Nest is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 neofolk

Neofolk

Neofolk is a form of folk music-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. Neofolk can either be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation aided by varieties of accompanying sounds such as pianos, strings and elements of industrial...

 / ambient

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 band. The band's inspiration comes from the old folk and animal tales, as well as from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Grimm Brothers. Kantele

Kantele

A kantele or kannel is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland, Estonia, and Karelia. It is related to the Russian gusli, the Latvian kokle and the Lithuanian kanklės. Together these instruments make up the family known as Baltic psalteries...

, a traditional Finnish musical instrument, is very prominent in the band's music. They contributed a cover of the song "The Gallant Crow" to the Skepticism

Skepticism (band)

Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.-Overview of studio work:...

 tribute album "Entering the Levitation".

Albums

• Woodsmoke
  Woodsmoke
  Woodsmoke is the first full-length album by Finnish neofolk / ambient band Nest. It was released on January 20, 2003 through Corvus Records.-Track listing:# "The Silvershade Lynx – 6:37 # "Call of the Wild – 6:45 # "By the Healing Waters – 4:38...
  
  (2003)
• Trail of the Unwary
  Trail of the Unwary
  Trail of the Unwary is the second full-length album by Finnish neofolk / ambient band Nest. It was released in January 2007 through Corvus Records.-Track listing:# "Moonbow" – 10:39 # "Claw And Fang" – 8:39 # "Kontio" – 4:45 # "Hunt" – 15:04...
  
  (2007)
• Entering The Levitation - a tribute to Skepticism
  Skepticism (band)
  Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.-Overview of studio work:...
  
   (late 2007)

Demos / splits

• Fabled Lore (2000)
• The Unseen Passage / Hidden Stream (2001)
• Agalloch/Nest Split 10" (2004)

External links

• Official Homepage
• Corvus Records
• Nest at The Metal Archives
  Encyclopaedia Metallum
  Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
  
  
• Nest at MySpace
  MySpace
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