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Go Dig My Grave Single – Susanna
SusannaSonata SONATA039 2017First single from Norwegian artist Susannaās upcoming album āGo Dig My Graveā feat. Giovanna Pessi, Ida Hidle & Tuva Syvertsen.
‘Go Dig My Grave’Ā is a uniqueĀ project between Susanna,Ā Swiss baroque harp playerĀ Giovanna Pessi, accordion playerĀ Ida Hidle and fiddleĀ player &Ā folk singer Tuva Syvertsen. The quartet have reworked ten eclectic songs from seemingly disparate worlds and brought them together on this album of sympathetic and beautiful interpretations. They lend their talents to traditional English and American folk songs, numbers by Purcell, Elizabeth Cotten, Joy Division and Lou Reed, as well a newĀ compositionĀ by SusannaĀ written to a poem from Charles Baudelaire’s once bannedĀ ‘Flowers of Evil’.
The first track to be shared online is the album’s title track, “Go Dig My Grave”, a traditional folk previously sung by Jean Ritchie. Speaking of how she discovered this Susanna explains: “During my trips to the States over the past years I have picked various Folkways records (which is anĀ incredible label) and I have been able to discover some old songs. The label presents a broad variety of American folk songs and among my favourites are the Jean Ritchie albums, and her version of ‘Go Dig My Grave’. When I heard the song I knew immediately that I wanted to sing it, I was struck by the presence in her singing and the tragic story to the song. It took a while to make my own version of it though, to find the right way to present it.”
Susanna- vocals
Giovanna Pessi- baroque harp
Ida LĆøvli Hidle- accordion
Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen- fiddle
Recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studio Oslo
Mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug with Helge Sten and Susanna at Rainbow Studio.
Produced by Deathprod and Susanna
Mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus Lab.Ā
Cover is an artwork by Arne Bendik Sjur, used with the artist’s permission.
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