Ansgar Dälken

Acoustic Guitar

01 - History Man (Andy Cutting)

02 - Årstaviken (Ansgar Dälken)

03 - Josefins dopvals (Roger Tallroth)

04 - Valsen till mig (Esbjörn Hazelius)

05 - Acoustic Landscape (Ansgar Dälken)

06 - Rosbeg / If Only a Little (Brian Finnegan)

07 - The Old Logging Way / Borrowed Time (Katherine Mann)

08 - Níl sé ró-dhéanach riamh (Ansgar Dällken)

09 - Tvihuga (Sturla Eide)

10 - Innan jag kände dig (Melissa Horn)

11 - One For Grandad O'Dowd (Órlaith McAuliffe)

12 - Port na bPucaí (Traditional)

13 - Norea (Ansgar Dälken)

Ansgar Dälken - acoustic steelstring guitar, low whistle, mandola

recorded, mixed and mastered 2016/17 by

Jörg Surrey at surrealissounds @ Teldex Studio Berlin

Available at CDNow.

I know Ansgar, and I’m very familiar with his previous CDs - lyrical, emotional guitar-playing displayed in great arrangements and original compositions - and i wasn’t disappointed, because this CD effortlessly maintains and continues this high level of musicianship.

Many melodies by well-known folk artists are interpreted on guitar. My spontaneous favourites were the waltzes “Josefins dopvals” (Roger Tallroth) and “Valsen till mig" (Esbjörn Hazelius). Swingy 3/4 with such lightness but at the same time a broad spectrum of dynamic expression - wonderful! The interpretation of Melissa Horn’s “Innan jag kände dig” is a further highlight. It’s no easy task to capture the nuances of a vocal performance on fingerstyle guitar, but Ansgar Dälken masters this with seeming ease - the guitar sings, breathes, sighs, whispers ...

His original compositions are of the same high standard, and the wonderful “Norea” is a fitting finish to this very satisfying album - congratulations!

Ian Melrose