Ritual Announced For RoSFest 2008!
Date: Friday, July 27 @ 07:19:30 UTC
Topic: Festival News


The folks at the Rites Of Spring 2008 festival announced that "Ritual will be playing our third slot on Sunday evening. The band is comprised of four members, Patrik Lundstr?m (vocals, guitars), Jon Gamble (keyboards, harmonium, harmonica & vocals), Fredrik Lindqvist (bass, bouzouki, mandolin, flutes, etc.) and Johan Nordgren (drums, percussion), and they mix elements of rock, folk and world music, sprinkle in jazz elements and take their songs to the verge of avant-garde.

Ritual have 3 albums to their credit, Ritual (1995), Superb Birth (1999), and Think Like A Mountain (2003). In September of this year Ritual will release their fourth album The Hemulic Voluntary Band.



This is what Patrick Lundstr?m had to say about the new album: 'In a sense, this is our most progressive album ever, with its long epic track, varying moods, unusual instruments and all. The folk influence comes to us very naturally, since both Fredrik and Johan also play folk-instruments such as bouzouki, whistles, keyed fiddle, etc. From early on in our career, Fredrik has introduced us to different folk bands and ethnic music, and it is something we all enjoy and appreciate. So, the folky influence has always been a vital part of Ritual's sound, and it is one of our main characteristics.'

So who or what is the Hemulic Voluntary Band, and where does the name originate? 'Hemulic Voluntary Band is taken from Tove Jansson's books about the Moomin family. An orchestra named The Hemulic Voluntary Brass Band is mentioned in a few stories. Hemulens are creatures living in the Moomin world. This band of hemulens is actually a marching band - a brass band -, and apparently they sometimes perform on festive occasions. Otherwise, Tove Jansson doesn't say very much about this fictional band. But we liked the name very much and really felt we could identify with it. We feel like a hemulic voluntary band!' Look for Ritual to feature the Hemulic Voluntary Band at RoSfest!

Check out Ritual's myspace website and listen to the music - www.myspace.com/ritualsweden. Be sure to head on over to the RoSfest website and check out the MP3's on the Ritual page - http://rosfest.com/Performers-2008/Ritual.htm.







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