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Hagathorn unveils "Skog Brudmarsch" - the second single of the upcoming album Björndansen (Dance of the Bear). The album will be released by Nordvis on the 3rd of June. Björndansen predominantly features old Nordic folk songs, with one prime example being "Skog Brudmarsch": an 18th-century melody originally employed as a kind of wedding march. The most likely composer is Byss-Calle, a Swedish musician - born in the parish of Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, on 26 April 1783 - specialised in nyckelharpa and fiddle.
The interlude of the Hagathorn arrangement features both improvisation and recently composed material to accompany the original melody and enhance the mysterious feeling of this old song.
Will Ott comments: "The main melody is in the key of C minor as it was originally composed for a nyckelharpa - of which lowest string is a C, just like that of a viola. In this situation, the low C string is perfectly used as a drone to accompany the melody on the G string a fifth up. The music notation for this melody can be found in the booklet included with the Björndansen disc."
Hagathorn is a folk project by American musician Will Ott. The material is largely derived from traditional Nordic folk songs which feature added improvisation and thematic elements to compliment the original melodies. Two of the tracks are not traditional but rather original Hagathorn compositions inspired by Nordic folklore. Link
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