Salamander, by Salamander

Salamander

by Salamander

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1.	Poco Le Das La Mi Consuegra 04:06	buy track
2.	Det Blåser Nordost/Chestnut 04:08	buy track
3.	Fortune My Foe 02:41	buy track
4.	A New Scotch Tune 03:34	buy track
5.	Dolores Tiene La Reina 03:39	buy track
6.	Scotch Tune/Newcastle 03:42	buy track
7.	Polorum Regina 04:05	buy track
8.	If Love's a Sweet Passion 04:04	buy track
9.	Can Vei La Lauzeta/Matelotte De Wandembrile 05:30	buy track
10.	Yalgiz Kayen/Red House 04:27	buy track
11.	Los Bilbilicos 03:19	buy track
12.	La Sirena/Dobriden/Szol A Kakas Mar 11:39	buy track
13.	Como Poden Per Sas Culpas 02:29	buy track
14.	Seikilos Gravskrift 03:12	buy track
15.	Addio Addio Amore 04:21	buy track

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This is the debut album of Salamander - a folk/world music trio based in Gothenburg, Sweden - originally released in 2014. It features a mix of folk- and world music from Europe, the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, mixed with early music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras arranged and preformed in a folkified style.

The repertory stretches from Medieval pilgrim songs and dance melodies from the Renaissance and the Baroque to traditional songs of the Central Asian Tatars and the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews, as well as folk songs from Greece, Italy, Russia and the British Isles and much more besides.

The arrangements have been improvised forth by the musicians themselves, and particularly the Medieval songs and the 17th century dance tunes from the pens of John Playford, Henry Purcell and others are played in a style which owes more to Nordic and British folk music than to conventional Classical music.

The salamander, to whom the band owes its name, is considered a fire spirit in ancient and medieval symbologies and mystery traditions – one of the four elemental spirits. The Salamander is, among other things, the embodiment of courage and resourcefulness.

Bonus item: Cover & booklet (with liner notes in Swedish and English.)

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released March 25, 2014

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Salamander Gothenburg, Sweden

Salamander is a trio based in Gothenburg, Sweden, which plays Jewish folk music - mostly from the Sephardic tradition, mixed with Early music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras performed in a "folkified" style. Occasionally other types of folk music are thrown into the mix as well (for example Greek Rebetika music), but the group's main focus is on Jewish folk music. ... more