Sassafrass and Norse Mythology

[alexxkay]

Last Saturday, I went to a concert by Sassafrass, which was pretty awesome. Skill levels varied, in both composition and performance, but they seem to be improving on both fronts. The material from their currently-in-progress concept CD based on Norse mythology was, for me, significantly the best material (not to say the rest was bad, mind you). I was sad that gyzki wasn't there, as he would have gotten quite a kick out of it.

I've held off on posting, because I was waiting for YouTube videos to show up that I could link to. Not all of them have yet, but I'm going ahead and linking anyways. (None of the recordings are as good as live, however, so do check them out in person if you can.)

My Brother, My Enemy. A brilliantly-structured duet between Odin and Loki.

(I went up to Emily/Loki after the concert to praise both the composer and her performance. She was very glad, as the composer (who wasn't at the concert) often plays the part of Loki, and she was trying hard to "live up to" her performance. Having done some comparisons via YouTube, I actually prefer Emily and Kara's version. I'm not an expert at musicality, so Amy may be a better singer -- but Emily and Kara are better *actresses*, and that's very relevant for this piece.)

Hearthfire. A Norse nobleman welcomes a traveler to his house, but not all is as it seems. (From open filk at Boskone 2010.)

The Futhark Song. Learn your nordic runes!

Also (alas no video yet) Ice and Fire. Snorri Sturlsson asks the Seeress how the world was created, and gets the lowdown (though they disagree on some of the details :-).

Comments

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

Nope. If she had lenses in any of the online videos, they weren't clear enough to see.