Nalle (band)

Nalle
Nalle
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Psychedelic folk
Years active	2004 – present
Labels	Pickled Egg Records; Locust Music
Members	Hanna Tuulikki; Aby Vulliamy; Chris Hladowski
Website	Pickled Egg records

Nalle is also a Finnish nickname for persons named Björn; notables include Björn Wahlroos and Björn Westerlund.

Nalle (Finnish for a small bear, generally a teddy bear, and named after a childhood toy of vocalist Hanna Tuulikki^[1]) are a psychedelic folk trio, based in Glasgow, who were formed in the summer of 2004. They comprise Finnish-English vocalist Hanna Tuulikki (vocals, kantele, flute), Aby Vulliamy (viola) and Chris Hladowski (bouzouki, clarinet). Nalle combine improvisational song structures with unusual instrumentation, sometimes with a decidedly Celtic influence. Tuulikki's vocals have been compared to those of Joanna Newsom and Björk.

Nalle have released music on Pickled Egg Records, Locust Music and have also released a track on Singing Knives Records. Their debut album, By Chance Upon Waking has received favourable reviews thus far from publications such as Trouser Press and PopMatters.

Discography

By Chance Upon Waking (Pickled Egg Records, 2006)
The Siren’s Wave (Locust, 2008)^[2]
Wilder Shores of Love (Alt.vinyl, 2010)

Artwork

All cover illustrations so far have been produced by Hanna Tuulikki, who is also a visual artist. They incorporate many influences from nature, such as "winged polar bears, bees, birds, and plants on a snow-white background" ^[3]

Collaborations and other projects

All three band members have also been involved with Scatter. Additionally, Aby Vulliamy and Chris Hladowski are members of The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden, which also shares members with Volcano The Bear.

Downloadable songs

References

^ J.K Grace, Rachel. "The teddybear sings freakfolk". FREE! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ The Siren’s Wave Pitchfork.com
^ Riley, Jez (April 2006). "Review of 'By chance upon waking'". The Wire (266). {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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[ISSN_1796-8305-1] J.K Grace, Rachel. "The teddybear sings freakfolk". FREE! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[2] The Siren’s Wave Pitchfork.com

[wire266-3] Riley, Jez (April 2006). "Review of 'By chance upon waking'". The Wire (266). {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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