East of the Mountains
The majesty of nature is the greatest asset we will ever experience.

The collaboration between Maxida Märak and Downhill Bluegrass Band is grounded in the mountains of Scandinavia, rooted in the old-growth forests of the North. It is the foreboding sight of a hovering raven, the grunting murmur of the reindeer herd. The fickle winds off the beaten track and the impermeable darkness of the Arctic winter.

Thus it defies the threat of political currents ready to put a permanent end to eternal values. It uses yoik adorned by the rippling creeks, glittering strings and the age-old lichen that grace the sleeping mountains. Like the sun it kisses the unshaded lakes, caresses the petals on the spring hillside and offers comfort to a weary rambler. It springs from a common love of music and the conviction that nature and us are one.