Bands with Medieval/Renaissance influences?
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Topic: Bands with Medieval/Renaissance influences?
Posted By: skog_prog
Subject: Bands with Medieval/Renaissance influences?
Date Posted: May 31 2017 at 00:34
| I'm searching for bands with medieval influences. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking for stuff like Wobbler's Afterglow album (songs like Interlude, The Haywain, Armoury, In Taberna) |
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Posted By: Fjkpkwek
Date Posted: May 31 2017 at 02:09
| Gryphon. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: May 31 2017 at 03:56
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Ougenweide Der Schwartenhals -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 31 2017 at 20:47
| For metal with medieval influences (and some prog elements), there's Rhapsody (of Fire). For classic prog, there would be Focus... though that's only for some selected pieces (mostly on the Hamburger Concerto album, I think). But if I want something particularly medieval sounding, I'll go with Rhapsody. |
Posted By: skog_prog
Date Posted: May 31 2017 at 22:28
| Thanks so much! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 05:45
gentle giant as well
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Fjkpkwek wrote:Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 09:03
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^'Giant, indeed! ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 09:04
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Best example I know is Kay Hoffman's Floret Silva, a concept album based on the 13th century Carmina Burana manuscript. It's rad. |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 12:16
+ 1
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Posted By: andrea
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 13:21
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Frithu is the second album by Afforested, a British folk-prog duo based in Kent. It was self-released in 2016 and confirms all the good qualities of their debut from 2012, Surviving Remnants Of The Medieval Greenwood. While their previous work was completely instrumental, the new album features some vocal parts that provide evocative images to the musical stories told by the band. The music and lyrics were inspired by the ancient woods and forests of England with their imagery of wildlife and uncontaminated nature. You can listen fragments of fascinating folk tales and dream of outlaws and rebels, kings and warriors moving around in the mist of time... Acoustic and electric parts are perfectly intertwined to create a magical, pastoral atmosphere and if you like bands such as Gryphon or Amazing Blondel I'm sure you'll love this album as well. ------------- http://italianprogmap.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - ITALIAN PROG MAP - A journey through the Italian Progressive Rock |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 14:56
You have to listen to this   |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 16:11
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Check out Jan Akkerman's Tabernakel (1973)!! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 17:15
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Dead Can Dance have that whole vibe going on one album ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 19:04
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=425
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 20:33
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Uncle Meat by Zappa. Also, Inferno by Metamorfosi gives me a Medieval-vibe. Pekka Pohjola's debut feels a little chamber.. Maybe that's just me. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 20:42
| The obvious choice would be Gentle Giant. Some Jethro Tull stuff too. |
Posted By: skog_prog
Date Posted: June 01 2017 at 22:25
| Awesome suggestions! Thanks |
Posted By: Thatfabulousalien
Date Posted: June 02 2017 at 06:38
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------------- Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV. https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325 |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 02 2017 at 13:08
^Added tags. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 08 2017 at 14:27
| The Amazing Blondel might be worth looking into. They were an English band from the early seventies. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 08 2017 at 16:51
seconded. Otherwise might be the German prog folk band FAUN, Italy's CORDE OBLIQUE, France's MALICORNE, even US's WOVEN HAND, specifically their album "Mosaic". Also from Italy, OLOFERNE's first album.
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Posted By: Replayer
Date Posted: June 20 2017 at 21:31
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Great suggestions with Amazing Blondel, Gryphon (first three albums are have stronger medieval/Renaissance flavor) and Malicorne (ex. Almanach and Bestiare). If you don't mind saccharine female vocals and occasional electric guitar, I would also recommend Blackmore's Night. The first two albums are a good place to start with. I also recommend French band Tri Yann's Portraits (Celtic rock, but with folk and medieval influences). |
Posted By: Watchmaker
Date Posted: July 15 2017 at 04:30
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Circulus (mentioned above) is an amazing British folk/psychedelic band. A great pity they aren't so active any more. Also, this thread is amazing too  |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 15 2017 at 08:30
 
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: July 15 2017 at 08:44
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This could perhaps quality, one that's become so special to be over the last year, prog-folk French band Asgard's second album `Tradition & Renouveau' from 1978. It was a kind of half-hearted blind-buy that backfired in the best possible way and became a pretty precious part of my collection! I do have a question for anyone that knows the band/album...Is their earlier debut good as well? I know that it's meant to be a purer folk album, but just wondering if it is also worth looking into. I greatly enjoyed the singing on this second one too, so I'll admit I'm very curious if the first one is also recommended? |