juan Pino
Appearances
In Germany they appeared at the Spectaculum mundi in Munich, the Festival Mediaval , the Feuertanz Festival at Burg Abenberg in 2013, the Bardentreffen 2010 in Nuremberg, the TFF Rudolstadt and the Pump in Kiel. In 2010 they played at the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig. Internationally, they performed in Norway, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland.
After the separation
After the split in 2013, the band members said they went "their own way". Singer Anna Katrin Egilstrøð began to study music composition and started her own project "AKAT". Juan Pino, the band's percussionist, sings his own songs with his band Juan Pino & Quemando Palabras and gives percussion lessons in Copenhagen. Dj Christopher Juul continues to work in his studio in Copenhagen and helped the band Euzen produce their new album. In 2014 Christopher Juul founded the band Heilung together with Kai Uwe Faust . Søren Hammerlund continues to play with the bands Virelai and Asynje, together with Martin Seeberg. Martin is part of other projects such as Trolska Polska or Forest Beat.
Discography
Albums
- Valravn (2007)
- Koder på snor (2009)
- Recoded (2011)
EPs
successes
Nomination in the categories Album of the Year , Artist of the Year and Debut Album of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcement of the farewell concerts
- ^ Valravn at the Spectaculum mundi
- ↑ Bardentreffen Nürnberg program 2010 ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b report in Folkworld .
- ↑ Valravn in the Black Pump in Kiel
- ↑ AKAT at Soundcloud
- ↑ Juan Pino's website
- ↑ Healing - Ofnir • Review for re-release on metal.de. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
- ^ Announcement of the separation on their Facebook page
- ↑ Danish Music Awards - Folk 2008 ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
