The Tolkien Ensemble's Caspar Reiff (Part 1 of 2)

Caspar Reiff joins Billy & Dom to talk about how he transitioned from classical music to forming The Tolkien Ensemble, his relationship with Christopher Lee, how he got into Lord of the Rings, and plays a live LOTR jam with Billy!Caspar Reiff founded The Tolkien Ensemble in 1995. It is a Danish ensemble that successfully aimed to create "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in which all the poems and songs of The Lord of the Rings are set to music. Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at https://www.thefriendshiponionpodcast.com! Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes and please be sure to rate, subscribe, and leave a comment/review! And be sure to follow and add your favorite funky jams to our Spotify playlist "The Friendship Onion." Feel free to leave Billy and Dom a message with your comments, questions, or just to say hello! https://www.speakpipe.com/thefriendshiponion or write us an email at [email protected] TFO's IG - @thefriendshiponion Billy's IG - @boydbilly Dom's IG - @dom_monaghan_  Produced by Jon Cvack - IG: @jcvack Get your next delicious bowl of guilt-free cereal at magicspoon.com/ONION anduse the code ONION to save $5 off.If you're ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to keeps.com/ONION to receive your first month of treatment for free.Get Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/ONION.Get 20% off + free shipping with the code ONION at manscaped.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.