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I love Italian folklore. It’s a bit laid back—you stretch the timing and the tones a little. You slide into it and hold back just slightly.

My Italian friend and duo partner Paulo Russo has inspired me greatly. He’s like someone straight out of The Godfather. That’s where the inspiration came from to write the track Il posto del padre, which will be released this Friday. You can pre-save the track here: https://bfan.link/il-posto-del-padre

I have a soft spot for Ennio Morricone and a persistent fascination with decoding the DNA of a cultural heritage shaped by the people who carry it. Like my 300-year-old gypsy violin, I’ve also traveled around Europe (for the past 25 years we’ve traveled together 😊), allowing myself to be shaped by the sounds and atmospheres I’ve encountered. I try to transform these into my own language. I aim to capture something simple and original—without it becoming a rip-off or a cliché.

As a follower here on Sleeve, you’ll—as always—get to hear the music and see the videos before they’re officially released. Here is a live recording of this very piece from our concert in autumn 2025 at Stars in Denmark:

🇩🇰 In Danish

Titelmelodien til Godfather nr. 4

Jeg elsker italiensk folklore. Lidt laid back, man hiver lidt i timingen og tonerne. Slider ind og holder lidt tilbage. Min italienske ven og duo partner Paulo Russo har inspireret mig meget. Han er som taget ud af en Godfather film. Så herfra kom inspirationen til at skrive nummeret "Il posto del padre" som udkommer på fredag. Du kan pre-save nummeret her https://bfan.link/il-posto-del-padre

Jeg har en svaghed for Ennio Morricone og har en vedholdende fascination af at afkode en kulturarvs DNA som er formet af de mennesker der bærer den. Ligesom min 300 år gamle sigøjnerviolin har jeg også rejst rundt i Europa (de sidste 25 år har vi rejst sammen😊) og ladet mig forme af de klange og stemninger jeg har mødt. Disse prøver jeg at omforme til mit eget sprog. Jeg forsøger at ramme noget enkelt og originalt uden at det bliver et ripoff eller en kliché.

Som følger her på Sleeve får du som altid lov til at høre musikken og videoer først inden det bliver offentliggjort. Her er en koncertoptagelse af netop dette nummer fra vores koncert i efteråret 2025 på Stars i Danmark:

Upcoming concerts:

Feb. 21 Ellevang Kirke, Aarhus, Dennmark

March 8 Muzikhuset Rønne, Denmark

March 19 KUMUS, Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Danmark

March 20 Rostock, Germany

March 21 Mohrdorf, Germany

March 22 Dummerstrof, Germany

go to falgren.com for the full concert calendar

Dear Friends.

The title for my new coming album Turkis actually came to me through a car. I was walking on this small danish island Møn, thinking about what to call the album, and there it was. Parked by a private house. The exact car I played with obsessively as a kid. A Citroën ID 19 same model, same shape from 1963. And now, suddenly, for sale. I’d just received a tax refund. And it was turquoise.

I’m not a car enthusiast. I don’t drive it daily. But on Sundays, I’ll now pick up a good friend, go for lunch, take it into the woods. There’s something about that kind of trip—driving out into the blue, with no destination. If that is the premise, anything can happen. That’s how I feel about music too. Just take me with you. I hope you’ll want to come along.

That car—it’s not really about the car. But it’s a beautiful convergence of things. I’ve noticed, when you drive an old vintage car like that, people smile. They wave. I hadn’t seen that before. It’s opening something. Turkis is the color of horizons—where borders dissolve, and music can flow freely. That’s the space this album was created in. An open, borderless space. And yet, the music isn’t just floating melodies. There are layers. Decisions. Things I had to let go of, and things I had to stay with.

The whole album is available for Falgren Friends subscribers here on Sleeve only. It will be out on June 26th 2026. Sign up now if you want to hear it and help to support my work.

I want to share this piece with you recorded at a concert with my dear friend Paolo Russo at his jazzclub in Møn 14 days ago. The piece is called Petrichor, inspired by the earthy scent produced by the first rain falling to the ground. Enjoy!

Concerts coming up:

Feb 7 - Portalen, Greve

Feb 21 - Ellevang Kirke, Aarhus

Mar 8 - Rønne, Bornholm

Mar 19 - KUMUS. - Fuglsang Kunstmuseum

Mar 21 - Mohrdorf, Germany

Mar 22 - Dummerstorf, Germany

Mar 26 - Jazzclub Divino, Espergærde

Go to www.falgren.com to see the full concert calendar

Dear followers

My new single Rossignol is now in A-rotation on Danish Radio P8

Listen to the single here: https://falgren.lnk.to/rossignol

2 months ago I played a concert with my amazing quintet at Stars in Vordingborg, Denmark

Here is a live performance of the new single from this wonderful evening(Sleeve only)

Upcoming concerts:

Jan 22 - Bjarke Falgren Quintet, Giant Steps, Svendborg, Denmark

Jan 24 - Bjarke Falgren & Paolo Russo, Paolos Jazzclub, Møn, Denmark

Feb 1 - Bjarke Falgren & Sönke Meinen, Koncertkapellet, Roskilde, Denmark

See my concert calendar here: https://bnds.us/ba1pdl

I recently made a tango arrangement of my composition “For Unity & Love.” And if there is something the world needs right now, it’s exactly that.

