Download "Inland" by Leif Vollebekk

Lief Vollebekk is a Canadian singer-songwriter with an enchanting voice. On his new album, Inland, he sings gently plucked, sparely arranged ballads in both French and English. There's no shortage of singer-songwriters in the world, but I found Inland to be a particularly beautiful, memorable and moving collection of songs. Vollebekk has a great sense for melody and arranging — he knows when to give a song space to breathe — and he's a gifted multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar and piano, harmonica and violin.

This track from Inland is called "Don't Go to Klaksvik."

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