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'A drunken panda who wants to have a tussle' - The Loom of Mind on HF15

In The Loom of Mind, Icelandic folk singer Mugison, his bosom friend Pétur Ben, and Flemish baroque ensemble B.O.X. join forces. What does that sound like: melancholic Icelandic blues with 17th-century instruments? Like a stand-up storytelling concert performance? Or like a drunken panda who wants to have a game?
How did you find each other?
Pieter Theuns, lute player and founder of B.O.X.: "I first saw Mugison live ten years ago. I have all his records and am lif...

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Daniel Bertina

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In The Loom of Mind, Icelandic folk singer Mugison, his bosom friend Pétur Ben, and Flemish baroque ensemble B.O.X. join forces. What does that sound like: melancholic Icelandic blues with 17th-century instruments? Like a stand-up storytelling concert performance? Or like a drunken panda who wants to have a game?
How did you find each other?
Pieter Theuns, lute player and founder of B.O.X.: "I first saw Mugison live ten years ago. I have all his records and am lif...

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