bouzouki

Halling it on a guitar bouzouki

September 2, 2009

From Swedish halling yesterday to Norwegian today. I've featured the work of Andreas Aase before. He's a Norwegian guitarist from Trondheim who has been doing some interesting things with folk music — and posting videos to YouTube. Here he's playing a halling (laus) tune from on a hybrid instrument — a guitar bouzouki. The tune [...]

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Album Review: Krauka – Óðinn

June 2, 2009

The new Krauka album, Óðinn, recently came across my desk for review. According to the band's web site, it's the group's fourth release. The copy I received was simply the CD in a sleeve with minimal information. I would have really liked to have had lyrics and liner notes included (whether in Icelandic, Danish or [...]

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Folque: Dansevise

September 9, 2008

Folque was a Norwegian group that came into being because of the influence of British folk rock groups such as Fairport Convention and Pentangle. Some consider Folque the most influential Norwegian folk-rock band of its era. I have a number of Folque recordings, some of which I share on the show from time to time. [...]

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