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Breathing life into a reel halling

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The Norwegian vocal group, PUST (which means "breath" in Norwegian), has released a new video to go along with the release of their second album, "Kry".
They explain their group concept, saying
PUST finds inspiration somewhere between folksong, jazz and ethnic vocal music. Tradition and innovation are a part of the groups musical expression.
Here they experiment with [...]

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MultePod presents: A Cup of Coffee

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A Cup of Coffee
This show features tunes about one of the essential beverages in the Nordic countries — coffee!
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Kraja: Swedish a cappella from Umeå

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Summer is coming to an end, but we can still remember the lovely summertime.
Kraja is a female a cappella vocal group from Umeå, Sweden. They first got together in the spring of 2002 to prepare for a performance at that year's Umeå Folkmusicfestival. Since then, they've continued to group and develop as a [...]

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The real story of Dancing Queen

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OK, I'll admit it. I wasn't a big ABBA fan back then.
But now I'm older and wiser and understand that ABBA was group of incredible talents that could perform diverse styles with ease. And there is no doubt that the songwriting team of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus wrote some masterfull tunes.
One of [...]

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MultePod presents: First Edition (rebroadcast)

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First Edition
In a rebroadcast of Multe Music's opening show, Ruth Marie shares a variety of music to demonstrate why she is so passionate about Nordic music and cultures. What's on the playlist? Waltzes, lullabies, jazzy reggae beats, modern symphonic to a polska beat and a polska with a BEATle surprise.Related Posts:MultePod presents: First EditionMultePod presents: [...]

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MultePod presents: Svenskarnasdag

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Svenskarnasdag
Music honoring Sweden's national day, June 6.
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MultePod presents: First Edition

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First Edition
Since this is our opening show, Ruth Marie shares a variety of music to demonstrate why she is so passionate about Nordic music and cultures. What's on the playlist? Waltzes, lullabies, jazzy reggae beats, modern symphonic to a polska beat and a polska with a BEATle surprise.
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Sweden's The Real Group improvises

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If you want to experience some amazing a capella singing, take a look at this clip from a 2002 concert by The Real Group in Korea.
They asked the audience to suggest a tune and then suggest a style. The results at this concert?

"Yesterday" by The Beatles done as a samba.
Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" [...]

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Falconer: Kristallen den fina

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Falconer is a Swedish folk metal band. The biography on their web site and MySpace profile tells the history of the group but says precious little about the group's concept or musical style.
Nevertheless, I was really intrigued by a YouTube video a fan put together over a Falconer track of the traditional Swedish folk tune, [...]

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Words

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Anders Edenroth of The Real Group wrote the following song that some have called a lyrical, rhythmic masterpiece. I'm just going to let the words speak for themselves. The video is below, as usual.
Words
a letter and a letter on a string
will hold forever humanity spellbound
Words
possession of the beggar and the king
everybody, everyday
you and I, we [...]

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