This tranquil plucked music breathes the mysterious atmosphere of the desolate Norwegian nature and mysticism. Wolf Rune is a solo album by Norwegian folk singer and kantele player Sinikka Langeland. The kantele is a plucked string instrument from the zither family. On this album Langeland plays different kinds of kanteles; a 5-string, a 15-string and even a 39-string model. Finnskogen, the Finnish
… forest of Norway is Langeland's home and source of inspiration. She performs folk hymns, shamanic runic songs and traditional dance pieces. She explores all expression possibilities of her instrument, from traditional sounding music to experimental sound effects. Besides songs she wrote herself (The Eye Of The Blue Whale) she also selected texts from the 13th century mystic Meister Eckhart (When I Was The Forest) to the contemporary writer Jon Fosse (Row My Ocean). In short, a multi-layered album with fascinating, mysterious music. (SvdP)more
