Officially released in Scandinavia February 10th and released in the UK/rest of the world April 1st.
Since 2009 The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc have captivated audiences throughout the world with their unique blend of music, onstage sense of humour and inter-band banter.
Deliverance is their eagerly awaited follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album and features traditional and self-penned material played with passion, vigour and an intensity for which they have become known.
Of the new album, band member, Kevin Henderson said ‘We took our time with this album and we are very happy with how it has turned out. I think this album has seen a definite progression from the first album in terms of the bands sound and with arrangement ideas for example. Theres also a higher percentage of our own compositions on this album compared to the first but we still have a lot of focus on the traditional music from where we all come from.’
Reviews:
«Combine the rich music heritage of Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands with sparkling touches of innovation, add a swathe of talent and consummate skill and what do you have? The answer is encapsulated in the music of Olav Luksengård Mjelva, Anders Hall and Kevin Henderson, regarded as masters of their respective musical traditions and more widely known as The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. Now take all of that and forge it into their latest album ‘Deliverance’, the result is an expansive and vital expression of original and traditional fiddle music.
There´s multiple and intertwining layers within this album, tunes of such intricacy that you have to listen again and again to reassure yourself the web is woven by only three musicians. Conversely, there´s such purity and simplicity that the music effortlessly sweeps the listener away. The magic pours through self-penned tracks like ‘Talons Trip to Thompson Island’, ‘Hjaltaren’ and ‘The Hen Hunt’, explorations of tradition in ‘Flinken’ and ‘Djävulspolskan’ (The Devil´s Polska).
To hear these three musicians play together is to hear a joining of minds, a symbiosis that feeds itself, an understanding that is both unique and precious … an escape from the ordinary .. that´s The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. Releasing on 1st April 2016, ‘Deliverance’ is an album that offers exactly what it says on the cover … deliverance.’
– Folkwords, Mar 2016