Currently and formerly featuring members of Wobbler, Tusmørke, Les Fleurs du Mal and others, the conceptual medieval prog outfit The Chronicles of Father Robin might be called a supergroup within the sphere of Norwegian progressive rock, as the band uses instrumentation traditional and modern (also vintage, in rock terms) to affect a folk-informed style of their own. Given the personnel involved and their various other ongoing projects, it makes sense that their appearance at Høstsabbat 2023 is years in the making, and while the sound is different, their joining the lineup feels born of the same impulse that saw Needlepoint added last year, as well as emblematic of the growth of the fest overall throughout the 10 years the anniversary of which will be celebrated this October.

The band successfully crowdfunded a 3LP box set of narrative recordings that date back to the 1990s, so one expects that will be pressed by the time this Fall rolls around. I’ll cop to not being familiar with their work prior to this post, but as far as I’m concerned, Høstsabbat have earned trust enough to just roll with it and see how it turns out. In any case, they bring something to Høstsabbat 2023 that none of the weekly lineup additions has yet brought, and the broader the fest’s reach gets, the stronger it becomes.

Good fun:

THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN

It’s in total awe and with massive reverence that @hostsabbat takes on the task of introducing all of you to the enchanting realm of our next announcement:
The Chronicles of Father Robin.

This band is a definite one of a kind, and most likely a hidden gem to most of you.

It’s a band we’ve been in sporadic contact with since our early years, and the thrill of finally announcing them is real. We are very glad it worked out for our upcoming anniversary.

The Chronicles of Father Robin find themselves swaddled in medieval sounds.

Organs, flutes, bells and whistles. You name it. They put the age in vintage. Like a bottle of wine, found in cellar in an abandoned Italian fortress, guarded by the elves from Rivendell itself.

The mellow soundscapes this all-star-prog-rock-collective enables are timeless, and ageless, and everything but powerless. There are most certainly amps, grooves and riffs at work here too.

All this, combined with their otherworldly, magical vocals, makes The Chronicles of Father Robin one of the quintessential bands of this year’s lineup.

We can´t wait to have their spell cast upon us!

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