Feo

Feo was a blind Danish acid-folk combo behind the 1971 Spectator album Eg Meini Teð, followed by the 1974 Lucifer release Filtskolyd.

Members: Flemming Nørgaard (bass), Rudi Albertsen (vocals), Sune Durhuus (guitar), Thorkild Blond Andersen (flute), Mikkel Bayer (violin)

Background

Feo formed in 1970 in Hellerup, Denmark, when vocalist Rudi Albertsen teamed with bassist Flemming Nørgaard, guitarist Sune Durhuus, and flutist Thorkild Blond Andersen at the Blindeinstitut on Rymarksvej. All four musicians were blind or visually impaired.

Albertsen attended Refsnæsskolen near Kalundborg, where he received music instruction and participated in group singing. Nørgaard studied experimental music with Jørgen Plätner. He and Andersen learned recorder at Refsnæsskolen, while Andersen later took up transverse flute through his interest in Jethro Tull flutist Ian Anderson.

Albertsen developed the song “Hos Min Gamle Bedstemor” at an informal gathering in the Copenhagen apartment of Nørgaard, who improvised on guitar with Preben Strojek. Albertsen next wrote lyrics for the Nørgaard composition “Bjergfyr.” Nørgaard arranged further instrumental pieces for flutes and guitar. Feo gave an early performance at Tutten, a social venue at the Blindeinstitut.

Institute teacher Anette Thulesen heard Feo at Tutten and introduced the musicians to Thorkild and Anelise Knudsen of Dansk Folkemindesamling, a Danish folklore research institution. Through these contacts, Feo met traditional fiddler Evald Thomsen and members of the Copenhagen folk collective Furekåben. The latter included cellist Mikkel Bayer, who also played violin with Feo. Folkemindesamling researcher Pelle and his wife Mulle transported the group to engagements in their Volkswagen van.

The Folkemindesamling connection brought Feo to former journalist Jørgen Bornefeldt, who operated Spectator Records with recording engineer Michael Edinger. Bornefeldt arranged the group’s February 1971 debut recording sessions.

Discography:

• Eg Meini Teð (1971)
• Filtskolyd (1974)

Sources

• Rudi Kurt Geert-Jørgensen — Musik blev min identitet! — First-person recollections published in Blindehistorisk Selskab, Newsletter 1/2026. Covers Albertsen’s education, the formation of Feo at the Blindeinstitut in Hellerup, the origins of “Bedstemor” and “Bjergfyr,” the Tutten performance, contacts with Dansk Folkemindesamling, and the introduction to Spectator Records. (Blindehistorisk Selskab)
• Folkemusikarkivet — Historical Recording Catalogue — Archival recordings H19710013–H19710018 document Feo and Furekåben at Studenterforeningen in 1971, alongside traditional musician Evald Thomsen and folklorists Thorkild and Anelise Knudsen. (Folkemusikarkivet)
• Lars Movin — Furekåben, Anthony Barnett and Prinsesseværelset — Historical account based on interviews and original documentation. Establishes Mikkel Bayer’s association with Furekåben as a cellist and his involvement in Copenhagen’s experimental folk circles. (It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine)
• Spectator Records — Discography — Original label catalogue identifies Feo’s 1971 debut as SL 1033. (Spectator Records)
• Feo — Eg Meini Teð (2016 Reissue) — Reissue details identify the five credited musicians, the February 19–22, 1971 recording dates, Jørgen Bornefeldt as producer, and Michael Edinger as engineer. (Sound Station)