SKÁLD
Worldwide
The next SKÁLD concert is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025 at Circo Volador in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico. See all 2 upcoming concerts
Upcoming Concerts for SKÁLD
About SKÁLD
Hometown
France
Formed
2017
Genre
Worldwide
Taking their name from the Old Norse word for poet, Skáld are a French folk group built around a shared love for Norse mythology and traditional Norse music and instrumentation. Using medieval instruments such as lyres, talharpa, jouhikko, shamanic drums, and horns, while utilizing chants, polyphonic and sometime guttural singing, and lyrics based on Norse runic texts, the group brings ancient Viking culture into the present.
Founded in 2017 by French producer Christophe Voisin-Boisvinet, a respected presence in the folk/medieval music scene, the ensemble is built around the unique vocal and instrumental abilities of Justine Galmiche, Pierrick Valence, and Mattjö Haussy. Drawing from the epics La Völuspá and Gylfaginning -- both of which are contained in the Edda, the collective name for a series of famous medieval Icelandic poems -- the group issued their evocative debut album, Vikings Chant, in 2019 via Universal/Decca. ~ James Christopher Monger
Members of SKÁLD include, or have included, Jaufré Darroux and Justine Galmiche.
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