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MultePod presents: Destination: Finnskog, Part 1

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Justa a quick reminder that our broadcast time is now Fridays at 1 p.m. CT and Mondays at 7 p.m. CT on air or online at KYMNRadio.net — or anytime here on the Multe Music site.Destination: Finnskog, Part 1
A musical visit to the Finnish Woods, which are not in Finland.
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Ila Auto: Norsk blågress / Norwegian bluegrass

Last Friday, I went to a fabulous concert by Monroe Crossing (with a great opening set by a young and impressive group, the Sawtooth Bluegrass Band). Monroe Crossing is a nationally recognized bluegrass band from here in Minnesota and they usually do one or two shows each year here in Northfield. Most recently, they had [...]

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A polska halling

Many people think that halling is a dance found only in Norway. That's not true. Sweden, too, has a halling tradition.

Halling is usually played and danced in a beat of 2/4 or 4/4. Here we have an interesting blending of halling being danced to a polska tune, which is in an asymmetrical beat of three.
The [...]

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Halling it on a guitar bouzouki

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 appears [...]

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An electric Leksands skanklåt

Over the last few years, I've made a real effort to get to know more about the folk rock and progressive rock scene in the Nordic countries, particularly in the 1970s. There was some great music coming out at that time.
Kebnekajse was one of the best known Swedish bands of that period. Some classify [...]

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Setesdal Roots Band: Sommer i Setesdal

It's summer and one of my friends just got back from exploring his roots in Setesdal, so it seems appropriate to feature a video from the Setesdal Roots Band.
The group is from Setesdal province in Norway. They play mostly their own compositions that are rooted in traditions such as pop, bluegrass, country, rock, blues [...]

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Bermuda is in Iceland

I recently found a band from Iceland — and I'm really enjoying their sound.
The band is Bermuda and they describe themselves on their MySpace page as "pop, R&B, funk". I've also seen the term " power pop" used.

Bermuda is:

Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir / Iris Holm – vocals
Gunnar Reynir Þorsteinsson – drums
Ingvar Alfreðsson – [...]

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Hellbillies: På Ål Stasjon

I can never say enough great things about the Norwegian band, Hellbillies. They are, in many ways, the Norwegian equivalent of The Eagles or the Allman Brothers Band — the latter of which was and remains a great inspiration for them.
They are called "country rock" but their music goes far beyond that and they [...]

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MultePod presents: Sunde-afternoon

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Sunde-afternoon
Enjoy the versatility of one of Norway's guitar masters, Øystein Sunde!
If you're new to listening to audio online or downloading the shows, here's how to get started.
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A new Spindel on a tune…

Spindel is a band fronted by two wonderful female Hardanger fiddle players from Nordfjord: Liv Merete Kroken and Sigrid Moldestad. Here they are with a tune called — in Swedish — "Du och jag Alfred (You and I, Alfred)".
This non-professional video was recorded at Halkaer Festival in Denmark in June 2009 . [...]

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MOVITS!: Fel del av gården

MOVITS! is an unusual combination — a swing/hip-hop/jazz band from Sweden. I found out about them while doing some research on Swedish music and ran across their MySpace page and their YouTube channel.
It's unusual — and fun — music. The lyrics are fast paced (as you would expect with hip-hop) and seem to capture a [...]

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An appreciative Shout Out to these artists and recording companies…

The Multe Music crew would like to thank the following artists / recording companies / distributors for copies of CDs that we've recently received over the last few weeks.

Etnisk Musikklubb (Norway)
Funi (Iceland)
GIGA (Sweden)
Kvarts (Norway)
Ingebjør Sørbøen (Norway)
Nordafjells (Norway)
Osterøy Spellmannslag (Norway)
Svøbsk (Denmark)
Tom Willy Rustad (Norway)
Trent Bruner (Canada / Norway)
as well as others from Hallingdal, Nordfjord and Røros [...]

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Cornerstone laid for Geilo "Culture Church"

This evening, the Geilo community will lay the grunnsteinnedleggelse (foundation stone) for the new "Kulturekyrkje (Cultural Church)", also known as "Kulturkirken".
The church will be located in a lower area of the valley where Geilo is located, near the river and central to all of Geilo.
It is being built in an ecological and environmentally sensitive way. [...]

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Midsummer in Ål

It was a midsummer to remember in Ål as the 2009 NM i Folkemusikk (Norwegian National Championships in Folk Music) began with the first competition and a public dance at the local Folkepark.
Well-known Norwegian recording artist Odd Nordstoga opened the evening with a very clever and well-done speech about the historic nature of this [...]

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It's Sankthans / Juhannes / Midsummer!

The cultures that seem to appreciate light the most are the ones that go without it for large parts of the year. That is why the summer season is so important for the inhabitants of the Nordic nations.
Today, June 23 is Sankthans in Norway — also known as Midsummer / Midsommer / Midtsummer / Juhannes. [...]

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