VA - Nordic Roots 2, Northside Sampler [1999]

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VA - Nordic Roots 2, Northside Sampler [1999]

This gorgeous CD has material both familiar and novel for lovers of contemporary folk music. The Finnish pieces are reminiscent of Native American chanting and Bulgarian choral music. Lovely melodies, transporting harmonies, eerie and powerful invocations.

Music from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland has magical qualities that are beyond word descriptions, as beautiful as the fjords and the night-time clear skies with falling stars, an Impressionistic painting as hard to describe as the Northern Lights. The female vocalists are enchanting like the Celts and Hungarians (& just as hard to describe, ancient languages with equally mysterious origins). There is violin music played on the hardanger fiddle which has sympathetic vibrating strings, that provide a drone, amazingly hypnotic and trance-like. The music is slightly familiar if you are acquainted with Appalachian fiddle music or bluegrass, add to it some Austrian waltzes, and an occasional Polish mazurka: then once-in-awhile give it a soft velvet feeling. The fact that much of it is over 100 years old, makes it true roots music, occasionally it is up-dated with an electrified sound amplifying the intensity and magical qualities ... sometimes flutes, other times a viola, the nyckelharpa, and other ancient Scandinavian instruments provide the intrigue and enchantment. Having heard "Nordic Roots" Volume 1 (& bought it), I looked forward to Volume 2. The best and most talented musical artists provide extraordinairy examples of this genre for an unbelievable price. Undoubtedly, the captivating musical sounds by these artists will hypnotize you into wanting a full CD by one or more of these musicians. Northside is truly providing us "food for the soul" and with gratitude!  (Amazon)

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Track lists

01 Boot - Vildhonung 2:52

02 Hedningarna - Mettsan Tytto 3:10

03 Swap - Schankheden-Terry Crehan's 3:03

04 Jpp - Antin Mikko 3:28

05 Rosenberg 7 - Min Brollopsdag 3:14

06 Troka - Kesaillan Tvist 2:21

07 Ale Moller - Jord Och Himmel 2:16

08 Vasen - Ploska 5:00

09 Garmarna - Vedergallningen 4:51

10 Sorten Muld - 2 Sostre 4:24

11 Annbjorg Lien - Loki 4:31

12 Sanna Kurki - Suonio 3:07

13 Wimme - Gierran 4:20

14 Loituma - Salaisia Kyyneleita 3:22

15 Varttina - Kyla Vuotti Uutta Kuuta 5:06

16 Bask - Polonaise From Sexdrega 2:25

17 Frifot - Jarven 3:50

18 Anon Egeland - Treskarens Vals 2:35

19 Sari & Mari Kaasinen - Me Kaymme Joulun Viettohon 3:07

20 Bukkene Bruse - Wedding March From Osterdalen 3:11

21 Groupa - Lavalek 4:11

22 Hoven Droven - Brekken 2:49

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