The first album that Annbjorg Lien released after her attention-getting appearance on The Sweet Sunny North is a virtuoso performance from start to finish. Norwegian fiddling is less fast and flashy than Celtic or Appalachian styles, concentrating on delicate nunaces of tone rather than lightning-fast runs, and Annbjorg pulled out a set of beautiful and meditative pieces for this release. Her original compositions are arrestingly lovely, with the sleepy sounding title track sounding a bit like a Scottish lament played by a playful and creative pair of musicians. Elsewhere she plays solemn traditional hymns and sprightly folk tunes with vaguely Eastern European sounding time changes. The standout track is "The Plucked Halling," a musical tribute to a virtuoso fiddler who was renowned for his mastery of technically challenging tunes. This track quite appropriately strings together over a dozen different melodies in quick succession, and does it with a stately grace that is amazing to hear. Felefeber was a splendid breakout album, and a perfectly balanced and expertly played work that arrived just when it would be most noticed.
01 - The Water Lily 3:32
02 - Halling After Ola Mosafinn 2:41
03 - Springar After Kristiane Lund 3:36
04 - Fiddle Fever/Fiddlemania 5:11
05 - The Battle of the Drones 4:12
06 - The Lost Sheep 3:19
07 - The Plucked Halling 4:11
08 - The Moose Hunter 3:06
09 - A Little Child 5:48
10 - Dragos 4:15
11 - The Nordfjord Halling 3:47
12 - The Hildale Man 3:23
13 - Amen 3:35
14 - The Miller Boy's Bridal March 2:46
Annbjørg Lien: Fiddle, Arranger, Concept, String Instrument
Roger Tallroth: Guitars, Arranger
Iver Kleive: Church organ
Steinar Ofsdal: Flutes