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A thousand thoughts about Triakel…

August 20, 2009

When the Multe Music crew was in Norway, we received an invitation to go to a concert by the Swedish group, Triakel, at the wonderful cultural heritage farm in Sør-Fron, Rudi Gard. Alas, it wasn't to be… Triakel is a group well worth experiencing live. The name has a couple of meanings. There are three [...]

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Rimpparemmi: Finnish folk dance

March 25, 2009

Rimpparemmi is a Finnish / Så¡mi folk dance and music ensemble from Lapland province that has a unique claim — "The Official Folk Ensemble of Santa Claus". In addition, they claim the title of the northernmost folk dance theatre in the world. I'm not going to dwell on the competing claims to Santa Claus of [...]

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Terje G. Hong & Ross Reaver: Gode Gutter

January 28, 2009

Here's an interesting way to mix it up with tradition and instrumentation. Terje Gording Hong and Ross Reaver entered Norway's national old-time music competition — Landsfestival 2008 — with a tune written by Hong, "Gode Gutter (Good Boys)". Hong is playing the two-row diatonic accordion, an instrument with which he has won Landsfestival categories on [...]

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