About Norðan 2 – North Atlantic Soundscapes – Celtic Harp and Nordic Fiddle Faroese violinist Angelika Hansen and Berlin based harpist and photographer Thomas Loefke combine their own compositions – a hybrid of Celtic and Nordic music – with traditional music from the Faroe islands and Ireland, and photography of North Atlantic landscapes, people and nature. The new album “Norðan 2“ contains 14 original compostions by either Angelika or Thomas, a tune written for Norðan by Faroese composer Kristian Blak, a piece by Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid and a traditional slow air from Ireland. North Atlantic islands like Stora Dimun, gannets and hedgehogs, boats, valleys and hidden lakes like Fjallavatn inspire the music on this album – and Angelika’s two daughters Bjørk and Brá who lend their names to two of Angelika’s compositions. On 11 tracks Angelika and Thomas are joined by Scottish guitarist Ian Melrose. Other contributors on occasional tracks are cellist Hannah Alkire and guitarist Joe Scott from Colorado, singer Sanna Bæk Hoydal and keyboarder Finnur Hansen from the Faroe Islands and Berlin based Norland Wind guitarist Kerstin Blodig. The album was recorded by Finnur Hansen in Torshavn and mixed and mastered by Jörg Surrey at teldex studios in Berlin: two great sound engineers who guarantee the excellent sound of this production. © 2023 www.laika-records.com