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New Nordic additions to the catalog
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Nara - Om
Nåra is the trio of Gunnel Mauritzson (vocals), Björn Ståbi (fiddle),
Bengan Janson (accordion). This is their second recording, a wonderful
mix of old roots and new ideas centered on the timeless themes of love
and life, by three of Sweden's most respected musicians.

Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive - Nade over nade
Nåde over nåde is the third recording by Norwegian guitarist Reiersrud
and organist Kleive, again recorded with the full pipe organ and in
the beautiful acoustics of the Odense Cathedral. As with their earlier
albums, old psalms and folk tunes predominate, with a few interesting
reinterpretations of contemporary songs ("What a Wonderful World" and
"Grandma's Hands"). But this time Reiersrud and Kleive have maximized
the church's dynamics and three-dimensional qualities, fully exploited
under guidence of recording engineer Alf Christian Hvidsteen. Highly
recommended.

Kvasir - Nye Sko (new shoes)
Interpretations of traditional Danish dance tunes and songs, with
Mette Kathrine on accordion, Henriette Hansen on fiddle and vocals,
and occasional contributions by Yann Flaquet on guitar. Lively,
spirited music from Denmark for dancing and listening.

Instinkt - Grum
Hard hitting folk-roots-and-rock from one of Denmark's hot young
bands, grinding it out on fiddles, bass, drums, flutes, drejelire,
bratch, jewsharp and more.

Slatta - Slatta 2006
Slatta is Maria Jonsson (violin and viola d'amore), Daniel Fredriksson
(mandola and mandora/låtluta), Daniel Pettersson (contrabass and
chromatic nyckelharpa) and Thomas Andersson (violin). The ensemble
plays songs from Norrland (Västerbotten and southern Lappland) in
Sweden, in a basically traditional style, but with great skill and
energy. (very limited quantities)

Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen - Hostslov
The third in the seasonal song cycles by Norwegian jazz artists Stian
Carstensen (accordion), Frode Alnæs (acoustic and electric guitars)
and Arild Andersen (bass), Høstsløv explores autumn in original
compositions and classics like Try To Remember, Vivaldis Høst sequeing
into Singing In The Rain, September Song, Harvest Moon, Autumn Leaves
and many others from both American pop and Nordic traditions.

Ville Ojanen - Rautavaara
Ville Ojanen is a chameleon in the field of Finnish folk music. He
plays his fiddle like a Finn but creates his own contemporary music
out of various local and global elements, where traditional acoustic
instruments interact with modern technology, creating a contrasting
tension. In one moment the colors of Ojanens fiddle and viola are
Arctic and archaic, the next they turn beautiful like a frosty night
in the Finnish winter. This is uniquely Finnish contemporary pop and folk.

Turkka and Paalanen - Halituli
The artists, Eero Turkka (harmonica) and Antti Paalanen (melodeon and
accordion) say: 'Our musical path together begun in the early 21th
century at the Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department and the Eurofolk
Conference. Nowadays we play Finnish and Nordic traditional tunes with
joy and a delicate response. Our repertoire also includes our own
compositions, where we let an ardent, sentimental mood combine with
our original musical humor. We always try to leave the door open for
the creative lunacy and the impulses of a moment. Our first album was
made in the spirit of a jam session. Some of the tunes were recorded
from the first take and no 'wrong sounds' were patched up in afterwards.'

Sondre Bratland - Rosa Fra Betlehem
Songs for Christmas sung by the great Norwegian artist, beautifully
recorded at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, and accompanied by
Knut Reiersrud, Iver Kleive and Paolo Vinaccia. (Released in 1993)
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Fatang - walkie - talkie
Nina Ramsby and Martin Hederos - Jazzen
Tummel - Oy!
Marie Boine, Inna Zhelannaya and Sergey Starostin - Winter in Moscow
Jul i Folkton
The Shin - EgAri
Mandragora - Mandrágora
John Kirkpatrick - Carolling and Crumpets
Bellowhead - Burlesque
various - Mortika
various - Midwinter (4 CD box set)
Gianmaria Testa - Da questa parte del mare
Istanbul Oriental Ensemble - Grand Bazaar
Ballake Sissoko - Tomora
Mamadou Diabate - Heritage
Turid Spildo - Nykkjen
Richard Thompson - 1000 Years of Popular Music (2 CDs, 1 DVD)
various - Bridges: Live In China
Terje Isungset - Igloo
Knut Hamre and Benedicte Maurseth - Rosa i Botnen (CD and DVD)
Rusk - Rusk II

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