Louisa John-Krol
Louis John-Krol | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 1996-2008 |
| Labels | Hyperium Records |
Louisa John-Krol is a Melbourne-based Australian artist of the romantic folk/pop genre - described as 'romantic pop-ethereal faerie' music by the artist herself and others.[1] She has released six albums to date, originally on the German label, Hyperium Records, but in more recent years with the French label Prikosnovénie aka The Fairy World Label. She has also been involved in a number of collaborative projects with other artists, including two film soundtracks. Louisa is often compared to Loreena McKennitt and Kate Bush.[2][3]
Discography
[edit]Until 2008 her solo albums have all started with A:
- Argo (1996)
- Alexandria (2000)
- Ariel (2002)
- Alabaster (2003)
- Apple Pentacle (2005)
- Alexandria (re-release 2007)[4]
- Djinn (2008)
Her collaborative work has included:
- Love Sessions (2002) with Daemonia Nymphe, Gor, & Lys
- Artemis Asphodel (2004) with Saaroth
- Spyros Giasafakis with Christian Wolz (of Daemonia Nymphe) (2004)
- Ghost Fish (2005) with Daemonia Nymphe and Nikodemos Triaridis
- Stella Maris (2005) with Alquimia & Kerstin Blodig
- Wintersilence with Mathias Grassow (2004)
- I Hear the Water Dreaming (2005) with Oöphoi & Mark Krol
- Destroying the World to Save It (2005) with Ikon
John-Krol's work has also been included in over a dozen compilations. All of her lyrics stem from fairy tales and literature generally. She is known to have worked as a story teller for many years, and is believed to currently also teach music and literature.[5]
Louisa performed in Mons (Belgium) at the Trolls and Legendes concert.[6]
In 2021 Louisa won the Australian Fairy Tale Society Award for her significant contribution to the field of fairy tales in Australia, including being AFTS President for many years. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Louisa John-Krol".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Louisa John-Krol".
- ^ http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26996_0_2_1_C Louisa John-Krol announces new album and re-release of 'Alexandria'
- ^ "Feb 2001 Interviews".
- ^ "Trolls et Légendes 2009 | le festival de toutes les Fantasy, Mons (Belgique) | les 10, 11 et 12 avril 2009 | Invités d'honneur: Brian Froud et Wendy Froud". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "2021 Award Winner". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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