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While the main gurdy is on a well deserved maintanence retreat (at luthier Søren Vinther Røgen), and you still need to crank out some tunes, the old and archaic "groddalira" is perfect! This gurdy is build by the legendary pioneering Swedish luthier Leif Eriksson, who helped re-popularize this wonderful instrument in the 1970s. It is made after an old historical instrument from the 1700s, now displayed in the Museum of Gotland. The opening melody from one our own songs (historically Entre Av’ e Éva gran departiment’ há / Cantiga No 60) is the perfect tune to showcase this instruments' rough and olden sound!
The song 'Anchorhold' tells a story about an anchorite, a deeply religious person who chose to live their life in a small cell, often connected to a church. They spent their days in prayer and contemplation, sometimes becoming spiritual adviser to the people on the outside.![]()
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One famous anchorite is Julian of Norwich (depicted below in a stained glass window in the cathedral of Norwich). She wrote 'Revelations of Divine Love', which is considered to be the earliest surviving book in English written by a woman.
We can't wait to hit the road in Europe once more, and meet up with both our friendTROLDTROLDMorgartenarten, and all of you as well. Hope to meet you in September!![]()
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🇩🇪 18/09 || Leipzig | Hellraiser - DE![]()
🇩🇪 19/09 || Würzburg | bHof - DE![]()
🇩🇪 20/09 ||Bochum | Rockpalast - DE![]()
🇳🇱 21/09 || Arnhem | Willemeen - NL![]()
🇩🇪 22/09 || Hamburg | Bambi Galore - DE![]()
🇩🇰 23/09 || Roskilde | Gimle - DK![]()
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Tickets can be found on apocalypseorchestra (dot) com, link i profile. Some Early Bird tickets are already sold out, so don't wait to long to get yours!