Herr Mannelig is one of my all-time favourite songs. I was introduced to Swedish band Garmarna when I was in Olso one winter a few years ago, staying with a Finnish friend. It was the perfect time to be led into the captivating worlds they create. I've been obsessed with their music ever since. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kc570KwUs
I was in Newcastle the other night for a gig at the Northumberland Arms when I got talking to Keith Stewart, a bloke so passionate about the work of Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, that he decided to have some of the great man’s creations tattooed onto his arm. Keith currently has half an arm’s worth… Continue reading Theodor Kittelsen Worship
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 