The Pilgrim's Road
In the album “The Pilgrim's Road” highly-acclaimed Bulgarian singer/songwriter Denitza Seraphim takes us on a breathtaking music journey in old Europe, through past epochs, fairy tale lands and inspiring classical and folk traditions. Denitza, mostly known as the first lead singer of the world music band Irfan, composed her first solo album, using authentic and modern acoustic instruments. Viola da gamba, recorder, Celtic harp and renaissance trombone (sackbut) spill over chords of romantic guitar and swirling Irish fiddle, forming a modern syncretic take on Western European music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Folk motifs from the north, medieval-sounding intervals and polyphony intertwine with her magnetic voice, giving different colors and nuances to each of the eleven songs. Together with her musical companions Denitza leads us on an enchanting pilgrimage from north to south and east to west, singing texts with sacred messages in Danish, Icelandic, English, Spanish, Italian and Latin.
The pilgrims are: Denitza Seraphim – vocal, composer; Asen Marinov - guitars; Boyana Zareva - Violin,viola, back vockals; Jordan Vladev – folk flutes; Denitza Dimitrova - celtic harp; Emil Mihov - viola da gamba, recorder; Neyko Bodurov - trumpet; Emil-George Atanassov - sackbut; Anita Neycheva – bendir, tambourine;
The artwork and the design of the CD is created by bulgarian artist Ruslan Dragostinov.
The Story
Denitza dreams of creating an entirely acoustic project based on early European music. In 2020 she met guitarist Assen Marinov and they started working on the album, which Denitza later called The Pilgrim’s Road. She composed melodies inspired by Renaissance and Northern European music. Denitza Seraphim specially selects the instruments for her songs and invites musicians with extensive stage experience. She find early christian poesy for the elevens songs. Thus was born the album "The Pilgrim’s Road", which premiered in November 2023. Group of pilgrims roaming with their musical instruments and playing songs on their way to holy places, from the far northern fields to the hot south. Denitza designed a renaissance costumes for each of musicians and make a stage vision of the concerts.
