Guest at the Thing: Kim Skovbye
The Tolkien Thing is the largest and most traditional Tolkien-related event in the German-speaking areas drawing also an international crowd (»Thing« is the German word for »moot«.) Its long list of diverse programme items is one of the reasons for its success and with Thing no. 12 we are aiming at improving again on this tradition. In the next couple of weeks we will be introducing our guests of honour of Tolkien Thing XII.
You didn’t register yet? Well, it’s high time, then: http://thing.tolkiengesellschaft.de
Would you like to know more about the Thing? Then check out the event’s official webpage.
About Kim Skovbye
Kim Skovbye is a composer, songwriter and poet. He was born in 1955, and grew up in an artist´s environment in central Copenhagen. Kim began to play guitar at an early age, he has grown into a multi instrumentalist that plays numerous instruments such as violin, bouzouki, mandolin, flutes, cello, keyboards and the celtic harp, that has become his chosen instrument.
Kim’s relation with Tolkien is pretty obvious as he has issued a number of albums on Middle-earth in the last couple of years: There and Back again (1997, about the Hobbit), The Ring, Vol. I (2001, songs from Lord of the Rings), The Ring, Vol. II (2003, more songs from Lord of the Rings) und die Tolkien Collection (2004, includes all three preceding albums.) He was a guest of honour at our mother society’s Oxonmoot in 1997 playing a packed Exeter College (Tolkien studied there) and won over the fans‹ hearts — one of the many reasons why we have invited him. His music inspired by celtic themes will be as welcome as his Tolkien repertoire.
Official website http://www.kimskovbye.dk
Kim’s MySpace website http://www.myspace.com/kimskovbye
Videos mit Kims Musik
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