Omnia (band)

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Genres Pagan folk Labels PaganScum Records Record label Rough Trade Records		Years active 1996–present Website www.worldofomnia.com Origin Netherlands (1996)

Members Jennifer van der Harten, Steve Evans-van der Harten Albums Pagan Folk, World of Omnia, Wolf Love, Earth Warrior, Musick and Poëtree Similar Faun, Saltatio Mortis, Corvus Corax, The Moon and the Nightspirit, Rapalje Profiles Facebook Twitter YouTube

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Omnia is a self-described "neoceltic pagan folk" band based in the Netherlands and whose members over the years have had Irish, Dutch, Cornish, Belgian and Persian backgrounds. Their music takes on the form of various cultural routes, from places around the world such as Ireland, England, Cornwall and Persia.

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They sing in English, Irish, Breton, Finnish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Latin, and Hindi, and play Celtic harp, mouth harp, hurdy-gurdy, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki, didgeridoo, flutes of all kinds, bagpipes, various drums and percussion instruments.

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Present band line-up

Steve "Sic" Evans van der Harten (lead vocals, double flute, overtone flute, whistle, bouzouki, darbukka, dombek, davul, mouth harp)

Jennifer "Jenny" Evans van der Harten (lead vocals, Celtic tall harp, piano, hurdy-gurdy, bodhrán, hammered dulcimer)

Daphyd "Crow" Sens (slideridoo, didgeridoo, mouth harp, vocals)

Rob "Thunder" van Barschot (drums and percussion)

Satria Karsono (acoustic guitar and backing vocals)

Studio albums

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Sine Missione (recorded 1998, released 2000, no label)

Sine Missione II (2002, Emmuty records)

OMNIA "3" (2003, Zap Prod.)

Crone of War (2004, Zap Prod.) — An album that focuses on Celtic mythology, e.g. the Mabon festival and gods such as Cernunnos and Taranis.

PaganFolk (2006, PaganScum records) — An album with numerous traditional instruments employed. The style has been compared to the music of the German band Faun.

Alive! (2007 PaganScum records). — The witches scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe and a poem by Lewis Caroll were set to music on this release. The artwork was created together with Alan Lee.

Wolf Love (2010, PaganScum records) — Contains all the different music styles OMNIA is capable of. Includes a free DVD of live material of the 2010 line-up . "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Caroll was set to music on this release.

Musick and Poëtree (2011, PaganScum records) — a 2 disc CD with one disc recorded with members of the 2011 line-up and the other disc recorded by Stenny solo. Notable songs are Free and a cover of the classic Wim Sonneveld song Het dorp about the modernization of Dutch rural life, which is sung by Steve Sic in Dutch, the first ever Dutch language song by OMNIA.

Earth Warrior (2014)

Naked Harp (2015) Jenny's solo album.

Prayer (2016)

Live albums

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Live Religion (2005, PaganScum records) — Live album recorded in a church with one microphone.

PaganFolk At The Fairy Ball (2008, PaganScum records) — A live album downloadable for free from the official website

Live on Earth (2012)

Compilations and remixes

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Cybershaman (2007, PaganScum records) — A remix album featuring 8 Omnia songs in Trance music and Electronic style.

History (2007, PaganScum records) (American sampler) — Compilation album specifically made and remastered for United States sales.

World Of Omnia (2009, PaganScum records) — Partly a re-mastered compilation of older OMNIA works together with reworked new recordings and two original tracks.

DVD

Pagan Folk Lore (2008, PaganScum records) — live DVD containing interviews and performances of the 2008 line-up

An Dro

Lughnasadh

Morrígan

Odi et Amo

Teutates

"Twa Corbiez" (a version of The Three Ravens)

"Dúlamán"

Bealtaine

Songs

Saltatio VitaPaganFolk at the Fairy Ball · 2008
The Sheenearlahi SetLive on Earth · 2012
Wytches BrewAlive! · 2007

References

Omnia (band) Wikipedia

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