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As If

Album: After the Rain

Released: Sep 17, 2006

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As If
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Before It Gets too Loud
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Genre: Alternative / Experimental / Folk
Location Reykjavík / Berlin, Ic
Profile Views: 76386
Last Login: 11/25/2012
Member Since 5/10/2006
Website www.rgrondal.com
Record Label Sena/Iceland
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
"Icelandic singer Ragnheiður Gröndal is one of these remarkable voices of Iceland." Eelco Schilder, www.folkworld.de Ragnheiður Gröndal (Ragga) is a four-times winner of the Icelandic Music Awards and her albums have sold over 35,000 copies in Iceland. Ragga has been exploring Icelandic folk music in its various forms since 2003 resulting in the album "Þjóðlög" (Folk Songs) released on the 12 Tónar label in 2006. The album received critical acclaim in highly competitive music market of Iceland. "Þjóðlög is without a doubt one of the best albums of the year. It respects the uniqueness of the Icelandic music tradition without being stuck in it... I haven't heard such a truly Icelandic album for many years; not since Björk made Homogenic." ***** Helga Þórey Jónsdóttir, Morgunblaðið (The Morning Paper) In early 2009 she expanded the project, putting together The Icelandic Folk Ensemble, in collaboration with her brother Haukur Gröndal and renowned guitarist Guðmundur Pétursson. The project the focused on rearranging, in as many colorful ways as possible, the beautiful stories found in Icelandic folklore, with a special emphasis on the rhythmic elements in the music. With the use of two percussionists, a guitarist, folk clarinetist and Ragga's special interpretation of the ancient lyrics and folklore melodies, the group has found a fresh new sound inspired by the deep-rooted, mysterious and entrancing folk traditions of her home country. Ragga Gröndal and The Icelandic Folk Emsemble released their debut album "Tregagás" in October 2009 on the Reykjavik based label Sena. When "Tregagás" reached the hands of Womex's 'seven samurai' an invitation to showcase at Womex 2010 quickly followed. Ragga is currently based between Reykjavík and Berlin. www.rgrondal.com
Members
Ragnheiður Gröndal; voice, piano, songwriting, GP! - guitars, bass, electronics, Haukur Gröndal - clarinet & flutes, Birgir Baldursson - drums & percussion, Matthías Hemstock - drums & percussion
Influences
Joni Mitchell, Bilie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Emilíana Torrini, Aretha Franklin, Björk, Haukur Gröndal, John Coltrane, Eivör Pálsdóttir, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Ellen Kristjánsdóttir, Andrea Gylfadóttir, Rickie Lee Jones, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Guðmundur Pétursson, Ólöf Arnalds, Lay Low, Dísa, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Stuðmenn, Martha Wainwright, Feist, Rufus Wainwright, Esma Redzepova, Angelite, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Ómar Guðjónsson, Tómas R. Einarsson, choirs, Scandinavian folk music, Bach, Chopin, string quartets, Béla Bartok, Shostakovich, Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Suzanne Vega, Alison Krauss, David Bowie, Trio Medieval, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Robert Johnson, old blues, Becca Stevens, Nusrat Fateh Ali-Khan, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, Sidsel Endresen, Stina Nordenstam, Marie Bergmann, Cæcilie Nörby, Jeanette Lindström, and the list goes on...
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