- Stille Volk
Infobox musical artist
Name = Stille Volk
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Origin = France
Genre =Medieval music [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=14673]Celtic music [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=14673]Folk metal [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=487&bandname=Stille+Volk] [http://home.carolina.rr.com/dweeb/SloneDefinitions.html]
Years_active = 1994 - present
Label =Holy Records
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URL = [http://www.stillevolk.com]
Current_members =Patrick Lafforgue Patrice Roques
Past_members =Yan Arexis
Notable_instruments =Stille Volk (meaning "The Silent People" in Dutch) is a folk band from the
Pyrenees area ofFrance . The band formed in 1994, and draws inspiration from Celtic andmedieval music.The members play mostly, sometimes exclusively, traditional instruments (except on the more experimental album "
Ex-uvies "). The lyrics are usually sung in French, Catalan orOccitan , and are mostlypagan -themed, evoking nature, myths, magical beings and sorcery.The band is sometimes associated with the
folk metal genre, probably due to the use ofelectric guitar s on the "Ex-uvies" album. The other albums, however, are not related to this genre in any way. It is notable, though, that the two members of Stille Volk play together in a folk metal band calledHantaoma , highly reminiscent of Stille Volk.Members
Current members
*Patrick Lafforgue - vocals, wind instruments
*Patrice Roques - string instruments, choirsFormer members
*Yan Arexis (1994 - 1998) - percussion
Instruments
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Hurdy-gurdy
*Bouzouki
*Flute
*Arablute
*Bagpipes
*Portable organ
*Guitar
*Dulcimer
*Violin
*Bombarde
*Stringtambourine
*Psaltery
*Mandoline
*Guimbarde
*Horn
*Drum machine Discography
*"Hantaoma" - 1997, Holy Records
*"Ex-uvies " - 1998, Holy Records
*"Satyre Cornu " - 2001, Holy Records
*"Maudat " - 2002, Holy Recordsee also
*Hantaoma is a
folk metal band named after the first Stille Volk album featuring Patrick Lafforgue and Patrice Roques. Their debut album,Malombra , was released in 2005. The lyrics are sung entirely inOccitan .External links
* [http://www.stillevolk.com/ Official Stille Volk website]
* [http://www.holyrecords.com/ Holy Records]
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