PER ANDERS BUEN GARNAS Seljord Anno 1935 Talik 85 www.talik.no Garnås, a Hardanger fiddle player, won Norway’s annual folk music competition in 2010 and was offered a contract by Talik records, which suggested he … Continue reading →
Bowing 9 Force Majeure Dimma 011 www.dimmaswe.com It really is a string orchestra. Take six violinists, two viola players, a cellist and a bassist, all playing material composed for the group by members … Continue reading →
HEKLA STÅLSTRENGA Makramé Talik 84 www.talik.no It’s Norwegian folk-rock. No, really, it is. A mix of the tradition and original material – both songs and tunes – all gussied up, amplified and brought out … Continue reading →
MJELVA/TAMNES Gi Mi Pols! Talik 89 www.talik.no This is about as basic as it gets, an album of two Norwegian fiddlers exploring some of the traditions of the Røros area of the country. There … Continue reading →
MARIA KALANIEMI and TIMO ALAKOTILA Åkerö Åkerö 11 www.mariakalaniemi.com/en/ Though Finnish master musicians Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila both play in many bands, something remarkable happens when they strip the music down to duets. The … Continue reading →
TINDRA and KROKE Live in Førde Talik 93 www.talik.no On the face of it, this collaboration between the Norwegian folk trio Tindra and Kroke, one of Poland’s leading klezmer bands, seems unlikely. But, as this … Continue reading →
HARALD HAUGAARD Den Femste Søster Westpark 0511 www.westparkmusic.de Harald Haugaard might still be best remembered as half of Haugaard & Høirup, but for the last few years he’s been forging his own career. This … Continue reading →
ARNE ANDERDAL Godsruta: Tradisjonmusik frå Hallingdal og Hemsedal Etnisk Musikklubb 81 www.etniskmusikklubb.no Norwegian Arne Anderdal has played the Hardanger fiddle (like a normal fiddle but with four sympathetic drone strings) and investigated the music of … Continue reading →
MARIA MISGELD Romans I Moll Misgeld 001 www.misgeldmusic.com Although it’s not Misgeld’s debut, the Swedish singer is pretty much an unknown name. On the basis of this, though, that might change. She’s a singer of … Continue reading →
NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Etnisk Musikklub 98 www.emcd.no The fiddle trio might not take in all the Nordic countries, but with members from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Isles – which was … Continue reading →
