Stille Volk

Stille Volk (meaning "The Silent People" in Dutch and German) is a folk band from the Pyrenees area of France. The band formed in 1994, and draws inspiration from Celtic and medieval music.

Stille Volk
Stille Volk in 2013. Left to right: Sarg, Yan Arexis, Patrick Lafforgue and Patrice Roques
Background information
OriginOccitania, France
GenresMedieval music
Celtic music
Folk metal
Years active1994–present
LabelsHoly Records
Websiteofficial website
MembersPatrick Lafforgue
Patrice Roques
Past membersYan Arexis

The members play mostly, sometimes exclusively, traditional instruments (except on the more experimental album Ex-uvies). The lyrics are usually sung in French, Catalan or Occitan, and are mostly pagan-themed, evoking nature, myths, magical beings and sorcery.

The band is sometimes associated with the folk metal genre, probably due to the use of electric guitars on the Ex-uvies album. The other albums, however, are not related to this genre in any way. It is notable, though, that the two members of Stille Volk play together in a folk metal band called Hantaoma, highly reminiscent of Stille Volk.

Members

Current members
  • Patrick Lafforgue – vocals, wind instruments
  • Patrice Roques – string instruments, choirs
  • Arexis – percussion
  • Sarg – string guitar, bagpipe, choirs (live)

Former members
  • Fred Neheride – drums

Instruments

Discography
  • Hantaoma - 1997, Holy Records
  • Ex-uvies - 1998, Holy Records
  • Satyre Cornu - 2001, Holy Records
  • Maudat - 2002, Holy Records
  • Nueit De Sabbat - 2009, Holy Records
  • Pèira Negra - 2014, Holy Records
  • Milharis - 2019, Prophecy Productions
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See also
  • Hantaoma is a folk metal band named after the first Stille Volk album featuring Patrick Lafforgue and Patrice Roques. Their debut album, Malombra, was released in 2005. The lyrics are sung entirely in Occitan.
  • Sus Scrofa is a folk metal band co-founded by Arexis & Patrick Lafforgue. The band was formed in 1991, and split in 1994. The band reunited in 2015.
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