Paolo Russo(bandonéon) and I recently played it live at the venue Stars in Vordingborg, Denmark and it was filmed by Thomas Brosø.
Of course, I want to share the video here with you before I share it with the rest of the world.

If you’d like to hear this duo live (and need a good Christmas present idea), we will be playing these New Year’s concerts in January:

January 11 at Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark, tickets

January 24 at Paolos Jazz club, Vollerup, Møn, Denmark, tickets

Go to www.falgren.com for my full concert calendar

So happy to announce that our new album "The Circle" just got nominated for three Danish Music Awards. You can stream it here

Tonight I will be playing with my band at Stars Vordingborg, Denmark. So if you have no plans tonight - come join us🎻😊

My new album Turkis will be out June 26, 2026 but you can already buy it now at my concerts on CD/LP.

Event link here: https://stars.dk/event/136718

Coming concerts:

November 28 - Salthallen Holstebro, Denmark

November 29 - Værket Randers, Denmark

December 11 - Flensborghus, Flensburg, Germany

December 14 - Falgren & Friends Christmas Concert, Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark

December 23 - Silent movies & music. The old Watertower, Næstved, Tickets available next friday here

December 27 - Rejsestalden Jægerspris, Denmark

December 29 - Pakhuset Nyk. Sjælland, Denmark

January 10 - Jazzcup, Copenhagen, Denmark

January 11 - Falgren & Friends New Years Concert, Rønnebæksholm Næstved, Denmark

January 22 - Giant Steps, Svendborg, Denmark

January 24 - Paolos Jazzclub, Askeby, Møn, Denmark

February 1 - Bjarke Falgren & Sönke Meinen, Koncertkapellet Roskilde, Denmark

Go to my website falgren.com for the full concert calendar.

Two years ago I was standing in Scotland watching this beautiful waterfall when this melody(Falls of Measach) came to me and I started to whistle it and recorded it on my phone. I decided to play it with my duo partner Sönke Meinen the same evening at the festival stage in Ullapool and the scottish people loved it. We released it on our album "The Circle" last year and now this song is nominated as the track of the year in the Danish Music Awards - Roots.

You can stream this song and the rest of our album here

........and here is a live video of the song:

Upcoming shows:

October 31

Opening concert Næstved Lysfestival - Kulturbro til Europa at the harbour in my hometown Næstved with Paolo Russo.

November 8

Trommen, Hørsholm with Aires del sur

November 14

Stars, Vordingborg with Bjarke Falgren Quintet

November 28

Salthallen, Hobro with Bjarke Falgren Quartet

November 29

Værket, Randers with Bjarke Falgren Quartet

December 11

Flensborghus with Bjarke Falgren Sextet

December 14

Falgren & Friends Christmas concert with Mads Mathias & Alice Carreri

December 23

Silent movies and music in the old watertower in Næstved.

December 27

Rejsestalden Jægerspris with Bjarke Falgren Quartet

December 29

Pakhuset Nykøbing Sj. with Bjarke Falgren Quartet

As a Falgren News subscriber you can now hear it before it´s official release on all streaming platforms and youtube October 31, 2025

This is my final ode in the trilogy of odes to the historic manor Rønnebæksholm in Denmark "Severin," will be released. A tribute to the estate where the poet Grundtvig lived with his great love, Marie. Recorded live on viola using two loop pedals in the manor’s old barn, the piece is calm and reflective, poetic and spirited—reflecting the temperament I imagine in Grundtvig himself.

Hope you will enjoy😊🎻

On October 31, 2025, my final ode in the trilogy of odes to the historic manor Rønnebæksholm in Denmark "Severin," will be released. A tribute to the estate where the poet Grundtvig lived with his great love, Marie. Recorded live on viola using two loop pedals in the manor’s old barn, the piece is calm and reflective, poetic and spirited—reflecting the temperament I imagine in Grundtvig himself. As a Falgren News subscriber you can get access to the this video before the official release on all streaming platforms and youtube. You can pre-save the song here

Here is a little teaser from the live video that will premiere here on sleeve tomorrow evening at 8 PM:

On the day of the release I will also perform it live at the opening of "Lysfestival Næstved" in my hometown. Link to this event here