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- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
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Tag Archives: Nordic folk music
Groupa’s Lavalek
Twenty year veterans of the Swedish folk music scene, Groupa’s Lavalek is just their second North American release, following 15 Years, a Northside retrospective of their illustrious career — a career which includes two Swedish Grammies. Known for their high energy and distinct … Continue reading
Gjallarhorn’s Ranarop
Gjallarhorn is a foursome from Ostrobothnia, the Swedish speaking area of Finland. They are tightly bound to both folk music traditions, and ancient mythology. Musically, the band is a mixture of fiddle, mandola, didgeridoo, and percussion, with vocals provided by … Continue reading
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Sturla Eide & Andreas Aase’s Glimmer
There’s always something captivating about a well-done album of traditional folk music, especially in the area of traditional instrumental music. It’s something that goes beyond the notes on the paper to the idea that the traditions of performance themselves have in some … Continue reading
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Frifot’s Sluring
If there are superstars to be named on the Swedish music scene, I would like this opportunity to nominate Lena Willemark (vocal, fiddle, viola, whistle, drone whistle), Per Gudmundson (fiddle, viola, bagpipes, vocal), and Ale Möller (octave mandola, overtone flute, … Continue reading
Various Artists’ Folk Music in Sweden series
During the 1950s and 1960s there was a lot of field recording taking place in Sweden and the Swedish speaking parts of Finland. A generation of source singers and musicians were growing very old and the effort was directed at … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Nordic Roots 1-3
There’s a pleasing dissonance in Nordic traditions, often a restraint that hints of something without ever going there, that’s found much more in Nordic music than is often the case with music from the Irish and Celtic traditions. Listening to … Continue reading