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Kerstin Stalledräng, Bangrey Rewey and Other Medieval Ballads
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Free tickets to this event are made possible with support from the New Mexico Humanities Council.
$20 tickets (plus service charges) will be reserved in the first 4 rows of the church. Free tickets will be general admission seating in the remainder of the church.
Tickets are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.
Kerstin Stalledräng, Bangrey Rewey and Other Medieval Ballads
People have sung stories since times immemorial as a way to memorize and record history and myths, and to process our human condition with all its ups and downs. The songs we today call medieval and traditional ballads have their roots among Nordic epic sagas, French romantic lays, Celtic lore and World mythology. As these songs traveled, they metamorphosed and melted into various musical traditions, weaving a world of fantasy and mystery.
A series of songs telling tales of love, drama, mystery and grizzly fights.
A story of a young woman who flees her home, dresses up as a young man and takes a job as a stable boy.
A story of an overly confident and cruel troll.
And a few surprises.
All music, lyrics, translations, and arrangements by Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee
ARTIST BIO
Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee are a duo who perform early traditional Scandinavian/Celtic ballads and tales.
Their wanderings have led them from Finland and Iowa, respectively, through Europe, Scandinavia, India, and the U.S. On the way they have picked up tales and songs that they perform together with the stories behind them, in particular exploring the links between Scandinavian, Celtic, North American, and other story singing traditions.
Their performances have been described as magical, inspiring, haunting, mesmerizing ...
"... the Hongell-Darsees summon ancient characters from the depths of our collective unconscious and bid you take leave of the modern world and join your ancestors, huddled together in a hut around a fire as the storyteller makes the hair on your arms stand straight up." (Mel Minter, Musically Speaking, Albuquerque, NM)
Their recordings have been nominated for 3 New Mexico Music Awards. They are currently in and have had multiple hits on The Top 40 World Music Charts by Ethnocloud consecutively for 40 months. Their songs can also be found on several traditional music compilations.
Johanna (vocals, woodwinds, stringed instruments, arrangements) was born in Finland. Apart from music she has a background in theater and dance. She studied theater in France and Bharata Natyam dance in India. She has worked as a performing artist for over 40 years in Scandinavia, Europe, India, and USA and led the dance and theater company Teater Bava in Sweden for 10 years.
Scott (stringed instruments, arrangements, composer) was born in the USA. Before relocating to New Mexico, he spent 16 years in Europe, where parallel to his artistic work he traveled the globe as a consultant with ballet companies such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, London Festival Ballet, English National Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet.