Mine was "Nordic Roots: 2" that my mom managed to find at Walmart or
something. Popped it in the CD player, said "Hey! This is cool! Not
like classical, not like country, with lots of medieval-sounding stuff!
I love this!" That was about 7 years ago and, of course, I'm hooked. My
absolute favorite is actually not on the Northside label, it's
indpendently produced: a group named Bjarv (don't know if any of you
know them, go to http://www.bjarv.com for more info), and I saw them
live first, so of course they're my favorite. I also really love Mari
Boine: Remixed and Ruth MacKenzie's "Kalevala" (technically on the
Omnium label, 'cause it's mostly pa engelsk, but still cool). But then
again, I love most Nordic music. *grin*
And it certainly has been life-changing! I went from an uninterested
teenager to a folk-dancing, fiddle-playing, Scandinavian Studies (and
History) major. Funny how things work out, huh? *grin*
Sarah