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We are Arvur Records. We give new worlds their old voices.

Arvur Records.

We give new worlds their old voices.

Music written, produced and cleared in-house.

One-stop clearance

Custom compositions

Stems & edits

Languages & research

Arvur Records was founded in 2020 by Leon Lieffijn and Jonathan Barendsma.

Our music ranges from Old Norse to medieval legends in Old English, and from Slavic creation myth to ambient instrumental work.

Our artists

Gealdýr

Nordic (Neo) Folk

Dark folk

medieval

Viking

Gealdýr is the musical project of Jonathan Barendsma. He is a vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in dead languages such as Old Norse, Old English, and several others. Rooted in early medieval sources, folklore, and mythology, Gealdýr creates a unique blend of ambient dark folk.

  • Sampler8 selected tracks03:15

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Research

Netherlands

Gealdýr

Nordic (Neo) Folk

Dark folk

medieval

Viking

Gealdýr is the musical project of Jonathan Barendsma. He is a vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in dead languages such as Old Norse, Old English, and several others. Rooted in early medieval sources, folklore, and mythology, Gealdýr creates a unique blend of ambient dark folk.

  • Sampler8 selected tracks03:15

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Research

Netherlands

Faeloria

Dark Folk

Ethereal Folk

Ambient

Atmospheric

Faeloria is a dark folk project by Kécia Paquin Lafaille. She is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. With her unique vocals, she creates immersive atmospheric tracks.

  • Sampler4 tracks02:00

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Canada

Faeloria

Dark Folk

Ethereal Folk

Ambient

Atmospheric

Faeloria is a dark folk project by Kécia Paquin Lafaille. She is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. With her unique vocals, she creates immersive atmospheric tracks.

  • Sampler4 tracks02:00

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Canada

Affiliated artists

Kati Rán

Dark Nordic Folk

Folk

Pagan

Viking

Kati Rán helped define what dark Nordic folk sounds like. She is a vocalist, plays nyckelharpa, moraharpa, Kraviklyra, bone flutes and skin-drums, and writes music from years of research into mythology and folklore.

  • Sampler4 selected tracks02:00

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Research

Voice actor

Netherlands

Affiliated via Svart Records

Kati Rán

Dark Nordic Folk

Folk

Pagan

Viking

Kati Rán helped define what dark Nordic folk sounds like. She is a vocalist, plays nyckelharpa, moraharpa, Kraviklyra, bone flutes and skin-drums, and writes music from years of research into mythology and folklore.

  • Sampler4 selected tracks02:00

Vocals

Songwriting

Instruments

Research

Voice actor

Netherlands

Affiliated via Svart Records

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Music production, design, photography, video - we do it all in-house.

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Songwriting

Music Production

Mixing & Mastering

Design

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Social Media

Adelaida Polivoda

Photography

Videography

Illustration

eCommerce

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Adelaida Polivoda

Photography

Videography

Illustration

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All our tracks are available for sync licensing with full clearance. Previews, stems and custom work available on request.

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