By the Sword of My Father

Infobox Album | Name = By the Sword of My Father
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Folkearth


Released = August 1, 2006cite web
title = Metal Archives "By the Sword of My Father" page
url = http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=124802
accessdate = 2007-09-16 ]
Recorded =
Genre = Folk metal Viking metal
Length = 72:23
Label = Stygian Crypt Productions
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "A Nordic Poem" (2004)
This album = "By the Sword of My Father" (2006)
Next album = "Drakkars in the Mist" (2007)

"By the Sword of My Father" is the second studio album of the musical project Folkearth.

Track listing

# "Introduction" — 4:24
# "The Lady's Gift" — 3:48
# "By the Sword of My Father" — 5:26
# "Naglfar Sets Sail" — 5:18
# "The Death of Beowulf" — 6:04
# "Instrumental" — 4:24
# "Skaldic Art" — 4:04
# "Domain of Darksome Ravens" — 5:39
# "Returne to Waelhalle" — 4:41
# "Heathenpride" — 8:43ref label|Heathenpride|I|
# "Elves" — 1:29
# "Invictus" — 6:08
# "Wisdom of Wolves" — 2:50
# "Sailing A'Viking" — 2:08
# "Tribute to Viking Gods" — 4:04
# "Journey Ends (outro)" — 3:23:I:"Heathenpride" is Falkenbach cover recorded for tribute album "An Hommage to Falkenbach, Part I"cite web
title = MusicBrainz "An Hommage to Falkenbach, Part I" page
url = http://musicbrainz.org/release/338c6994-8ab0-4e4a-b742-068513a1a5cf.html
accessdate = 2007-09-16 ]

Line-Up

Instruments

*Marios "Prince Imrahil" Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) - vocal, keyboard
*Stefanos Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) - bass
*Nikos Nezeritis (Dol Amroth) - acoustic guitar
*Hildr Valkyrie (Hildr Valkyrie) - vocal, keyboard

*Ruslanas - spoken vocal

*Alex "Hugin" Wieser (Uruk-Hai) - keyboard

*Athelstan (Forefather) - electric guitar, drum programming, vocal
*Wulfstan (Forefather) - vocal

*Magnus Wohlfart (Nae'blis) - acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, vocal
*Jeremy Child (Yggdrasil) - drums
*Niklas Olausson (Broken Dagger) - vocal
*Daniel Fredriksson (Otyg) - medieval lute, Jew's harp
*Simon Frodeberg - bass
*Kristofer Janiec - violin
*Michelle Maas - violin
*Daniel Pettersson (Pettersson & Fredriksson) - keyed fiddle

*Tobias Andrelang - bass
*Achim Eberle - percussion
*Ralf Gruber - drums, percussion
*Bernd Intveen (Van Lagen) - electric guitar
*Sabine Stelzer (Van Lagen) - bagpipes, flute, schalmey, percussion
*Marcus Van Langen (Van Lagen) - acoustic guitar, saz, bass, percussion, viking flute, vocal
*André Groschopp (Thiasos Dionysos) - acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, vocal, tin whistle, violin, drums

*Mark Riddick (The Soil Bleeds Black) - recorder, percussion

*Axel (Death Army) - acoustic and electric guitar, bass, vocals
*Becky - celtic harp
*Alessandro Caruso (Hysterya) - drums, percussion
*Francesca Crotti - violin
*Igor Saviola - vocals
*Raven - celtic harp
*Ulven (Draugen) - acoustic guitar

Writing and production

*all lyrics except "The Lady's Gift" and "A Tribute to Viking Gods" by Marios Koutsoukos
*lyrics for "The Lady's Gift" by Wulfstan
*lyrics for "A Tribute to Viking Gods" by Marcus Van Langen
*music on "Returne to Waelhalle" by Hildr Valkyrie
*artwork and cd design by Mark Riddick

References