Website www.percival.pl/eng/ Record labels Fonografika, Nija Art | Years active 2005–present | |
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Members Mikolaj Rybacki - long-necked lute (Bağlama) and vocalsKatarzyna Bromirska - byzantine lyra and vocalsJoanna Lacher - bodhrán, davul and vocalsChristina Bogdanova - bodhrán, davul and vocals Nominations The Game Award for Best Score/Soundtrack Albums Slava II ‑ Pieśni Słowian, Slava! Pieśni Słowian, Eiforr, Slavny Tur ‑ Live in Wrocław Similar Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Katarzyna Bromirska, Joanna Lacher, Gabbie Rae | ||
Percival is a Polish folk music band from Lubin, formed by musicians of folk-metal band Percival Schuttenbach, due to their fascination with history and historical reenactment. The name "Percival" refers not to any historical figure, but to the gnome named Percival Schuttenbach from Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series of novels.
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Music
The band plays traditional songs of Europe, mostly Slavic, and its own compositions referring to Early Medieval times – Vikings era – pagan Europe. Musicians play traditional instruments: long-necked lute (saz or Bağlama), byzantine lyra (rebec), drums, and flutes. Percival presents its music during historical events in Poland (e.g. the biggest Viking and Slavs festival in Poland on Wolin island), as well as abroad: in Germany, France, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Belgium, Isle of Man and in Scandinavian countries. In 2010, the musicians began cooperation with music producer Donatan. Project "Equinox" (Polish: Równonoc) combines traditional Slavic sounds with hip-hop music. One of Percival's song, inspired by the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, for which they also wrote music for, was added to an e-book Sezon Burz by Andrzej Sapkowski.
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Songs
Steel for HumansThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Soundtrack · 2015
Hunt or Be HuntedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Soundtrack · 2015
Silver for MonstersThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Soundtrack · 2015