Bifröst by Aakneson

An album of songs featuring the poetry of Bill Manhire, with music by Norman Meehan, Hannah Griffin, Andrew Laking, Blair Latham, Lance Philip, Neil Aldridge, and Michael Sutherland. Drawing from Old Norse tales and poems including the medieval Norwegian ‘Draumkvæde’ (‘Dreamsong’) and supplementing these with his own texts, New Zealand poet Bill Manhire composed a suite of poems that together form an episodic narrative that traces a variety of “crossings-over”, journeys – from place to place, from forgetfulness to remembering – that comprise the heart of Bifröst.

Tracklist

1.	The Building of the Bridge	5:51

2.	Materials	3:05

3.	I am a Wonder to Behold	4:21

4.	Gjeddar Bridge	11:30

5.	I stepped from plank to plank	1:44

6.	Baldur	4:45

7.	City to Sea	3:06

8.	Four Bridges	3:55

9.	Heimdall's Song	5:10

10.	The Breaking of the Bridge	2:50

11.	A Return	2:40

Credits

released November 21, 2021

Bill Manhire (poetry)
Hannah Griffin (voice)
Andrew Laking (bass, backing vocals)
Blair Latham (acoustic and electric guitars, flute, clarinets, saxophones)
Norman Meehan (piano, organ, synthesisers, vibraphone, backing vocals)
Lance Philip (drums, percussion)
Neil Aldridge (singing bowl on ‘A Return’)
Michael Sutherland (guitar solos on ‘The Building of the Bridge’ and ‘Four Bridges’)

Produced by Neil Aldridge
Recorded by Neil Aldridge with assistance from Lars Vandrey and Michael Sutherland at Massey University, Wellington, and Studio Squidsquad
Mixed by Neil Aldridge
Mastered by Mike Gibson at Munki Studios

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