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This week's show uses Nordic music to help tell some of the story of the Northfield Bank Raid of 1876 by the notorious James-Younger Gang — and includes some tunes written by Nordic musicians specifically about Northfield.
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This Week's Playlist:
- Jesse James | Twärdrag | nuförst! | Sweden
- Tog I Natta (Train In The Night) | Sturla Eide | Murru | Norway
- Cowboyhalling av Ale Möller [LIVE] | Filarfolket | Vintervals | Sweden
- Hestleitaren, lyarslått etter Sjugurd Garmo | Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive | Nåde over nåde | Norway
- Minnesota gangar etter Anund Roheim | Torgeir Straand | AmeriKappleik Live! A Hardanger Fiddle Celebration [LIVE] | Norway
- Morning Awakening in Northfield, lydarlatt av Hallgrim Berg | Hallgrim Berg | AmeriKappleik Live! A Hardanger Fiddle Celebration [LIVE] | Norway
- Riksbanken, springleik i Skjåk-form | Vågå Spelmannslag | Takk for sist! | Norway
- Røven | Benedicte Maurseth & Knut Hamre | Rosa i botnen | Norway
- Den døde hest | Phønix | Collage [LIVE] | Denmark
- The Forest (from the film "The Snow Queen") | Orchestra conducted by Jukka Linkola | Northern Lights: Music of Contemplation for a New Age | Finland
- Kor e alle helter hen? (Where Have All The Heroes Gone?) | Jan Eggum | Nesten ikke tilstede | Norway
The listing order is TUNE NAME | ARTIST | ALBUM | COUNTRY.
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Multe Music is a weekly hour-long radio show / podcast exploring the roots, shoots and fruits of Scandinavian and Nordic traditions. Join Multe Music's host, Ruth Marie, on air or online Fridays at 1 p.m. CT and Mondays at 7 p.m. CT on KYMN Radio 1080 AM. For more information on this great music, check out the Multe Music web site where you can also listen to and/or download other past shows.
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I have had difficulties listening to Multe Music until now. Once the podcast was available on iTunes things were simplified for me and I have been thoroughly enjoying your shows. I started with Røvene, and my favorites from this show were the pieces by Filarfolket and Phønix.
You wondered aloud where Twärdrag might have learned “The Ballad of Jesse James.” You also mentioned that they do both Swedish and Irish music. I’ll wonder if they learned this tune the same way I did – from the Irish folk-rock band The Pogues off their “Rum” album.
I love your show. Thanks for doing whatever it was you had to do to get this to iTunes.
Thanks for the lead on The Pogues’ recording! And happy that iTunes is making it easier for you to hear the show. Thanks for listening!