Modesty, she tells me, is what makes her distinctly Norwegian. Naming her cat Lisa, not so much. (“Lisa is not but a common name actually, but it is in The Simpsons,” she says.) And then, of course, ...

SYMPATHETIC STRINGS highlights the fiddle makers, musicians, dancers and apprentices who have formed an ardent, close-knit community of folk tradition practice around Norway’s beloved national ...

This evocation of an aspect of country life is part of a radical reinterpretation of Edvard Grieg’s 19 Norske Folkeviser (19 Norwegian Folk Songs), composed in 1896. The first piece in the cycle is ...

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Nordic Angst marries the melodies, rhythms and stories of traditional Nordic folk music with contemporary American sensibilities. That gives this mix relevance today, even if much of the material is ...

101. Mest Utav Allt (We Are The Poor) / Saga Sjoberg, Arne Dorumsgaard. Sweden, Europe 206. Alle Mann Hadde Fota (All Men Have Feet) / Saga Sjoberg, Arne Dorumsgaard, Robert Cornman Orchestra.

Norwegian pianist Dag Arnesen continues to mine the rich tradition of Norwegian folk and classical music on Norwegian Song 2, the logical follow-up to the acclaimed Norwegian Song (Resonant Music, ...

For sisters, Jane Norman and Ann E. Black, don't really look alike. Ann, who is the eldest at 67 and is a self-professed tomboy, has short, dark hair and moves quickly about a room. When she was a ...

SETESDAL, A WINDING valley to the north of Kristiansand in southern Norway, was once a place of traditions little changed since medieval times. Chief among these were song and dance marked by ...