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A musician with exceptional nuance, pianist Eyolf Dale‘s uniquely expressive improvisational voice is of ever-growing importance in the European scene. Following the success of his first trio album, Being (2021), as well as an extraordinary body of solo piano work, The Wayfarers is his latest album with long-term collaborators Per Zanussi and Audun Kleive. The Wayfarers is a journey. From the warm optimism of the opening track through to melancholy and deep yearning and nostalgia which can be found in ‘After the Party‘ and ‘Fields of Kyiv,’ the album truly captures the highs and lows, the twists and turns of life on the road. The album unfolds gradually, with each track an opportunity to stop and observe something that might have caught your attention along the way. For Eyolf, this opportunity to pause, reflect and admire is exactly what writing music is all about: “Music helps me to understand and realise what my feelings or emotions are about. It helps me to make choices in life. To be in contact with my own compass”. Eyolf’s sound is instantly recognisable by its unique blend of Norwegian folk, jazz, and classical music – with a truly remarkable resemblance to composers like Chopin and Finzi for a pianist with no classical training. The use of the harpsichord-like Hammerspinet on The Wayfarers injects a brightness and energy that makes this record like nothing you’ve heard before.