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MultePod presents: Fine Tune, Part 1

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Fine Tune, Part 1
Ruth Marie is joined by the host of KYMN's Fine Tune, Wendy Nordquist, for the first of a two-part broadcast showcasing Nordic interpretations of tunes familiar to North American audiences.
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The most important way that Nordic artists can use Facebook

I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see Nordic artists making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive. :-)
It's incredibly simple. Nordic artists should be creatingRelated Posts:MultePod presents: Peaceful EveningMultePod presents: October FrostMultePod presents: JuleevengelietMultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: NisseDans

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MultePod presents: In With The New

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In With The New
We're ringing in a new year with songs about… well, about almost anything new.
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The most frequently repeated TV programme ever

I suppose every country has its own favorite holiday shows during the Christmas / New Year holidays. And here is one that the Nordic countries adore!
Written by Lauri Wylie and starring Freddie Frinton and May Warden, the film is called Dinner For One in English and is known by other names in other countries. However, I was [...]

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MultePod presents: RomJul

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RomJul
Music for Romjul — the period between Christmas and New Year.
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MultePod presents: Juleevengeliet

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Juleevengeliet (Luke 2:1-20)
As a special holiday treat to our listeners, Multe Music is pleased to share with you one special track from the Oslo Gospel Choir's 2002 album, Det skjedde i de dager (And It Came To Pass).
It is the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1-20, read in the Norwegian [...]

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MultePod presents: Strålande Jul

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Strålande Jul
A special two-hour, commercial-free Multe Music with songs of a radiant Christmas.
The complete show is available for download NOW on the Multe Music iTunes feed or on our archives/downloads page.
The show will be broadcast online and on air at KYMNRadio.net on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) from 7-9 p.m. and again on Christmas Day [...]

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Iceland's Frostroses Holiday Concert

The Frostroses Concert is one of Iceland's most cherished Christmas traditions. "Frost roses" is the Icelandic term for the flower-like patterns that form on windows when frost is present.

Begun in 2002, the event brings together well-known performers — many of them from Northern Europe. Here Eivør Pálsdóttir and Ragnheidur Ragga Gisladottir Grondal perform "One Little [...]

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Celebrating light

This Sunday is a special day — especially for Swedes. It is the feast day of Saint Lucy, known as Santa Lucia in Swedish and Santa Lucia in Italian. The day is not only celebrated in Sweden. Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway also mark the day.
The day is a celebration of light in the midst [...]

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MultePod presents: Adventsalm

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Adventsalm
Highlighting selections for Advent from the Christmas albums we recommended to and were featured in the December 2009 Sons of Norway Viking Magazine. For the complete list, see yesterday's posting.
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Create your own Northern Lights

One of my favorite natural phenomena — the Aurora borealis — is now easily available on the Internet. I first saw the northern lights during a visit to South Dakota in the fall a number of years ago. They were absolutely stunning!
The first Old Norse account of norðrljós is found in the Norwegian chronicle Konungs [...]

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Find your turkey's innard Nordic…

Every Thanksgiving and Christmas, my turkey goes a little Nordic / Scandinavian. So can yours.
The trick is using brown goat cheese in the gravy. What is that, you ask?
Brunost (Norwegian), mesost (Swedish), mysuostur (Icelandic) or myseost (Danish) is a brown Scandinavian whey cheese. The Norwegian name brunost means 'brown cheese'. In North America it is [...]

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Winners of Nord09: Nordic Masters in Folk Music

Nord09: Nordiska mästerskapen i folkmusik (The Nordic Masters in Folk Music) is now in its second year and is attracting top folk and traditional music talents from all over the Nordic nations.
This year the competition was held November 13-15 a Sälens Högfjällshotell in Dalarna, Sweden. The competitors ranged in age from 4-81 and a wide [...]

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It's time for Gla' Gløgg!

As the holiday season approaches, it's time to share my gløgg recipe! Some people think that gløgg recipes should be kept secret. Not me! The more, the merrier — literally and figuratively!
What is gløgg? Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary says:
glogg gloog (noun):
a hot spiced wine and liquor punch
Example sentence:
Lisbeth made glogg for the Christmas party using her [...]

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MultePod presents: Let It Rain!

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Let it rain!
Music for a rainy day…
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