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Kari C. Tauring
Author, Educator, Performance Artist

 

Now available through Ingebretsen's and the Eye of Horus
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photo by Heidi Ehalt/design by Karin Odell

Notes:
This six song EP was released May 28, 2008. Recorded at Dubnemo by Drew Miller and Scott Neimann who also accompany Kari on dulcimer, bass and bozuki.

Song List:

1. Morsja Vihtlemine - Votic Ritual Song, collected by V. Tormis and arranged by Kari Tauring for women's voices. A ritual whisking of the bride before her sauna song, the "tculipi" means whisk and "vehsi" means water. It is sung in Votic. More

2. Voluspa KariOla - Most of the lyrics are taken from the Voluspa Edda (chorus lyrics and lyric arrangement by Kari). The music is by Kari from the motif brought to the Huldre Project by Maren Amdal. The volva in this story is speaking to Odin and all the children of Heimdal. It is sung in Icelandic. More

3. Oppi Li - "Up the Hill" is a traditional kveding song from Telemark, Norway. Sung in Norwegian it is a ditty about young girls going up the hill to find different objects in the days before Jul (Winter Solstice).

4. Dromte Mig - Danish Lyrics found written in runes in the Codex Regius. Music and English lyrics by Kari Tauring, 2005.

5. Lita Bla - (Little Blue) Huldre Lokk from Sogn, lyrics traditional Norwegian, music by Kari Tauring, 2006.

6. Svarterabben - Huldre Lokk from Sogn, lyrics traditional Norwegian, music by Kari Tauring, 2007.