Waltz with Me explained

Aliens Alive
Type:	Live
Artist:	Annbjørg Lien
Cover:	Waltz with Me.jpg
Recorded:	Kongshavn Studios in Kristiansand, Norway 2007
Genre:	Traditional folk music
Label:	Grappa Music
Producer:	Annbjørg Lien
Chronology:	Annbjørg Lien
Prev Title:	Aliens Alive
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Come Home
Next Year:	2009

Waltz With Me (released September 9, 2008, on the Heilo catalog by the Grappa label – HCD 7216) is a live album by Annbjørg Lien.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer Chris Nickson awarded the album 4 stars,^[1] and the review by Anders Grønneberg of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 4.^[2]

Track listing

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

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^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annbjørg Lien – Waltz with Me Review . Chris . Nickson . 2012-12-12 . Allmusic.com.
2. News: Anders . Grønneberg . Annbjørg Lien – Følsom og innlevd liveplate . Norwegian . March 11, 2008 . 2012-12-12 . Dagbladet.
3. Web site: Annbjørg Lien – Waltz With Me . 2012-12-12 . Discogs.com.