Stille Volk

Infobox musical artist
Name = Stille Volk


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Origin = France
Genre = Medieval music [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=14673]
Celtic music [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=14673]
Folk metal [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=487&bandname=Stille+Volk] [http://home.carolina.rr.com/dweeb/SloneDefinitions.html]
Years_active = 1994 - present
Label = Holy Records
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URL = [http://www.stillevolk.com]
Current_members = Patrick Lafforgue
Patrice Roques
Past_members = Yan Arexis
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Stille Volk (meaning "The Silent People" in Dutch) is a folk band from the Pyrenees area of France. The band formed in 1994, and draws inspiration from Celtic and medieval music.

The members play mostly, sometimes exclusively, traditional instruments (except on the more experimental album "Ex-uvies"). The lyrics are usually sung in French, Catalan or Occitan, and are mostly pagan-themed, evoking nature, myths, magical beings and sorcery.

The band is sometimes associated with the folk metal genre, probably due to the use of electric guitars on the "Ex-uvies" album. The other albums, however, are not related to this genre in any way. It is notable, though, that the two members of Stille Volk play together in a folk metal band called Hantaoma, highly reminiscent of Stille Volk.

Members

Current members

*Patrick Lafforgue - vocals, wind instruments
*Patrice Roques - string instruments, choirs

Former members

*Yan Arexis (1994 - 1998) - percussion

Instruments

*Hurdy-gurdy
*Bouzouki
*Flute
*Arab lute
*Bagpipes
*Portable organ
*Guitar
*Dulcimer
*Violin
*Bombarde
*String tambourine
*Psaltery
*Mandoline
*Guimbarde
*Horn
*Drum machine

Discography

*"Hantaoma" - 1997, Holy Records
*"Ex-uvies" - 1998, Holy Records
*"Satyre Cornu" - 2001, Holy Records
*"Maudat" - 2002, Holy Records

ee also

*Hantaoma is a folk metal band named after the first Stille Volk album featuring Patrick Lafforgue and Patrice Roques. Their debut album, Malombra, was released in 2005. The lyrics are sung entirely in Occitan.

External links

* [http://www.stillevolk.com/ Official Stille Volk website]
* [http://www.holyrecords.com/ Holy Records]