Pär Lindh & Björn Johansson - Bilbo
	Released: 1996 Label: Crimsonic Cat. No.: Total Time: 62:58
	Review courtesy John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg, July 2000 Based on the work of Tolkien, Pär Lindh joins forces with guitarist Björn Johansson for this one. The atmosphere on this album can be situated in between Celtic and Nordic folk elements set in a landscape that contains medieval ballads and pure symphonic rock. Complete with sounds of nature and acoustic horns opener "The Shire" sets the tone that will be apparent all over the album. The use of recorder, flute, mandolins, Hammond, mellotron, synthesizers (11!) and electric guitars deliver an album with a lot of diversity. The voice of Magdalena Hagberg emphasizes that "folky" feeling. That's why "Song Of The Dwarfs" (and in fact the entire album) will also be treasured by fans of Mike Oldfield. Bilbo sounds different than Gothic Impressions but it's a truly wonderful album all around! More about Bilbo: Track Listing: The Shire (4:14) / Gandalf The Magician (3:25) / Song Of The Dwarfs (6:02) / Rivendell (2:20) / The Dark Cave (4:36) / Running Towards The Light (3:02) / Uncomfortable Seats (6:30) / In Beorn's Garden & Beorn's Walk To Carrock (3:12) / Mirkwood-Suite (11:19) / Smaug (3:36) / Roäc's Tale (1:18) / The Battle Of The Five Armies (5:31) / Thorin's Funeral (1:47) / Afterture (3:58) / Shire Song (4:08) Musicians: Pär Lindh - keyboards Björn Johansson - classical guitar, bassoon, bass, zither, jews harp, 22 mandolins Anna Schmidtz - flute Magdalena Hagberg - vocals Contact: Website: www.parlindh.com Note: will open new browser window Email: info@crimsonic.com Discography Gothic Impressions (1994) Rondo (EP) (1995) (w/ Björn Johansson) Bilbo (1996) (w/ Björn Johansson) Mundus Imcompertus (1997) Live In America (1999) Veni Vidi Vici (2001) Live In Iceland (2002) Dreamsongs From Middle Earth (2004)
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