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From revolutionaries to evolutionaries, from soldiers to slaves, and from hippies to hipsters, the unauthorized history of the protest song is written in blood, sweat, and exhaust fumes across the Danish and American landscapes. However, can it still inspire progressive minds to move the political structures that affect social change or have greedy media conglomerates dictating the taste silenced these voices of dissent? Poet-moderator Neill C. Furio and three Danish voices will debate the storied past, sorry present, and uncertain future of the protest song.
Tobias Trier
Tobias Trier is a singer, musician, and composer. He has made four solo albums. The most recent one 'Grønne Hjerter' is also the soundtrack for the movie of the same title. He has composed music for a mobile symphony and for theatre, radio and TV. With his verbatim Danish lyrics, he is a worthy candidate as the folk singer of a new generation.
Henrik Marstal
Henrik Marstal is a musician, debater, a member of the Danish Arts Council’s music panel, author of several books on music – and (nearly) a Ph.D in musicology. Inspired and incited by the re-politicization of society in recent years, he took the initiative for the recently released Protestsange.dk, on which 13 young artists interpret Danish protest songs from between 1952 and 1990.
Astrid Elbek
Astrid Elbek is a pianist and composer, and, in the 70’s and 80’s, she was a member of the women’s band Shit og Chanel, and a number of other bands. Among other things, she composed the rock musical “Dagdrømmerbanden”, she was a member of the Danish Music Council 1987-1995, and the Study Director for the rhythmic programmes at the Royal Royal Academy of Music in Århus where she is now the Head of Education.
Neill C. Furio (US) moderator
Neill C. Furio is a refined rock poet from New York who has a fling going on with a small country named Denmark. In this country, he is perhaps most known for his cooperation with Marie Frank. He wrote the songs for her mini-album ‘Swimmingly’. He has also worked with names like Lars H.U.G., Tobias Trier, and Annione. |
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