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Category Archives: Denmark
American Café Orchestra
American Café Orchestra: Nightmare Polka (2011) About a year ago a friend gave me Ruthie Dornfeld’s record, Duets Abroad. Dornfeld, a fiddler from Seattle, crafted a solid, enjoyable, and sometimes wild record of duets with musicians from Finland, Denmark, France, … Continue reading
Posted in Americana, Denmark, Finland, Nordic, US
Tagged american café orchestra, americana, denmark, finland, morten alfred høirup, nordic, rootsworld, ruthie dornfeld, tapani varis
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Fiolministeriet
Fiolministeriet: Fiolministeriet (2011) Fiolministeriet is a string trio from Denmark who have taken traditional dance music and used their classical training to bring together the best of the dance hall and the concert hall. Read my full review of Fiolministeriet’s self-titled … Continue reading
Jensen & Bugge
Jensen & Bugge: Hav Og Land (2011) Over the past few months, when my soul has needed restoration I’ve been turning to the new CD from Jensen & Bugge. This is a strong contender for my favorite album of 2011 and … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Nordic
Tagged denmark, kristian bugge, mette kathrine jensen, nordic, rootsworld
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I Vintermørkets Hal
Zenobia: I Vintermørkets Hal (2010) This trio from Denmark put out their first record, Midnat, in 2008. I liked it primarily for the musicality of the players. On their second record, a collection of songs celebrating winter, Zenobia shows a … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Nordic
Tagged denmark, mette kathrine jensen, nordic, piano, rootsworld, winter, zenobia
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Trio THG
Trio THG: Tungen Ud Ad Vinduet (2008) Two fiddlers and a guitarist play traditional Danish folk tunes. My review is on RootsWorld.
Serras
Serras: Ø (2009) The Danish quintet Serras blends traditional Danish folk music, jazz, rock, and blues. My review is on RootsWorld.