Folk Noir

The name Folk Noir invokes a collection of images coming from an Era of the past. A time of poets and writers, inspirations from the Occult and new views on the World we live in. A world with dark bohemian magic and various Arts. Folk Noir, the band collects these images and blends them into a new kind of dark folk music.

Folk Noir performs music with the use of (English) multi layered vocals, various medieval folk instruments, aswell as modern influences.

With their self written lyrics in English and translucent storylines Folk Noir brings a new dimension to alternative music, in which they evoke a darker kind of folk...

Folk Noir started out as a two person project between Oliver s.Tyr of FAUN and Kaat Geevers of L.E.A.F.

In 2012 Stephan Groth (FAUN) and Alex Schulz have joined this project to grow into a full-four-member band.

Meanwhile in 2013 they have developed into a respectable liveband which combines fragility with a powerful festivalshow.

In the end of 2014 they had a lineup change. Co-founder Kaat Geevers will now more focus on her band L.E.A.F. and Livy Pear joined the band. She enriches Folk Noir with her amazing voice and is going to play additional guitar and piano.

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FOLK NOIR - A darker kind of folk

Es erklingen duestere Balladen, die sich von filigranen Folksongs bis zu modernem Postrock steigern.

Mit Oliver s. Tyr und Stephan Groth von der international erfolgreichen Band "FAUN", der bezaubernden Ausnahmestimme von Livy Pear und Alexander Schulz am Schlagzeug gelingt es FOLK NOIR, 

folkige Klaenge in einer mitreissenden Kraft und Intensitaet erklingen zu lassen.

Mumford & Sons treffen auf Drehleier und Laute, die zwielichtige Stimmung eines Tim Burton Films wird musikalisch auf die Buehnen des 21. Jahrhunderts getragen.

Line-up:

Oliver s.Tyr: vocals, guitar, lute

Livy Pear: vocals, guitar, piano

Stephan Groth: vocals, hurdy-gurdy, piano, flute

Alex Schulz: drums

FolkNoir - songs from home nr. 1

Tracklist:

1.Dear Misery

2.The songs in mariees hands

3.You Should Have Seen Me There

4.The ragged wood

5.She moves through the fair

6.The Road

Heilung

Heilung is amplified history from early medieval northern Europe and should not be mistaken for a modern political or religious statement of any kind.

Heilung is sounds from the northern european iron age and viking period. We used everything from running water, human bones, reconstructed swords and shields up to ancient frame drums and bronze rings in the songs. 

The lyrics contain original texts from rune stones and preserved spear shafts, amulets and other artifacts. Furthermore poems, which either deal with historical events or are translations/ interpretations of the originals.

Every attempt to link the music to modern political or religious points are pointless, since Heilung tries to connect the listener to the time before Christianity and its political offsprings raped and burned itself into the northern european mentality.

Heilung means healing in german and describes the core of the sound. It is supposed to leave the listener eased and relaxed after a sometimes turbulent musical journey.

Line-up

Kai Uwe Faust

Christopher Juul

Maria Franz

Heilung - Discography

LIFA (2017)




Ofnir (2015)