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The Marais Project & Elysian Fields
@maraisproject.bsky.social
Music for the viola da gamba - acoustic & electric. Runner, swimmer, mother + sometime composer. Sydney, Australia, but performing across the globe. Both groups founded by me, Jenny Eriksson.

Links - https://linktr.ee/TheMaraisProjectElysianFields
The live version of 'The Slow Tides' by for electric viol and band by amazing bass player and composer Jacques Emery. It's from our new Elysian Fields' album, 'Swirling Flame.' On the recording, we don't use drums but we do here.

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The Slow Tides by Jacques Emery - played by Elysian Fields
YouTube video by Elysian Fields
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November 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Jazz album of the week for Aus Music Month from my electric viol band Elysian Fields. Kind of jazz-baroque-folk, to tell you the truth. All original Australian music except for one Icelandic track! 🇮🇸🎶🦘

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Swirling Flame
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November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Marais Project's Baroque Christmas team. Join us tonight at Peach Black! There are still some seats available - www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Album of the week for Aus Music Month from The Marais Project: ‘Australian Monody.’

Baroque, contemporary and Colonial era music for viols, violin, voice and plucked instruments. I love this release!

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Australian Monody
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November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Photos from 'The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander' last weekend
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Precious Colours (Pallah Pallah) by Alice Chance. Celebrating Aus Music Month 2025

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Precious Colours (Pallah-Pallah)
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November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thanks to classikON and Alan Holley for this insightful review of 'The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander.'

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Marais Project's Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander, simply charming - classikON
The Marais Project | The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander  November 23, 2025,  Rehearsal Studio 1 Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, NSW Jenny Eriksson - Artistic Director and viola da gamba Tommie Andersson...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Celebrating Aus Music Month: Australian music for the viola da gamba and viol family. We punch above our weight!

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Australian music for the viola da gamba & viol family - YouTube
Just some of the Australian music created 'down under' for the viola da gamba .
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November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Marais Project at Peach Black - www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Our final concert for this year is at the amazing Peach Black gallery. An all singing, all dancing Nordic-Baroque-Aussie Christmas!
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tune of the day for Aus Music Month - Cold Soul by Matt Keegan

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Cold Soul
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November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just a last reminder that our The Marais Project concert is on tomorrow, Sunday 23 November. Tickets are still available:

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November 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
One of the Australian colonial era songs we perform in 'The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander' is 'The Aboriginal Father' by Isaac Nathan. Composed in Sydney in the late 1830s to a poem by Eliza Dunlop. Arranged by Tommie Andersson

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The Aboriginal Father - The Marais Project
YouTube video by themaraisproject
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November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Jazz album of the week by pianist/composer Casey Golden. Creative, subtle & beautifully arranged. Great band too!

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The Struggle
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November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Album of the week: the solo viol music of French viol player & composer, Le Sieur de Machy (fl.1655–1700). Performed beautifully by Flore Seube. What an achievement!

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Intégrale des pièces de violle du sieur demachy
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November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Two of the beautiful Swedish folksongs that The Marais Project will feature at our 'Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander' concert this Sunday, 23 November:

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Gråtlåten (The Crying Tune), Lat till far (Tune to Father) The Marais Project & Duo Langborn/Wendel
YouTube video by themaraisproject
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tune of the day: Maestro Savall plays Tobias Hume

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Life (13) (Hume)
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Playlist of the week: Swedish Folk Songs (on period instruments) 🎶🇸🇪🎶

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Swedish Folk Songs (on period instruments)
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This weekend The Marais Project presents our second last performance for 2025 featuring an original music theatre piece: 'The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander.' Not to be missed! Tickets are still available: events.humanitix.com/the-fantasti...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Thanks to Kelly Lovelady for including our The Marais Project video of Alice Chance's 'Pallah Pallah' on her bi-weekly playlist:-
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Mixtape #091
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November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tune of the day: from a newly released album highlighting the viola bastarda by Manon Papasergio. It is just beautiful 🎶

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Partite sopra La Monica
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November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Marais Project did our first concert of Swedish baroque and folk music back in 2012. We've been building our repertoire and joy in this music since that time. The tradition continues with our 'Solander' concert on 23 November. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/the-fantasti...
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Tune of the day: Piaf and viols. Have always loved the effortless elegance of this song...

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La Vie En Rose
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November 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander - our unique Marais Project music theatre work on the first Swede - and first university trained scientist - to visit Australia. Tickets - events.humanitix.com/the-fantasti...
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM