Pre-order of Echoes of North. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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releases June 7, 2024
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Only 300 CD's available in this first edition, limited print. Lovely 4-sided CD with bandpicture, pictures by Monika Tymanowska / Monagraphs and cover artwork by Mira Anneke Aagaard / Annekesagn.
Includes digital pre-order of Echoes of North.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Drømte Mig en Drøm & Mermaid's Croon
Drømte mig en drøm i nat
om silke og ærlig pæl
bar en dragt så let og glat
i solhvervets strålevæld
Nu vågner den klare morgen
Ho! mo nigh’n dubh
He! mo nigh’n dubh
Mo nighean dubh
‘S tu mo chuachag.
Thy seabed
The seals o’er head
From reivers dread
Securely guarding
Alle de andre på os så
de smilede og de lo
Snart gik dansen helt i stå
der dansede kun vi to
While I croon,
White swan of the moon,
Wild duck of the sound,
By thee are resting
Drømte mig en drøm i nat
om silke og ærlig pæl
Fjernt han hilste med sin hat,
og grå gik min drøm på hæld
Nu vågner den klare morgen
8.
Sig Nærmer Tiden
9.
In the Old Town
10.
Jeg Kender Et Danmark
about
“Something special happens when the worlds of Celtic and Nordic music meet in Christine’s music, providing a synergy between cultures and countries which strengthens our bonds beyond borders.”
~ Rachel Backshall, Assistant Director at The Scottish Crannog Centre
“Echoes of North” is the debut album of Danish-Bavarian singer and composer Christine Kammerer, currently residing in Scotland on a Global Talent Visa for Music. A symphonic fusion of Nordic & Celtic Folk Music arranged in collaboration with award-winning musicians from Scotland, Denmark and Norway. At its essence, the project embodies a profound quest to rediscover and re-establish the shared cultural heritage and roots between Scotland and Scandinavia.
Featuring 10 tracks, sung in Danish, English, and Gaelic, these compositions have been crafted over nearly a decade. While firmly rooted in folk traditions, the album showcases Kammerer's remarkable musical evolution spanning 25 years. Drawing from her background in classical music, musical theatre, and symphonic heavy metal, her symphonic and cinematic arrangements offer a fresh perspective to the folk genre. Masterfully brought to life by musicians who have weaved together history and modernity, employing a range of ancient and contemporary instruments. The result is a realm of immersive tracks, which carry an echo of history within.
“For years, I have been intrigued by music beyond the music itself; how it could act as an agent of communication between people across cultures and borders. A universal language. Seeing the musicians working together in the studio, breathing life and depth into the compositions, felt like witnessing profound cultural connections spring to life,” Kammerer says, clearly moved.
Why Scotland?
For over 15 years Kammerer has travelled the vast and inspiring landscapes of Scotland. A landscape which had been calling out to her since she was just a teenager.
“I remember my first trip to Scotland. It was like coming home. I was 18, already captivated by the enchanting sounds of Celtic folk music in general. It’s funny,” she says, “I remember taking out my phone and recording melodies which would just come to me, as I was lying on a bed of moss or walking the vast glens and dense forests. It felt like harvesting songs and bringing them back to Denmark with. Nourishing them and watching them grow for years,” Kammerer explains.
Folk music has always been a part of Kammerer’s life: her grandfather was a Bavarian folk musician. Using her degree in Musicology and Comparative Cultural Studies, she later specialised in Viking Age/Early Nordic Music, with which she has been working for the past 6 years. It was thanks to this work that she uncovered the ancient bonds across the North Sea linking Scotland and Scandinavia.
“As I grew older and began working with a wider range of Scandinavian folk music as well, my fascination with the interconnectedness of the soundscapes from Scandinavia and Scotland grew even stronger,” says Christine Kammerer.
This led to Kammerer finally moving to Scotland in 2022.
“I wanted to explore this interconnectedness between the Scottish and Nordic music and culture up close. And I have still only just scratched the surface! For the past two years I have been working on this in a musical whisky experience called “Whisky & Witches”, and as an Affiliate Artist in UNESCO RILA (Refugees Integration through Languages and Arts) with Maryhill Integration Network and the Scottish Crannog Centre. And now, it is all coming together on this album” Kammerer says.
credits
releases June 7, 2024
- Kjell Braaten (Norway) – Ancient instruments and mastering producer
- Scott Figgins (Scotland) - Piper
- Christine Kammerer (Denmark) – piano and vocals
- Adam McKenzie (Denmark) - Cello
- Alison McNeill (Scotland) – Fiddle
- Fiona McNeill (Scotland) – Guitar and bodhran
- Hans Christian Molbech (Denmark) – Recorder and gemshorn
- Christian Mohr Levisen (Denmark) – Hurdy gurdy and bowed lyre
Produced and mixed by Studio 1790 / Gavin Paterson (Scotland) and mastered by Kjell Braaten Music (Norway).
Christine Kammerer, a critically acclaimed, award-nominated artist, is known for her versatile talents as a singer, multi-
instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In June 2024 her debut album “Echoes of North” will be released.
Kammerer’s music is a symphonic fusion of Nordic and Celtic folk soundscapes. A universe which moves from tales of human nature to stories of folklore and myth....more
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