Morten Alfred & Vingården at Folk Club Zürich (Switzerland)

New Music from Denmark

“The tactful applause of the large audience triggered an encore: “Slottet” (The Castle), which
began by the violin playing a beautiful ballad, which the saxophone and guitar slipped into. A very
singable melody, just to hum along to – And the audience really did so indeed. A lovely finish to an
enjoyable concert.” – Helsingør Dagblad (Elsingnore News), Aug. 20th 2023

In Morten Alfred & Vingården (Morten Alfred & The Vineyard) they write and compose their own
material. Like fine wine, the compositions range from young and sparkling fresh to older and more
mature, and the musicians has carefully refined and processed them to share with concert
audiences and dancers alike.

The music may be new, but the melodies, the lyrics and the rhythms are deeply inspired by the
roots and traditions of the music from the Nordic countries.

The working tools at the Vineyard are instruments like soprano and baritone saxophone, violin,
guitars, and vocals, with the music flavored by the musicians’ backgrounds in Baroque Music,
Church Music, Traditional Scandinavian Dance Music, and much more.

The musical world of The Vineyard takes its starting point partly in a collection of tunes composed
by guitarist Morten Alfred Høirup and published in his book, Ingela’s Waltz – 25 New Danish Folk
Melodies, released in 2022, and partly in music these awarded musicians do compose and arrange
together.

During 2024 and 2025 the band will perform in churches, folk clubs and festivals all over Denmark and Switzerland, amongst others.