BIL MANHIRE — poetry
NORMAN MEEHAN — piano
HANNAH GRIFFIN — voice
ANNDREW LAKING — bass and backing vocals
BLAIR LATHAM — guitars and wind instruments
LANCE PHILIP — drums and percussion
Aakneson was formed as a vehicle to perform and record a programme of works based on the poetry of Bill Manhire and music composed by Norman Meehan, Neil Aldridge, Hannah Griffin, Andrew Laking, Blair Latham, and Lance Philip.
Drawing from Old Norse tales and poems including the medieval Norwegian ‘Draumkvæde’ (‘Dreamsong’) and supplementing these with his own texts, Manhire composed a suite of poems that together form an episodic narrative that traces a variety of “crossings-over” journeys (from place to place, forgetfulness to remembering) that comprise the heart of both the text and music on Aakneson’s debut album, Bifröst.
BIL MANHIRE — poetry
NORMAN MEEHAN — piano
HANNAH GRIFFIN — voice
ANNDREW LAKING — bass and backing vocals
BLAIR LATHAM — guitars and wind instruments
LANCE PHILIP — drums and percussion