Haugaard & Hoirup,
Karen & Helene, Zar (Denmark)
8pm, ThursdayJuly 13th '06St. James Hall3214 West 10th Avenue at Trutch St. in Kitsilano
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The duo of violinist Harald Haugaard & guitarist Morten Alfred Høirup formed in 1998. They have become one of the most successful groups ever in Danish folk music. They are sharing this bill with Karen & Helene, two vocalists who interpret songs of traditional Danish and Nordic folk music and Zar; a young, energetic quintet (fiddle, guitar and bass) from the Danish "new folk" scene. They're "...rootsy but modern, full of energy..."
Websites: www.hhduo.dk, www.karenoghelene.dk, www.zarmusic.dk