The magnificent medieval fair at Häme castle spelled the end of the summer season, and the time machine has started ticking towards the twenty-first century once again. Fortunately, August put on her prettiest face for the weekend and the festivities in Hämeenlinna were not lacking in food, drink or singing.

The band wishes to thank the audiences of all the four shows. We have rarely had as loud and enthusiastic audience as that of Hurttala elementary school, and at least the autograph line was the longest yet.

The gigs on the fair grounds were also quite special, and the audiences in Häme surely are not slow at all and gave their boot-heels a proper kicking about!

 

Greenrose Faire’s first full-length album titled Neverending Journey will be released on 21st September 2011. We have worked on the album during the spring at Deerhouse Studio, Headline Studio and at our very own Haunted House. Cover artwork is again marvellously done by Vablo.

You can pre-order the cd from our Web Shoppe and have the record delivered to you in good time before it hits the stores.

1. Dance ’til Morning Light
2. Beggars and Thieves
3. The Old Knight
4. Witchdance
5. Raindrops
6. Land of Hope and Freedom
7. Neverending Journey
8. Flower on the Grave
9. Everytime
10. Barons of Langtree
11. The Promised Land
12. Legend of the Woods
13. Greenrose’s Faire

 
 
As a preview to both the music and cover artwork, here is the first track, Dance ’til Morning Light:

The time for opening little doors on the Christmas calendar is upon us again. To warm up this dark and cold season (at least where we’re at!) we offer a small sound-souvenir from our journeys to the Deerhouse Studio:

Legend of the Woods was previewed here all December.)

The summer is upon us once more, and the old calendar is starting to settle for June at least.

On Friday 11th June we’ll play at Pub Tasanne and the next evening, Saturday the 12th at Pub Kujakolli in Pispala. Welcome!

Greenrose Faire took the first place in a talent show called “Hyvän Mielen Esiintyjä 2009″ in Tallipiha, Tampere on Sunday.

Despite the cold weather, there were plenty of people and over two hundred votes cast in the competition between a dozen performances ranging from music and dance to theater.

Additionally, our gig calendar now features a handful of further gigs in Tampere region in August/September.

After yesterday’s practise, we visited the acoustic jam session at a local rock bar Amadeus.

The first semi-public appearance with a new ensemble is always a bit nerve-wrecking, and there was barely room for the six of us in the band corner, but the performance was well received even thought the crowd was there mainly to hear “Sweet Home Alabama” or an acoustic rendition of “Epic”. But when we were playing the second-to-last song of the night and even the bouncer… well.. bouncing up and down and grinning, I knew we were doing something right. A great night.