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The Songs & Tales of Airoea – Book I

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) This is full-blown Norwegian prog rock - do I need to say more? The boss Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo is a member of "Wobbler", and that's probably enough to know in order to get interested.

marcusalmightygemineye There has been much said about this album. ..and for good reason. A near perfectly written prog rock album. .filled with great guitar and vocal performances. As well, the lyrics bring you back to the mid 70's when fantasy story telling was king. Looking forward to the next 2 books. Favorite track: Eleision Forest.

draebyllek Shut up already and buy this. If you like any of the awesome Norwegian prog (Wobbler and others) being created, this is also for you.

sloughfegkillers Glad I picked up this album and looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

miler97487 This is the first installment and with members of Wobbler, Tusmørke, Jordsjø and others this does not disappoint. In fact this is perhaps the finest Norwegian retro prog I have ever heard! Lots of great analog keys plus lengthy complex pieces, sounding like a more rocking Wobbler at times (as well as Yes and King Crimson). No doubt recommended for fans of any of the mentioned groups and '70s prog in general. Favorite track: Eleision Forest.

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1.	Prologue 01:06	buy track
2.	The Tale of Father Robin 01:16	buy track
3.	Eleision Forest 11:57	buy track
4.	The Death of the Fair Maiden 08:03	buy track
5.	Twilight Fields 15:24	buy track
6.	Unicorn 08:29	buy track

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The Chronicles of Father Robin is a Norwegian prog-rock supergroup, with members hailing from Norway’s symphonic prog kings Wobbler, the ever non-definable Tusmørke, seasoned post-rockers The Samuel Jackson Five and the elusive prog gem that is Jordsjø. “The Songs & Tales of Airoea”, 30 years in the making, is a cohesive triple concept album with 18 songs set in an alternate archaic world for over a period of three decades. The first album, “Book I”, will be released on September 15th, with the single Eleision Fields preceding it.

The Chronicles of Father Robin (TCOFR) emerged from the remains of the band Fangorn back in 1993- 94, mainly inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, alongside contemporary bands like Änglagård, Anekdoten, White Willow and Landberk.

During the years the boys created the story of the entity Father Robin. The root idea was that this creature embodied all the members of the band into one being. And as the members experienced challenges in life and their development as human beings, this translated itself into the story of Father Robin, sprinkled on top with a fair amount of inspiration from different mythologies and such. Through lengthy jam sessions and then more finely tuned arranging and structuring, the band developed an ongoing system where every song linked itself to the others. Holistic impulsivity and ideas, altruistic friendship, music, fantasies and coherent concept - all melded together in one pot, and everything took place in the archaic world of Airoea.

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The Chronicles of Father Robin Oslo, Norway

The Chronicles of Father Robin (TCOFR) is a seven headed creature playing
a blend of Prog, folk rock, vintage rock and psych.

In 2023 they will release their triple debut album, "The Songs & Tales of Airoea", 30 years in the making. A full blown conceptual prog rock trilogy with members from WOBBLER, TUSMØRKE, SAMUEL JACKSON FIVE and JORDSJØ. ... more

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