Rhiannon

Rhiannon is a German Fleetwood Mac tribute band from Bremen. The group also appears under the lower-case name rhiannon, and it is associated with folk and medieval folk performance.

Background and style

The band forms in 2002 and focuses on presenting music in the manner of medieval minstrels. Rather than aiming for strict historical reconstruction, it interprets, composes and freely develops material, using atmosphere and sound as a guide.

Instrumentation and repertoire

Its arrangements use a wide range of instruments, including different bagpipes such as the Flemish bagpipe and Galician gaita, as well as percussion including the davul and bodhrán. Other instruments in the group’s set-up include lutes, wheel fiddle, nyckelharpa, harp and marine trumpet.

Recordings

The band has four albums: Was Solln Wir Darzuo Kalzen?, Manch Tropfen Rot, Vil lieber grüsse and Diomuoti.