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Turning pop into polska

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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 as "Björn [...]

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The most important way that Nordic artists can use Facebook

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I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see Nordic artists making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive. :-)
It's incredibly simple. Nordic artists should be creatingRelated Posts:MultePod presents: Peaceful EveningMultePod presents: October FrostMultePod presents: JuleevengelietMultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: NisseDans

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MultePod presents: Peaceful Evening

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Peaceful Evening
As the holiday season is upon us and December 10th is the date when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, today's broadcast "Peaceful Evening" — just another way to translate one of the most famous Christmas songs ever — features songs of and about peace.
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MultePod presents: Adventsalm

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Adventsalm
Highlighting selections for Advent from the Christmas albums we recommended to and were featured in the December 2009 Sons of Norway Viking Magazine. For the complete list, see yesterday's posting.
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Playlist:Related Posts:MultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: Lucia LightMultePod [...]

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A 10-minute chronology of ABBA

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Sometimes folks produce some really impressive work on YouTube. One user spent eight months putting together a chronology of sound clips from more than 100 songs released by ABBA during their career.
If you think you "know" ABBA, you may want to think again — and give this video a listen. I was really surprised at [...]

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A-Ha Announces Farewell Tour

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The Norwegian synthpop band, a-ha, has announced that the group will split at the end of a "farewell tour" culminating in their final shows in Oslo in December 2009. The group has been together for 25 years.
A report on a web site in UK (where the group has had 15 top 10 singles) reported:
Announcing [...]

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Just go and get a beer

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It's Friday — and that might mean Happy Hour for some. So here's "Bare Går Og Tar En Øl (Just Go And Get A Beer)", a 2009 release from the Norwegian band, Ole Ivars.

Ole Ivars is a dansband, meaning tjat they play a type of music that is pop oriented but with what we in [...]

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Autumn with Cumulus formations…

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I've recently been getting to know the work of 1970/80s Finnish folk band, Cumulus. And, just in time for the arrival of autumn, someone posted a video of them singing the tune, "Syyslaulu (Autumn Song)".

The group issued a Russian language version of this song in 1977 and a Finnish version in 1990. This video, however, [...]

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MultePod presents: Euro-visions (rebroadcast)

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Euro-visions
Today's Multe Music program is a rebroadcast of the June, 27, 2009 show, Euro-visions, with a great review of some of the top Nordic hits from one of the world's longest running television programs and music contests – Eurovision!Related Posts:MultePod presents: Euro-visionsA recap of Nordic Eurovision winnersMultePod presents: First Edition (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: First EditionMultePod presents: [...]

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Mamma Mia — What an interview!

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I recently came across excellent videos with Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus made just prior to the opening of the Swedish production of Mamma Mia! at Cirkus in Stockholm.
The interviews are done in Swedish with English language subtitles. The interview  with Andersson and Ulvaeaus is interspersed with interviews of others involved [...]

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Bermuda is in Iceland

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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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MultePod presents: Sunde-afternoon

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Sunde-afternoon
Enjoy the versatility of one of Norway's guitar masters, Øystein Sunde!
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Playlist:Related Posts:MultePod presents: Farm Report (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: Farm ReportØystein Sunde og Halvdan Sivertsen: Ja takk, begge deler potpurriFolque: DanseviseGitarkamaratene: Gammalosten

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MultePod presents: Euro-visions

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Euro-visions
Celebrating all the Nordic winners of the legendary Eurovision Song Contest.
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Playlist:Related Posts:MultePod presents: Euro-visions (rebroadcast)A recap of Nordic Eurovision winnersMultePod presents: First Edition (rebroadcast)MultePod presents: First EditionMultePod presents: Let It Rain!

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Will Universal's boo-boo be an a-ha moment?

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The Norwegian group, a-ha, recently experienced a bit of a "technical error" as their record company announced the debut of the group's new album on June 15.
a-ha is:

Morten Harket
Magne Furuholmen
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Best known for their 1985 single, "Take on Me", they have enjoyed continued success since then with eight albums. Their newest effort, Foot of the [...]

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Hootenanny Singers: Gabrielle

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In 1964, a group called the Hootenanny Singers had a big hit with the song "Gabrielle". They recorded the song in a number of languages (Swedish, German, Dutch and English).
Here's a charming foray into early 1960s Swedish music. This is the English language version.
And that cherub faced guitarist next to the bass? That's Björn Ulvaeus. [...]

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