Waltz With Me (released September 9, 2008, on the Heilo catalog by the Grappa label – HCD 7216) is a live album by Annbjørg Lien.

Review

Telemarkfestivalen 2007 presented the world artist and folk musician Annbjørg Lien as this year's festival composer. Here Lien performed together with an international folk music string quartet comprising Annbjørg Lien (hardingfele and fiddle), Bruce Molsky (fiddle & vocals), Christine Hanson (cello) and Mikael Marin (viola), a completely originally written commission, Waltz With Me, based on a folk musical expression, rooted in Northern Europe and North America. The free events reflects crossover and playfulness.

Waltz with Me

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer Chris Nickson awarded the album 4 stars, and the review by Anders Grønneberg of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 4.

Waltz with Me

Track listing

«The Traveller» (5:33) «Sula Mountain» (4:52) «The Fiddle» (4:09) «Home East» (6:16) «Masques» (4:53) «Waltz With Me» (2:46) «Walking Strings» (4:56) «Dancing The Years All Away» (4:28) «The Old Car» (3:46) «Mother and a Son» (5:02)

Waltz with Me

Personnel

Annbjørg Lien – Hardingfele & fiddle

Bruce Molsky – fiddle, vocals, Haringfele & guitar

Mikael Marin – viola

Christine Hanson – cello

Kirsten Braten Berg – vocals & zither

Credits

Arrangers – Annbjørg Lien, Bruce Molsky, Christine Hanson & Mikael Marin

Morten Lund – mastering

Recording & mixing – Trond Engebretsen

Composer & producer – Annbjørg Lien

Designer – Rune Mortensen

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Kongshavn Studios in Kristiansand, Norway 2007

References

Annbjørg Lien albums

2008 live albums