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Auri
Finnish trio
Formed in 2011
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Auri is a Finnish progressive folk band composed of vocalist and violinist Johanna Kurkela, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen (her husband), and guitarist and pipe player Troy Donockley. Holopainen and Donockley are also members of the band Nightwish. Their self-titled first album, Auri, was released on March 23, 2018 and was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios.
Holopainen described Auri's style as "rabbit hole music and celestial metal" with "influences from folk music, Celtic music, [and] soundtracks". British rock magazine Prog describes the band as prog folk. The band's name is based on a female character from The Kingkiller Chronicle.
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Auri est un groupe finlandais composé de la chanteuse et violoniste Johanna Kurkela, du claviériste et fondateur de Nightwish Tuomas Holopainen, et du guitariste, multi-instrumentiste, membre de Nightwish, Troy Donockley. Leur premier album éponyme, Auri, sort le 23 mars 2018 et est enregistré aux Real World Studios de Peter Gabriel.
Holopainen décrit le style d'Auri comme "un croisement entre de la musique venant d'un terrier de lapin et du metal céleste" avec "des influences folklorique, celtique et de bandes-son ". Prog décrit le groupe comme étant du prog folk. Le nom du groupe vient d'un personnage féminin du roman The Kingkiller Chronicle.
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Discography
Albums
- 2018 Auri
- 2021 II – Those We Don’t Speak Of
- 2025 III – Candles & Beginnings
Singles
- 2021 Pearl Diving
- 2021 The Valley
- 2025 Shieldmaiden
- 2025 Museum of Childhood
