Lodestar Trio – Bach To Folk (Naxos, 2022)
Bach To Folk is the fascinating debut album by Lodestar Trio, a groundbreaking ensemble that includes Max Baillie, Olav Luksengård Mjelva, and Erik Rydvall. The three musicians present a combination of well known Baroque compositions, traditional folk from Scandinavia and new works.
The world music trio intertwines classical music violin with Scandinavian string instruments. Lodestar Trio includes Max Bailie (UK) on violin, Olav Luksengård Mjelva (Norway) on Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and Erik Rydvall (Sweden) on Swedish nyckelharpa.
Max Baillie, Olav Luksengård Mjelva, and Erik Rydvall are all individually highly regarded musicians. Max is a British violin virtuoso that has worked with Steve Reich and John Williams; Olav is a founding member of the Norwegian-Swedish band Sver and Nordic Fiddlers Bloc; and Erik, is a founder of the folk music trio Nordic, winner of multiple prizes.
Lodestar Trio made its debut concert in London in April 2018 and has appeared live on the BBC, on Norwegian radio and been featured by Classic FM.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.