Percival (band)


Percival is a Polish folk music band from Lubin, formed by musicians of folk-metal band Percival Schuttenbach due to their fascination with history and historical reenactment. The name "Percival" refers not to any historical figure, but to the gnome named Percival Schuttenbach from Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series of novels. The leaders of the band are Mikołaj Rybacki and Katarzyna Bromirska.

Music

The band plays traditional songs of Europe, mostly Slavic, and its own compositions referring to Early Medieval times, such as the Vikings era and pagan Europe.
Musicians play traditional instruments: long-necked lute, byzantine lyra, drums, and flutes.
Percival presents its music during historical events in Poland, as well as abroad in Germany, France, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Belgium, Isle of Man and Scandinavia.
In 2010, the musicians began cooperation with music producer Donatan. Project "Equinox" combines traditional Slavic sounds with hip-hop music. One of Percival's songs, inspired by the game , for which they also wrote music, was added to an e-book, Sezon Burz, by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Albums