Poetry and music read in Norwegian but you will find English translation to all poems in the booklet

Ellen Bødtker about 'Once Upon a Summer':
In August 2013, I travelled with Jan Erik Vold on the
Japanese railway Schinkansen, reading haiku poems
together. We were on a concert tour in the country, and
looking out the window at the marvelous Japanese landscape
passing by. I discovered a kinship between Jan Erik´s haiku
poems and the harp´s Asian soundscape. It was during this
journey the idea ofthis project was created. 'Once upon a
summer' is a musical and poetic journey through several
continents with poetry as the leading track.
Lyrics by Jan Erik Vold´s diverse universe enliven the ocean,
summer, sea and people, and we are meeting the hermit
Zuikan that is calling upon himself. I realized that by a glance
at the Japanese villages seen passing by, they have much in
common with the Norwegian scenery. The rare crew of harp,
trumpet, percussion and voice crept forth among the poems.
Musically, I have been inspired by a huge range of timbres,
both Oriental and Norwegian as well as Jan Erik´s poetry.
In light of all this wonderful material I have tried to find my
own voice. Arve Henriksen´s unique trumpet sound portrays
nature in itself, and Eirik Raude´s percussion palette is a
universe of colors and sounds.
This has been like a journey on a blistering wave with
creative friends.

Track Listing

• White Ocean
• Quiet Ocean
• Once Upon a Summer
• Letters That Come
• Tender Ocean
• Zuikan the Hermit
• Hokusai the old Master
• Seven Times Down and Eight Times Up
• Three Drops Of Water
• Abel Ek
• The Drop
• Sun, Snow
• Stone, Water
• Who s The One Whispering'
• Plunging Into the Ocean
• The Angry Rapids
• Red and White

Additional Details

Label: Losen Records

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 57:30 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/08/16

UPC: 7090025831508