Benny Andersson's Swedish Royal Wedding Song

June 21, 2010
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A new choral song by noted Swedish composer Benny Andersson (yes, that Benny Andersson), Vilar glad. I din famn (Resting blissfully in your arms), was premiered at the recent wedding of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling. The melody is set to lyrics by Swedish poet Kristina Lugn and was commissioned especially for the [...]

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Euro-visions (rebroadcast)

May 21, 2010

Today's Multe Music program is a rebroadcast of the June 26, 2009 show, Euro-visions, celebrating all the Nordic winners of the legendary Eurovision Song Contest — which was hosted in 2010 in Oslo, Norway because Alexander Rybak and FRIKAR won the competition in 2009. // Related Posts:Just go and get a beerPizza-kastNorway wins Eurovision — [...]

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Transhumance (rebroadcast)

May 20, 2010

Today's Multe Music program is a rebroadcast of the May 9, 2009 show, Transhumance. Music that marks the migration of people and animals from the lowland farms to the high mountain pastures. Come on up to the saeter! // Related Posts:MultePod presents: TranshumanceMultePod presents: AmerikaTurMultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: Peaceful EveningMultePod presents: Adventsalm

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MultePod presents: Spring Fling

May 14, 2010

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A "spring fling" featuring the music of the Swedish slängpolska — a fling dance! If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: NisseDansMultePod presents: A Cup of CoffeeMultePod presents: Farm Report (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: Farm Report

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MultePod presents: Home to Mom

May 7, 2010

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A Nordic musical celebration of Mother's Day that, among other things, says that you're never too old to go "Home to Mom". If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: NisseDansMultePod presents: A Cup of CoffeeMultePod presents: Mother [...]

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MultePod presents: Mother Earth

April 23, 2010

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Nordic music about the planet where we live — in celebration of Earth Day! If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Euro-visions (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: First Edition (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: Euro-visionsMultePod presents: First EditionMultePod presents: First Edition

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MultePod presents: Bridge of Peace

March 19, 2010

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Bridge of Peace An interview with Professor Andrea Een of St. Olaf College and Mary Hegge of the American Swedish Institute (ASI) Spelemanslag about the fiddling traditions of Norway and Sweden. We'll preview some tunes that the ASI Spelmanslag, Lars Skjervheim Spelemannslag and Twin Cities Hardingfelelag will play at their upcoming concert on Sunday in Northfield, Bridge of Peace: [...]

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MultePod presents: ABBA-licious

March 13, 2010

ABBA-licious In honor of their induction this week into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ABBA tunes like you've never heard them before! If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Euro-visions (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: Euro-visionsMultePod presents: RomJulMultePod presents: Mother EarthMultePod [...]

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MultePod presents: Fine Tune, Part 2

March 6, 2010

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Fine Tune, Part 2 Ruth Marie is joined by the host of KYMN's Fine Tune, Wendy Nordquist, for the second of a two-part broadcast showcasing Nordic interpretations of tunes familiar to North American audiences. If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod [...]

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MultePod presents: Fine Tune, Part 1

February 27, 2010

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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. If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod [...]

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MultePod presents: Olympic Spirit

February 20, 2010

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Olympic Spirit Celebrating the Nordic spirit of the Winter Olympic games, held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Melodies of the HeartMultePod presents: Spring FlingMultePod presents: FiddlemakerMultePod presents: Fine Tune, Part 2MultePod [...]

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MultePod presents: Melodies of the Heart

February 6, 2010

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Melodies of the Heart Tunes that explore the emotion of love. If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Olympic SpiritMultePod presents: A Cup of CoffeeMultePod presents: Fine Tune, Part 2MultePod presents: Il-LUMI-nating WinterMultePod presents: Strålande Jul

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MultePod presents: Il-LUMI-nating Winter

January 23, 2010

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Il-LUMI-nating Winter The Finnish word for snow, lumi, inspires this program of wintery music. If you're new to listening to audio online and downloading files, here's how to get started. This Week's Playlist: // Related Posts:MultePod presents: Melodies of the HeartMultePod presents: Folk DanmarkTranshumance (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: Spring FlingMultePod presents: Olympic Spirit

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Bunny hop? or jenka?

January 18, 2010

A while ago I came across this video of Swedish students doing a line dance version of the "jenka" ("jenkka" in Finnish) and noticed how similar the dance is to the American novelty dance, the bunny hop. So I started looking around for more information. The bunny hop Wikepedia entry links to an article in [...]

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Turning pop into polska

January 12, 2010

I've always said that a hallmark of a truly great melody is that it can cross genres. I recently came across this fun example of turning a Swedish pop song into a Swedish polska. The tune is "Ring Ring", an ABBA tune off of their album of the same name (when the group was known [...]

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