It’s almost been two years since Valkyrien Allstars got amazing reviews of their first album. Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen, Erik Sollid og Ola Hilmen have, together with band members Martin Langlie and Magnus Larsen, moved forward on their distinctive sound and brought themselves into new parts of folk music and to a new experimental course.

“To Måner” is the name of the new album, and are inspired by Norwegian authors like Olav H.Hauge, Halldis Moren Vesaas, Henrik Ibsen and André Bjerke.

The music on this record is probably more lyrical then what it was on the first album, but it also fills a lot of the energy and playfulness that Valkyrien Allstars has as their trademark. Instrumentally is still dominated by the Harding fiddle, drums, bass and vocal. Tuva’s voice is naturally central, but Erik and Ola are more and more often brought in to the vocal harmony.

Valkyrien Allstars want to strengthen their uniqueness as established folk music artist with this record, but improvisation and mix of other musikal directions are all the way distinct.

The artist has for a long time showed that the music doesn’t have to be clean and pretty – it can kick so you really feel it deep inside. Hopefully “To Måner” would please both the quiet-mannered listeners and the dancers.

The record contains 12 tracks and the cover has every lyric. This summer two singles have been played on radio-stations all over the country – “Sommernatts drøm” and “Drømte vi om mer”.

This fall and winter it would be held a tour in both Norway and Japan, and many big and small official and private concerts.