Accordion Tribe - Accordion Tribe (first album)

Accordion Tribe - Accordion Tribe (first album)
MP3 | 192Kbps | 102 Mb | RS | 1998 | World music, Instrumental, Folk

Accordion Tribe, an all-star group of world-renowned accordionists, originally assembled for a brief project in the late '90s. American accordionist Guy Klucevsek brought together Sweden's Lars Hollmer (Samla Mammas Manna), Finland's Maria Kalaniemi, Austria's Otto Lechner, and Slovenia's Bratko Bibic (Begnagrad, Nimal). Each of the musicians contributed repertoire to the ensemble, drawing from the accordion's traditional role in European folk music but also introducing a contemporary and even avant-garde edge.

They first convened in Gent, Belgium, for three days of rehearsals in May 1996, ending with a show in Vooruit. After a successful performance, the quintet did a three-week tour through Austria, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Switzerland, and Finland, recording the performances as they went. Lars Hollmer took the recordings and put together their self-titled 1998 release on Intuition Records.

In late May of that year, the original Tribe regrouped for a performance that brought down the house at a new music festival in Quebec, Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville. In the 2000s, Accordion Tribe continued touring and recording, and released two additional CDs on the Intuition label, 2003's Sea of Reeds and 2006's Lunghorn Twist, both studio releases recorded at the Chickenhouse, Hollmer's studio in Uppsala, Sweden. A documentary of the quintet was also filmed and released on DVD; titled Music Travels, it won the Schweizer Filmpreis (Swiss Film Prize) for Best Documentary in 2005, awarded at the Solothurn Film Festival in the Baroque city of Solothurn, north of Bern.

Tracklist:
1. Altered Landscapes, Pt. 1 - Guy Klucevsek
2. Wave Hill - Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek
3. Gunks - Lars Hollmer, Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek
4. Sackamra - Bratko Bibic, Lars Hollmer, Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek
5. 3/4 Suite - Otto Lechner
6. Dolores - Bratko Bibic, Otto Lechner
7. Netzwerk - Bratko Bibic, Otto Lechner
8. Jane - Bratko Bibic, Otto Lechner
9. Sofias Flykt - Lars Hollmer, Maria Kalaniemi
10. Istunpa S?nkys Laitalla - Maria Kalaniemi
11. Mit? Sin? Laitoit - Maria Kalaniemi
12. Ellin Polkka - Maria Kalaniemi
13. Utflykt Med Damcykel - Lars Hollmer, Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek, Otto Lechner
14. Nydoina/Quirk - Accordion Tribe
15. Cirkus II - Accordion Tribe
16. Fathom - Accordion Tribe
17. Boeves Psalm - Accordion Tribe
18. Cirkus I - Accordion Tribe
19. Mad Cow - Accordion Tribe
20. Inte Quanta - Accordion Tribe
21. Wintersonnenwende II - Accordion Tribe

Personnel:
Guy Klucevsek (USA)
Lars Hollmer (Sweden)
Maria Kalaniemi (Finland)
Otto Lechner (Austria)
Bratko Bibic (Slovenia)

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