The Marais Project & Elysian Fields
@maraisproject
Music for the viola da gamba - acoustic & electric. Runner, swimmer, mother + sometime composer. Sydney, Australia, but performing across the globe. Both groups founded by me, Jenny Eriksson. Links
- New album out on 7 August - Album release gig on 15 August - Tickets now on sale: events.humanitix.com/exquisite-ha...
A reminder that Elysian Fields with special guest the amazing vocalist and song writer Trish Delaney-Brown are appearing at FREE concerts at Barrangaroo on 24 and 25 July. Also featured are Matt McMahon and Paul Cutlan Details here - www.barangaroo.com/whats-on/eve... Photo by Glen Ravo
We are launching our new album on 15 August. Tickets here - events.humanitix.com/exquisite-ha...
I am proud to announce a collaboration between Norwegian jazz great Jan Gunnar Hoff and my electric gamba band Elysian Fields. 9 October, Sydney! Tickets now on sale! aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salese...
Holidays in Far North Queensland...25C every day!
My electric viola da gamba band 'Elysian Fields' has a little tour of the New South Wales mid north coast and the Hunter Valley coming up this weekend. We are touring our new project 'The Passionate Pilgrim.'
My electric viola da gamba band is on tour later this month: - 26 June at Dungog for Continuous Music - 27 June we move on to Wauchope for Wauchope Arts We are presenting our "Passionate Pilgrim" project
Australia's only electric viola da gamba band Elysian Fields returns to Wauchope Community Arts Council on 27 June with our 'Passionate Pilgrim' project. LOVE playing this beautiful town. Tickets here: events.humanitix.com/elysian-fiel...
I am privileged to play in an improvising string group called Inlay Ensemble. We have a collaboration on 31 May with Mongolian throat singer and horse hair fiddle virtuoso, Bukhu. The last time we played together it was magic! Tickets: events.humanitix.com/bukhu-and-in...
Today, May 10, is the second anniversary of the release of our The Marais Project album, Nordic Moods & Baroque Echoes. A collaboration with Swedes Olof Wendel & Catalina Langborn & featured Susie Bishop and Tommie Andersson. Recorded in Sweden with Mikael Marin producing and mixed by Chris Doherty
One of my favourite marketing shots from some years back...
Taking a bow at the end of 'The Passionate Pilgrim'
My electric viola da gamba band Elysian Fields in action at Blackheath Chamber Music Festival last weekend. Loved the gig!
Our The Marais Project album "Two" has passed 350,000 plays on Spotify. We made this album in a single day during Covid. Thanks to Tommie Andersson, Susie Bishop and sound engineer Chris Doherty - Recordist, Mixer, Producer. It's on the Move Records label. Link - open.spotify.com/album/0r4H3C...
Playing in Perth last year with HIP Company. Tx to Talluah Chong for the image
We had a rehearsal this week with legendary actor & director John Bell, preparing for our 'Passionate Pilgrim' performance at Blackheath Chamber Music Festival on April 25. Poetry from Shakespeare & Sir Thomas Wyatt the Poet and music from us! Tickets: www.mountainproductions.com.au/2026-festiva...
What a privilege to work with artist Kate Dorrough and other colleagues this last week at the the CORRIDOR project. The ancient 7-string viola da gamba meets 21st century artistry!
Great to have the Gryphon Baryton Trio at Church Street Studios last night - including a new work by Brooke Greene
My band The Marais Project in action last weekend
Off to the enchanting village of Berrima today with The Marais Project. We last performed there 3 years ago with brilliant Swedish violinist, Catalina Langborn. Today soprano Alison Robertson is our guest as we present music from the French Baroque era
Local soprano Alison Robertson joins us this weekend when we return to beautiful Berrima, south of Sydney
Thanks to those who've listened to our new 'Swirling Flame' album, I appreciate it! The platform streaming links are here - ffm.to/swirlingflame
Our final The Marais Project gig for the year was a Nordic-Baroque-Aussie christmas show at Sydney's famed Peach Black gallery. Music amongs the art works!