VA - Nordic Roots 3, Northside Sampler [2001]

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VA - Nordic Roots 3, Northside Sampler [2001]

This is excellent music from a surprising direction: Scandinavia. Who would have thought that Scandinavians, those cool, collected, post-modern Northerners, would produce such vibrant and exciting sounds? Fans of "the Blues", Bluegrass, and Celtic music will enjoy this Nordic "root" music, which comes from the same cultural impetus, the desire to connect with a simpler and more satisfying past. This nostalgic search is of course impossible of success - "you can't step into the same river twice", as Hericleitus says - but it produces great music.

The mix of the traditional with the modern varies from group to group, but all are very talented musicians, all are worth listening to. My favorites are Vartinna, Gjallerhorn, Vasen, Ranarim, Hoven Droven, Hedningarna, and Sorten Muld. The sound engineering is superb, as would be expected from Scandinavian sound engineers. (Amazon)

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Track lists

01 Gjallarhorn - Suvetar (Goddess Of Spring) 5:14

02 Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz - Ahma 4:05

03 Wimme Saari - Bambumiehta (Bamboo Honey) 4:14

04 Väsen (With Harv) - Polska After Mats Berglund / Sold Or Sale  [Live] 5:05

05 Harv - Spaken (The Lever) 3:05

06 Aly Bain & Ale Möller - The Full Rigged Ship / The New Rigged Ship 3:07

07 Maria Kalaniemi & Sven Ahlbäck - Polska After Johan Erik Taklax 3:30

08 Hedningarna - Knarklåten (Bulldog)[Live] 5:01

09 Värttinä - Laiksa 4:04

10 Swåp - Seagull (Live) 4:01

11 Ranarim - Höga Berg Och Djupa Dalar (High Mountains And Low Valleys) [Live] 4:28

12 Nyckelharpa Orchestra - Storpolskan (The Big Polska) 3:31

13 Karen Tweed And Timo Alakotila - Riverside Aby 5:18

14 Garmarna - Viridissima Virga (Greenest Branch) 4:41

15 Hoven Droven - Malört 3:34

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