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various artists - Hardangar Fiddle (Norway)
Traditional music for the hardangar fiddle (hardingfele) from Norway,
by performers young and old including Håkon Høgemo, Lorentz Hop,
Synnøve S. Bjørset, Lars Underdal, Åse Teigland.

Lorentz Hop - Hardangar Fiddle
Back in print! "Lorentz Hop lived from 1887 to 1954 and was one of
Norway´s leading Hardanger fiddle players in his time. He was from
Fana near Bergen. From 1930 until he died in 1954, Hop toured and
played in Norway and abroad. The music dates from the 17th century.
The Hardanger fiddle music from western Norway has power, strong heavy
rhythms, and a very rich explorative tonality. Lorentz Hop is a sound
from the past - with something to tell us, today." - from the liner notes

Terje Isungset - Two Moons
The second recording of "all ice" music from the Norwegian
percussionist, this time joined by Per Jørgensen on vocal and ice
trumpe, with Isungset on ice percussion, icehorn and isofon.
Absolutely unique; beautiful, surprising and highly recommended.

Jorun Marie R. Kvernberg - self-titled
The Norwegian fiddle and hardanger (hardingfele) player (a member of
both Tindra and Majorstuen) presents tunes from Nordmøre and Romsdal.
Says the artist: "Deep red, sober and sonorous tunes from Tresfjord;
bright green, breezy and upbeat dance tunes from Midsund; steel blue
and razor sharp tunes from Nordmøre."

Soetkin Collier - Nocturne
Soetkin Colliers first CD is a collection of songs about love, hope,
despair and faith in a dark and romantic setting. She is accompanied
by Tom Theuns on guitar and Didier François on nyckelharpa (Swedish
key-fiddle). She contributes her own compositions along with personal
arrangements of traditional songs from Flanders and Sweden. A
recording of stark beauty and powerful moods.

Turid Spildo - Nykkjen
Turid Spildo is best known as the vocalist and hardang fiddler from
the Norwegian ensemble Dvergmål. Here she is in solo mode, singing
songs from the West-coast of Norway, accompanying herself on
hardanger-fiddle andorgan. The tunes were collected by a schoolteacher
from Sogn og Fjordane, North-West in Norway: Olav Sande (1850-1927) in
the period 1880-1904. 16 of the tunes, mostly ballads, keep the old
tradition alive in this simple and lovely recording.

Sussie Nielson - Pigens Morgen
The Norwegian singer's 2006 release of Norwegian and Irish folk songs,
accompanied by piano, bass, harp, violin, bouzuki, bagpies, etc.

Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil - Risastova
The ensemble Yggdrasil embarks on its 25th year with an ensemble of
musicians from Faroe isalnds and Estonia, and featuring Kari
Sverrisson. They perform modern interpretations of traditional Faroese
skjaldurs, ballads & hymns. There are also unusual compositions by
Kristian Blak.

ZetaBoo - OuterRail
ZetaBoo arrives for a second round with this down to earth CD, a
unique blend of pop, jazz and folk-roots. Composer Jarmo Saari offers
songs that are melodic and folky, spontaneous and intuitive. Marko
Timonen provides the swinging percussion that is at the heart of this
new recording, driving a more relaxed band of vocals, accordion,
keyboards, guitars, cavaquinho, trombone, lapsteel, keyboards, citara,
and bass (Pekka Lehti) , a bit more subtle than their previous
releases. The theme of the disc is the outer rail and homesickness.
Says Saari: 'This is like a series of traveller's landscapes. The
journey is more important than arriving. The traveller prefers to
follow a flitting butterfly or the advice of a stranger than a tourist
map. Boldness and spontaneity are rewarded.'

Various - Munnharpe-Fille-vern (2 CD set)
A two CD collection of both archival and contemporary performances on
the Norwegian munnehape (aka tromp or jews harp), dedicated to an 18th
century rag collector who gave the name to the title tune. Includes
extensive book of notes in Norwegian and English.

Ovrevoll Spelemannslag - Spillegal / Gypsy horses
The Fiddlers of Øvrevoll present 'horse-related music' from
Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Ireland and Iceland, in untraditional
performances of traditional fiddle tunes. The ensemble includes two
members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, one gypsy-and folk music
player, and one of Norway's most famous jazz musicians. Øvrevoll
spelemannslag (in English; the racecourse fiddlers) hope to honor the
horse, the symbol of freedom, in a caravan ride through 10 European
countries


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Back in stock:

Braten-Berg, Mazur and Willemark - Stemmenes skygge
Norwegian Kirsten Bråten Berg (vocals, jew's harp), Sweden's Lena
Willemark (vocals, violin, viola), and Danish percussionist Marilyn
Mazur join together for is going to be one of the great Nordic
recordings of 2005. 'Voices' Shadow' is a pure trio recording,
unadorned and yet ornate in structure, deeply rooted in tradition and
yet almost avant garde in performance, and a total joy to listen to.

Bridges: Live In China
A cross cultural concert by Norwegian and Chinese musicians: Terje
Isungset (Percussion, Ice Percussion), Unni Løvlid (Vocals), Frode
Haltli (Accordion), Lu Yingmei (Vocals), Wu Chuan Ping (Vocals), Pan
Xin Zhi (Vocals), Wu Anhua Dongliang (Vocal, Dong Pipe and Flute,
Ox-bone Fiddle, Lusheng).

Gjallarhorn - Rimfaxe
The new CD (2006) from this innovative and agressively creative
Finnish new-roots ensemble

Hyperborea - Semmosta
Hyperborea has slowly but steadily evolved into one of Finland's best
performers of traditional folk music. The quartet were named the
official group of the year at Finland's Kaustinen Folk Music Festival
2006. Piia Kleemola (fiddle, viola, 15-string kantele, vocals), Antti
Paalanen (one- and two-row accordion), Petri Prauda (cittern,
mandolin, bagpipes, vocals), and Paula Susitaival ( fiddle,
nyckelharpa, vocals). This is their second recording, made in 2006.

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Moldestad, Mjolsnes, Hogemo - Gamaltnymalt
Hyperborea - Semmosta
Oysterband - Meet You There (coming soon)
Di Grine Kuzine - Berlin Wedding
La Musgana - Temas Profanos
Berit Opheim, Sigbjorn Apeland - Den Blide Sol
Berit Opheim - Eitt Steg
Karl Seglem - Urbs
Aoife ni Fhearraigh - Loinneog Cheoil
various artists - Hardangar Fiddle (Norway)
Dounia - Monkey
Joel Rubin Ensemble - Midnight Prayer
Maria Solheim - Will There Be Spring
Various - Golden Afrique Vol. 3 (1939-1988)
Mustafa Kandirali - Master of Turkish Clarinet

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