Swedish folk rock pioneers Garmarna are now announcing a brand new European tour in the fall of 2022! The ritual will commence at the Hydrozagadka venue in Warsaw (PL) on September 10th and sees the band traveling, together with Trobar de Morte, until a final curtain at the Medieval Festival in Val es Dunes (FR) on September 24.
A full list of confirmed dates (including festival appearances) can be found below.
Garmarna comments: “We are extremly happy to do this tour. Ever since we launched the Kickstarter campaign that resulted in ‘Förbundet’ we have been eager to meet our audience again. It has been a long wait, but now it finally happens, and we are excited. Rest assured we will kick ass, both with our new material and with some of the oldies of course”.
European Tour Dates 2022:
10 Sep 22 Warsaw (PL) Hydrozagadka
11 Sep 22 Poznan (PL) Klub Bazyla
12 Sep 22 Berlin (DE) Passionskirche
13 Sep 22 Hamburg (DE) Logo
14 Sep 22 Oberhausen (DE) Resonanzwerk
15 Sep 22 Wiesbaden (DE) Keselhaus
16 Sep 22 Lille (FR) Black Lab
17 Sep 22 London (UK) Islington Assembly Hall
19 Sep 22 Nantes (FR) Theatre 100 noms
21 Sep 22 Istres (FR) L’usine
22 Sep 22 Lyon (FR) Rock n Eat
23 Sep 22 Paris (FR) Petit Bain
Festivals 2022:
05 Jun 22 Leipzig (DE) Wave Gothic Treffen
19 Aug 22 St. Nolff (FR) Motocultor Festival
20 Sep 22 Toulouse (FR) Echos & Merveilles Festival
24 Sep 22 Val es Dunes (FR) Medieval Fest
15 Oct 22 Mexico City (MX) Mane Festival
Garmarna will be playing in support of their latest album “Förbundet”, which was released on November 06, 2020. The album is available in various formats in the Season of Mist shop here. Stream the album here. The cover artwork was created by Axel Torvenius.
More than 25 years in the making, Swedish folk rock pioneers Garmarna continue to invent what music rooted in the Scandinavian tradition is about. The new album “Förbundet”, also the band’s debut to the new label Season of Mist, is a hard-hitting record that pushes the boundaries of traditional folk and defines the soul of Garmarna.
The folk act started in 1990, formed by Stefan Brisland-Ferner, Gotte Ringqvist and Rickard Westman. Later in 1992, Jens Höglin joined and vocalist Emma Härdelin in 1993. Having toured extensively in Europe and the United States, Garmarna celebrated international success with their mix of Swedish traditional folk music, electronica, and rock. The band was nominated for a Swedish Grammy three times and won the title ‘folk album of the year’ for the album “Guds Spelemän” (1996).
After releasing the trip hop and rock influenced “Vedergällningen”, Garmarna took a long hiatus – lasting almost 15 years – aside from a few small live appearances. Early 2016, the experimental folk rockers returned with their sixth full-length, aptly titled “6”. While focusing on their own abilities, the band also charted previously unexplored territories and cooperated with major Swedish artists such as Maxida Märak, Thåström, Annika Norlin.
In 2018, the five-piece began a Kickstarter campaign to fund their new record. The recording was completed a year later. The new full-length “Förbundet” was produced by Garmarna’s own Stefan Brisland-Ferner and Christopher Juul (Heilung, Valravn, Euzen) and features guest appearances of Maria Franz (vocals on “Två Systrar”), Anders Norudde (moraharpa on “Ramunder”) and Ulf Gruvberg (vocals on “Lussi Lilla”). “Förbundet” was released on November 6th, 2020.
One of the underlying themes of the record is facing the beauty of living and the beauty in saying goodbye. Some of the core songs on the record, consisting of “Dagen Flyr”, “Ur Världen Att Gå” and “Avskedet”, spread their message of sorrow and letting go across all of the other songs.
Having always pushed to reinvent themselves with every record, Garmarna does not shy away from modern, electronic influences on “Förbundet”. Simultaneously, the musicians also took a closer look at what they believe is the core of their music, calling it the most satisfying albums they have made so far. “Förbundet” is all about that soul, from start to finish.
Line-up:
Emma Härdelin: Vocals, violin
Stefan Brisland-Ferner: Violin, viola, hurdy gurdy, tagelharpa, electronics, backing vocals
Jens Höglin: Drums, electronics
Rickard Westman: Guitar, bass
Gotte Ringqvist: Guitar, violin, tagelharpa, backing vocals
Weblinks:
linktr.ee/garmarna_official
