Spove by Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr

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It's a long way from Hallingdal to Syria.

If you're driving from Ål to Homs, there are 4,788 kilometers to cross before you arrive. But the musicians in the quartet Spove, who are releasing their first album in October, find that in folk music, the two places are close. The four musicians discover echoes and reflections in each other’s melodies, in a spontaneous and uncurated cultural encounter that is as much about human connection and friendship as it is about research into traditional music. Folk singers Silje Risdal Liahagen and Nawara Alnaddaf sing in each other’s native languages, while Inger Hannisdal on fiddle has one foot in each tradition. Together with Adrian Myhr on double bass, they weave Norwegian and Syrian folk music into a wondrous patchwork unafraid to show the seams.

Nawara Alnaddaf – vocals, oud, nay, lyre Silje Risdal Liahagen – vocals Inger Hannisdal – fiddle, octave fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, daf Adrian Myhr – double bass

Tracklist

1.	Al Ouf / Nu står jeg på min reise her	4:21

2.	Ved deg min Jesus	5:57

3.	Mariam Mariamti	5:09

4.	Abou Lekhdeed	2:53

5.	Nu lukker seg mitt øye	5:48

6.	Vilje og vind	2:52

7.	Bayati	3:13

8.	Yallah Tnam / Bånsull	5:37

9.	Kveldssang	2:00

Credits

released October 24, 2025

«Nu lukker seg mitt øye»: melody by Gunnlaug Lien Myhr and lyrics by Peter Thun Foersom; «Bayati»: melody by Nawara Alnaddaf; «Vilje og vind»: lyrics and melody by Inger Hannisdal.
"Nu står jeg på min reise her" and "Ved deg min Jesus" is learned from Gunnlaug Lien Myhr. The latter is a religious folk song from Hallingdal, written down by Catharinus Elling. "Bånsull" translates to lullaby. This lullaby is called "No må vesle barnet sova". Lyrics and melody by Oline (Lina) Kittilsdtr. Lien, Ål (1891 - 1972) "Kveldssang" is after Anne Olsdtr. Gaptjern, Flå (1883 - 1979)
All arrangements by Spove (Inger Hannisdal/Nawar Alnaddaf/Silje Risdal Liahagen/Adrian Myhr)
Nawar Alnaddaf: vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, oud on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, nyatiti on 3, nay on 8; Silje Risdal Liahagen: vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10; Inger Hannisdal: violin on 1, 2, 3, 7, octave violin on 5, 8, 9, 10, hardanger fiddle on 6, daf on 4; Adrian Myhr: double bass on all tracks except 10
Produced by Inger Hannisdal and Spove
Recorded and mixed by Marcus Forsgren in Studio Paradiso
Mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio
Cover by Karen Keyrouz

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