On 'Marshland', his second solo album, Janne Westerlund uses mainly banjo and dulcimer to accompany his unpolished and distinctive delivery. In order to emphasize the difference to the bands he plays in -Circle, Plain Ride and Pharaoh Overlord- he keeps the arrangements of his solo songs starkly sparse, using additional elements such as percussion and drums only on a few tracks. Although obviously influenced by American folk and blues, he also draws inspiration from medieval music and Scandinavian melancholic tonality.