Folque is a
Norwegian folk rock
Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...
band founded in 1973 by
Morten Bing
Morten is a common male given name in Denmark and Norway. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. The origin of the surname is less clear. Notable people with the name include:
People ...
,
Jørn Jensen,
Eilif Amundsen,
Lisa Helljesen,
Espen Løvstad Espen is a Norway, Norwegian masculine given name. In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1970 and 1990, during which period approximately 1.1% of children were given that name.
Origin and variants
It originated as a variant of Asb ...
,
Trond Øverland, and
Trond Villa. In 1972 a subset of the band was initially named «Brød & Vin» (Bread & wine), they changed the name to Folque in the spring of 1973 after adding members and traditional instruments to the ensemble.
The band was dissolved in 1984, but reunited in 1994 and in 2004 for playing live. Folque is re-established in 2014 with Lisa Helljesen as lead singer.
Their musical style is linked to
Malicorne in France and to
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, ...
in the UK.
Most of the discography is difficult to find, as only the first three albums were re-released on CD.
Discography
* ''Folque'' (1974)
* ''Kjempene på Dovrefjell'' (1975)
* ''Vardøger'' (1977)
* ''Dans, dans Olav Liljekrans'' (1978)
* ''Folques beste'' (1979)
* ''Fredløs'' (1980)
* ''Landet ditt'' (1981)
* ''Sort messe'' (1983)
* ''Dans dans'' (1991)
* ''Stormkast'' (1998)
See also
*
Folk och Rackare
Folk och Rackare was a Swedish-Norwegian folk rock band primarily active between 1972 and 1986. They are sometimes considered part of the diverse progg movement. At a time when Swedish folk music was dominated by instrumental '' spelmansmusik'', ...
References
External links
Official homepage
MySpace page
Norwegian folk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1973
1973 establishments in Norway
Musical groups disestablished in 1984
1984 disestablishments in Norway
Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing
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