Ian Melrose & Ian Blodig: Kelpie CD

A kelpie is a spirit in Scottish mythology that appears at the waterside disguised as a beautiful white horse. Once the horse is mounted, the unsuspecting rider is taken to the bottom of the loch, never to be seen again. In Norway, the same spirit is called Nkken. The spirit is very musical, being a master of fiddle-playing, and often plays beautiful melodies in order to attract human beings. As this creature is found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology, it is a fitting symbol for the music created by Kerstin Blodig and Ian Melrose, who combine material from these two cultures with their own musical backgrounds and arrangements.
Blodig has a particular fascination with Norwegian folk music. She is involved in a wide variety of projects, ranging from studio work and theatre music productions to the Celtic groups Norland Wind, Talking Water, Touchwood and her new solo project, Valivann. Melrose belongs to the cream of Europe's acoustic guitarists. He is an internationally acclaimed composer and arranger as well as lead guitarist with the groups Clannad, Norland Wind and Talking Water. His compositions blend Irish dances, Scottish ballads and Classical formats with Brazilian samba and Argentine tango to create a very real, unique form of World music.

This disc features children's songs, poems, dances, fairy tales and ballads, as well as songs inspired by Jethro Tull and Dizzy Gillespie. Like the spirit from which they take their name, Blodig and Melrose lure the unsuspecting...into becoming fans! After this acoustic experience, you'll never be the same again!

1. Nelaugvatn Reels
2. Mine Viser
3. The Battle Of Waterloo
4. Paddy Gose Tunesia
5. Polska Efter Lars Orre
6. Kraka
7. Gutenog Mann / Fillefant Ril
8. Seven Svane
9. Bedlam Boys / Bedlam Girls
10. Sumarnatta
11. Halling Fra Elverrum
12. Villmann Og Magnhild
13. Kelpie