Stille Volk
Stille Volk is a folk band from the Pyrenees area of France. The band formed in 1994, and draws inspiration from Celtic and medieval music.
The members play mostly, sometimes exclusively, traditional instruments. The lyrics are usually sung in French, Catalan or Occitan, and are mostly pagan-themed, evoking nature, myths, magical beings and sorcery.
The band is sometimes associated with the folk metal genre, probably due to the use of electric guitars on the Ex-uvies album. The other albums, however, are not related to this genre in any way. It is notable, though, that the two members of Stille Volk play together in a folk metal band called Hantaoma, highly reminiscent of Stille Volk.Members
Current members
- Patrick Lafforgue – vocals, wind instruments
- Patrice Roques – string instruments, choirs
- Arexis – percussion
- Sarg – string guitar, bagpipe, choirs
Former members
- Fred Neheride – drums
Instruments
- Arab lute
- Bagpipes
- Bombarde
- Bouzouki
- Dulcimer
- Drum machine
- Flute
- Guimbarde
- Guitar
- Horn
- Hurdy-gurdy
- Mandolin
- Nyckelharpa
- Portable organ
- Psaltery
- String tambourine
- Violin
Discography
- Hantaoma - 1997, Holy Records
- Ex-uvies - 1998, Holy Records
- Satyre Cornu - 2001, Holy Records
- Maudat - 2002, Holy Records
- Nueit De Sabbat - 2009, Holy Records
- Pèira Negra - 2014, Holy Records
- Milharis - 2019, Prophecy Productions
