Nalle

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Nalle
Origin Flag of Scotland Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s) Psych folk
Years active 2004 – present
Label(s) Pickled Egg Records
Website Pickled Egg records
Members
Hanna Tuulikki
Aby Vulliamy
Chris Hladowski

Nalle (Finnish for a small bear, generally a teddy bear, and named after a childhood toy of vocalist Hanna Tuulikki[1]) are a psych-folk trio, based in Glasgow, who were formed in the summer of 2004. They comprise Finnish-English vocalist Hanna Tuulikki (vocals, kantele, flute), Aby Vulliamy (viola) and Chris Hladowski (bouzouki, clarinet). Nalle combine improvisational song structures with unusual instrumentation, sometimes with a decidedly Celtic influence. Tuulikki's vocals have been compared to those of Joanna Newsom and Björk.

Nalle are currently signed to Pickled Egg Records, and have also released on Singing Knives Records. Their debut album, By Chance Upon Waking has received favourable reviews thus far from publications such as Trouser Press and PopMatters.

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All cover illustrations so far have been produced by Hanna Tuulikki, who is also a visual artist. They incorporate many influences from nature, such as "winged polar bears, bees, birds, and plants on a snow-white background" [2]

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All three band mambers have also been involved with Scatter. Additionally, Aby Vulliamy and Chris Hladowski are members of The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden, which also shares members with Volcano The Bear.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ J.K Grace, Rachel. "The teddybear sings freakfolk", FREE! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. 
  2. ^ Riley, Jez (April 2006). "Review of 'By chance upon waking'". The Wire magazine (266). 

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