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Category Archives: Norway
Elin Furubotn
Elin Furubotn: Heilt Nye Vei (2012) Elin Furubotn is often labeled a singer-songwriter which might bring to mind a coffee-house folk singer alone with a guitar. There’s a little of that here, but usually Furbotn’s guitar is accompanied by saxophone, … Continue reading
Blink
Blink: Blink (2011) Blink is one of the recent student projects to come out of the Nordic Master program. With a well-chosen set of traditional tunes and well-crafted originals, this recording demonstrates a blend of all-around musical skill and good … Continue reading
Bukkene Bruse
Bukkene Bruse: The Stone Chair (1999) Last year I wrote a longer piece for RootsWorld on Annbjørg Lien that consisted of reviews and a brief interview. In that piece I wrote about Bjørn Ole Rasch and mentioned the Norwegian band Bukkene Bruse … Continue reading
Posted in Nordic, Norway
Tagged arve moen bergset, bukkene bruse, nordic, norway, steinar ofsdal
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Anne-Marie Giørtz
Anne-Marie Giørtz: På Egne Vegne (2009) Shakespearean sonnets, angular melodies, soft lullabies, off-kilter waltzes, and a percussive champagne cooler. These are mixed together in a fascinating way on this release from Norwegian singer Anne-Marie Giørtz. My full review is on RootsWorld.
Posted in Nordic, Norway
Tagged anne-marie giørtz, nordic, norway, rootsworld, shakespeare
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Annbjørg Lien
Annbjørg Lien Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player Annbjørg Lien released a record this year with singer Sondre Bratland. Last year she released a duo record with keyboardist Bjørn Ole Rasch, and the year before that she released an album for string quartet. … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Nordic, Norway
Tagged annbjørg lien, bjørn ole rasch, nordic, norway, rootsworld, sondre bratland, string quartet
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Trygve Seim
Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli At the 2010 Portland Jazz Festival I had the opportunity to interview the Norwegian jazz duo of saxophonist Trygve Seim and accordionist Frode Haltli. My interview, along with my reviews of their performance and some … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Jazz, Live Performances, Norway
Tagged frode haltli, norway, rootsworld, trygve seim
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