NANNA BARSLEV - Inked A Deal With By Norse; Presents First Single And Video From Upcoming Album

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NANNA BARSLEV - Inked A Deal With By Norse; Presents First Single And Video From Upcoming Album

Details: Published on Friday, 14 January 2022 15:45; Written by Tomaz

Denmark based renowned dark Nordic folk artist and composer Nanna Barslev has signed a record deal with By Norse. Her debut solo album entitled Lysbaerer will be released on the 18th of March on CD and digital, while for the vinyl edition we will have to wait until the 6th of May. Today Nanna Barslev released the first single and video "Skjoldmø", and you can watch the video below.

Nanna Barslev comments: ""Skjoldmø" (Shielmaiden) refers to an old Norse description of women who participated in the battles with axes, swords and shields. The lyrics are inspired by a description in Saxon gramaticus about shieldmaidens going into battle by blunting the swords of the enemy with spells songs/galder. My interpretation of the shield maiden theme touches the problem of fighting inner judgment, a battle between strength and weaknesses as well as a judgement from the society through history. To find the strength of standing together, supporting each other instead of fighting each other."

The video "Skjoldmø" was filmed at Høje Stene and organised as a workshop for Danish reenactment Viking women and produced is by Mark Thyrring.

Lysbaerer, her first full-length solo album is the outcome of Nanna's solid experience in the Nordic atmospheric/dark folk genre since the early 1990's and known as the frontwoman in Huldre, Asynje, Gny and Ættir. Nanna performs not only as a singer with her mesmerizing voice and experimental old Nordic song techniques, she also appears as an instrumentalist on a collection of various traditional Nordic instruments such as Moraharpa, Tagelharpa, Islandsk langspil, Bodhran drum and flute. She has performed at various Viking medieval folk and metal festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Copenhell, Midgårdsblot and Castlefest.

In Lysbærer, Nanna invites you into a hidden world between dark and light in nature and human nature, from misty underworld roots to ancient mountain calls, from scenic battlefields to meditative healing spells, with protection spells and words from the Edda. Link