In the hopes of reviving a more spam-free New Nordic Folk discussion, I hope we can do it here. This group will only be moderated to the extent that it...
Well, we have 30 verifiably intersted members... now all we need is a conversation! Mayeb we start with the old standby: Now Playing: Alruna "Ljus av ljus" ...
Perhaps a round of new introductions is in order, too? So, who are we? ... I don't even remember if I introduced myself when I first join the former list years...
I don't remember ever introducing myself but it is a great idea. I live in Minnesota, volunteer selling CDs at the Nordic Roots Festival at the Cedar Cultural...
OK, my turn, I guess. I'm Cliff Furnald, freelance writer, editor of RootsWorld, and of late, proprietor of cdRoots. I have no Nordic blood, no relatives from...
I am into this music big time, albeit without any roots to it in terms of my ancestry. Perhaps that is a testament to the deep power of the music. I am 56,...
Hi! I´m Timo Närväinen, 54, from Espoo, Finland, I´ve with my wife small record company Olarin Musiikki Oy. In the "good old days" we used to released...
Well, I guess I might as well introduce myself: My name is Kate Baker, and I don't have a drop of Nordic blood in my body--all my family comes from the UK. But...
Hey Kate. How do you make the "a" with the umlauts on top? newnordicroots@yahoogroups.com wrote: There are 4 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1....
Hi all, I think I've been a lurker on the original list since its first inception, so I guess it's also about time for a quick introduction, too. My name's...
Hi everyone, I've been a fan of nordic folk music since Garmarna's tour of the States in 1995. I didn't actually get to see them since they were playing at a...
Seems like this way people are writing again. Thanks, Cliff. So who am I? My name is Klaus Fink, coming from around Stuttgart, Germany. I grew up doing folk...
Hi all, my turn to speak out now. I'm Jacopo, from Italy. I've been listening to Scandinavian folk music since my German girlfriend (who's just packed me...
Hi Jacopo, do you have any information about Folque? Never heard of them before. And about Flemish music - any specific groups here? I only started to listen...
On Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:48 PM, in a moment of clarity, ... Hi Klaus, here is a good discography of the Norwegian prog-folk band Folque, pasted from...
l> Hope you'll find something that suits your interests. I'd like to add landmark Dutch group FLAIRCK (http://www.flairck.nl) Started as acoustic-progressive...
Jan Cherniak
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Nov 17, 2004 2:37 pm
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Thanks! From the groups I already have heard of (Lais, Kadril, Urban Trad a.o.) the list seems to be a fine one to start with... Ciao Klaus...
- Ambrozijn [http://www.ambrozijn.be/]: a fine mix between Flemish and foreing traditions, never indulging in easy world-pop music - at least till the last...
On Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:54 PM, in a moment of clarity, ... I was referring to their latest release "Botsjeribo", out on summer 2004. Written and...
On Wednesday, November 17, 2004 3:35 PM, in a moment of clarity, ... I'd let them off as they are off the path of Dutch/Flemish music tradition, aren't they? ...
... (-: and these moments are rare! ... It seems I have fallen behind a bit. I must contact Wim, I guess. cliff ... Cliff Furnald, editor RootsWorld, the...
Someone wrote to me privately and asked about content rules for posting. I am going to excercise extremely limited moderating powers here. If it is about, or...
... Cliff; Thanks for doing this! It'll be nice to see what's happening in the world of Nordic music again. I was working with Norwegian saxophonist Frode...
Hi! My name is Mats Lundahl I am 45 years, father of two kids and lives in Sundsvall, in the north part of Sweden. My interest for Nordic folk music started...
... Welcome aboard, Mats. It's nice to see another message on this list finally! Regards, Rudolph A. Carrera Carrera-Linn Cultural Exchange http://clcx.org ...
Ah, hi and all that. My name's Will Anderson, I live in Minnesota. North Branch, Minnesota. Hell-hole. Don't even visit it. Seriously. BUT, it *is* close...
I´ve found two really excellent new vocal folk music albums from Finland. Suden aika "Etsijä" (Alba Records in Finland and Laika records in Germany) Two...
Just got in a new CD by Danish fiddler Harald Haugaard and drummer Anders Mogensen called "Spirits." Haugaard is a personal favorite and his playing here...
Hi there, When I just bought the latest album of Jon Lord (great composer and piano/keyboard player of Deep Purple fame) "Beyond the notes" I was quite ...
Hi all, Just a note to tell you, I've started a new discussion group called Chantoozies for the wonderful Poozies and related projects from present members,...