Second track of the Dowry of a Troll Woman album, PerKelt 2013

Ay Vist Lo Lop

The fifth track of the Dowry of a Troll Woman album, PerKelt 2013

Herr Mannelig

First track of the Dowry of a Troll Woman album, PerKelt 2013

Velt Leen

second track of Dancer in the Wind album, released 2016

Lyrics: H. P. Lovecraft
Music: PerKelt
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A Garden

6th track of the album Dancer in the Wind, released 2016

Ailein Duinn

Title track of the PerKelt album Dancer in the Wind, released 2016

Dancer In The Wind

1. Bonny Sweet Robin

Morana, the Slavic goddess of winter and death

Morana

Well, the album opens with a piece called “Douce Damme Jolie”, music which originated in the 14th century and was composed by Guillame de Mauchat. This is very much the sound and territory that Perkelt have set out their stall to occupy. It is dominated by the flutes and whistles of Pavlina Bastlova and the percussion of Filip Tomanek. It is lively, ambient and seems to, indeed, capture the spirit of another age. For those from a jazz sensibility, there is room for Mr Tomanek to improvise a little on his percussion solo. Those with a rock background might find a Jethro Tull-esque feel to the flute and whistle work. Those who like folk music should be in paradise. There is more challenging territory ahead for those from an English-speaking background, but we could not have found a better starting place.

- Darren Hirst, livejournal.com

01 - Douce Damme Jolie

"Moving on, the next piece explored by the band is “Bertaeyn”. This is another traditional melody from the Middle Ages. After two danceable melodies (one with vocal, one with instrumental), the band here bring another of their fortes to the feast with a thoughtful, introspective piece which allows all five members to wind their part of the melody around one another delightfully. The percussion and hand drums of Filip Tomanek are particularly well recorded and it is his playing here that I find most charming along with the viola of Karel which is wistful and romantic" - Darren Hirst, livejournal.com

03 - Bertaeyn

"An excellent wind introduction begins “Nouvel Amor”, courtesy of Pavlina, before Stepan ups the ante with a distinctive riff upon the cistra which is joined by Matej on the cello. As the track progresses Filip’s drum work comes more to the fore and in the conclusion the strings of Matej and Karel drive home a buoyant and successful recording." - Darren Hirst, livejournal.com

04 - Nouvel Amor

first track of the album Air and Fire, released 2019

1 Robin And Parakeet

02 Morana

"Track 5 “A Virgen Mui….” is led by Pavlina’s vocals as she joins the drone of some kind of bagpipe in the intro. She is joined by Mr Novotny on the fidula for an attractive and compelling melody and vocal." 
- Darren Hirst, livejournal.com


05 - A virgen mui...

"Next is “L’Homme Arme” which again is led by the strings of the band which are then joined by the percussion of Filip Tomanek before the flute of Miss Bastlova fills out the sound and the rhythm guitar-sound and roaring vocal of Stepan Honc join the mix. I mentioned earlier that in places there is an essence of Jethro Tull’s instrumental work about this recording and it is here that those comparisons are most telling. The combination of Pavlina’s flute and Stefan’s guitar echo the work of Messrs Anderson and Barre unconsciously before a brief vocal from Pavlina over Filip’s percussion brings the number to a very tasteful bridge before we rock back into full band territory for the coda."
-Darren Hirst, livejournal.com


06 - L'Homme Arme

"Stepan Honc’s guitar work introduces “Benedetta” where he is joined, firstly, by Mr Novotny in working out the melody of this sublime piece. Again, it is Filip Tomanek who is crucial in widening out the sound with his drum work. I assume it is Jakub Strba who is responsible for the spoken word sections in the middle of this track where Pavlina also joins in providing an harmony over the band’s gentle soundtrack. The second section of this track is one of the hardest to appreciate for those who only have the English language to rely on, as the essence of what is being said is somewhat lost. I’m tempted to compare it to the “rebel song” that the Folksmen perform on the “A Mighty Wind” film soundtrack but those folk-Spinal Tap comparisons would be unkind to what is a beautiful and compelling track which may be a little ambitious for an international audience."
- Darren Hirst, livejournal.com



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