Music of Norway

Unni Lovlid - Rite - $18.99
(cdRoots# grcd-4223)
Norwegian vocal musc extraordinare. RootsWorld says: "Every once in awhile, an album emerges that is so singular that it appears to have dropped out of the sky like a diamond meteorite. Such is the case with the Norwegian vocalist Unni Lovlid's latest CD, Rite. In these days of post-folk, where bedroom laptop gurus deconstruct guitar chords and gauzy field samples, the human touch has migrated to anonymous microchip forests. Unni Lovlid's chief instrument, however, is her remarkable voice, as pure as a stream's refracted light and as lulling and seductive as a ripe moon. On Rite, Lovlid takes her voice into the dark organic wildwood of an imagination shadowed with possibilities: she gives birth to an art music of soothing strangeness."

Terje Isungset - Ice Concerts - $17.99
(cdRoots# grcd-ice0804)
Live concerts of voice and mostly instruments made of ice: Terje Isungset: ice percussion, flute, voice; icefon; icehorn, ice; Sara Merielle Gaup: joik; Arve Henriksen: trumpet, vocal, icehorns; Unni Lovlid: vocal; Lena Nymark: vocal; Silvia Moi: vocal; Jon Halvor Bjornset: live sampling; Nature: snow and ice.

Svein Westad, Durga Khatiwada, Jiwa Rai & Shyam Nepali - Meeting in the Mountain - $16.99
(cdRoots# yy-meetmount)
This album is the result of an encounter between the Norwegian folk music artist Svein Westad, and music teachers at the Nepal Music Centre in Kathmandu. In 1997, Svein was invited by the folk dance group Anam Dharan, whom he had met in North Korea some years earlier, to give a concert in Kathmandu. Before leaving Norway, he was recommended by Rikskonsertene to do a work shop with musicians at the NMC. The Nepal Music Centre is a recently finished joint project between Music Nepal in Nepal, and Rikskonsertene, sponsored by the Norwegian Agency Development Co-operation (NORAD). This meeting turned out to be so successful, that Svein invited his Nepali music colleges to join him in the concert at the Gurukul music theatre in Kathmandu. A few days later, they also recorded some of the tracks on this CD in the Music Nepal studio.The Norwegian Munnharpe and Seljefløyte are both natural scale instruments, thus seemingly different in character from the Nepali Bansuri and the Sarangi. Nevertheless, the instruments ha

Rusk - Rusk II - $17.99
(cdRoots# grcd-rusk2)
Rusk is a Norwegian folk trio of singer Unni Lövlid, accordionist Frode Haltli and violinist/hardangar fiddler Vegar Vårdal. On their second recording (2006), they focus on the music of the southeastern part of Norway. The roots are traditional, but they play in a uniquely rough and modern style.

Kelpie - Var det du – var det deg? - $17.99
(cdRoots# wp-87139)
Kerstin Blodig (vocals, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán) and Ian Melrose (guitar, low whistles, seljefløyte, vocals, bouzouki, percussion, programming) combine Celtic and Scandinavian roots in a modern context. They are joined by a few other musicians on hardangar fiddle, percussion and bass on various tracks.

Iver Kleive and Aage Kvalbein - Til trøst (Comfort me) - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-341)
Using the Steinway grand piano in the Kulturkirken Jakob and a cello, two of Norways greatest musicians have dug deep into the world of melancholy. Kvalbein and Kleive take the listener on a journey through musical gems from classical music, traditional folk songs and well-loved ballads.

Fotefar and Håvard Lund - Fest - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-346)
FEST is the first CD from the folk trio Fotefar (Footprints) and clarinet player Håvard Lund. The trio is Lena Jinnegren, Bendik Lund Haanshus and Ragnhild Furebotten. Lena, from Sweden, has deep roots in rock, folk music and folk ballads. Ragnhild was nominated for the same award in 2008 for her solo CD "Endelig vals" (Finally a waltz). Bendik trained at the music conservatory in Trondheim, and plays in the group KADO and the tango music band Orangutango. Håvard is artist in residence for the cultural centre in Troms county, and now has a permanent position there as a musician, composer and arranger. He has played with the band Farmers Market, with Frode Fjellheim of Transjoik and collaborated with Trygve Seim.

Åsne Valland Nordli - Julekvad - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-177)
The Norwegian singer performs Nordic folk songs and traditional European religious songs for the winter holiday and Christmas, with Joakim Friis-Holm (Celtic harp); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Paolo Vinaccia (percussion) and Elin Ødegaard (vocal improvisation).

Skruk - Starry crowns in heaven - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-352)
The Norwegian vocal group performs playful and exciting arrangements of American gospel and spirituals and has enlisted legendary conductor Samuel Carver Davenport from New Orleans to help refine and polish their performance of these songs. All the songs are for choir a cappella, and several arrangements are written by another legend of spirituals, Moses Hogan, a personal friend of Davenport. He writes in a dense and spectacular style, exploiting the many ways language can be used to help the music swing.

Oslo Gospel Choir - En stjerne skinner i natt - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-343)
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the choir recorded in Oslo Concert Hall in December last year, where they gave five concerts to packed houses. This recording radiates the intimate and inspiring Christmas spirit this choir is so renowned for.he recording offers highlights from the choirs repertoire performed at Christmas concerts across Norway over their 20 years, featuring such favourites as "Glade jul" (Holy Night), "Julekveldsvisa" (Ready for Christmas Eve), "O, helga natt" (O Holy Night), Go Tell It On The Mountain, "En stjerne skinner i natt" (A Star Is Shining Tonight), written by the choir conductor Tore W. Aas, and "Mariavise" (Marys Song), written by Aas and Erik Hillestad.

Buen Garnås, Bratland, Yndestad - Når klokkune gjeve dur - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-nar)
Three of Norway's great singers, Agnes Buen Garnås, Sondre Bratland, Hanne Kjersti Yndestad, in solo settings or accompanied by a minimal ensemble of bass, hardingfele and flute.

Arild Andersen - Arv - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-arv)
Bassist Arild Andersen's epic Nordic folk and jazz fusion, with Nana Vasconcelos on percussion, Kirsten Bråten Berg on vocal, munnharpe, langeleik, and Bendik Hofseth on tenor and soprano saxophones. Recorded in 1993 - how did I miss this one all these years? Highly recommended.

Kalenda Maya - Norske Middelalderballader - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-082)
Medieval Norse Ballads performed with a lot of skill and verve by this quintet of Norwegian musicians - Sidsel Brevig (fiddles), Tone Hulbakækmo (voice, harp, lyre), Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (Arab lutes, flutes, bagpipe, kantele, lyre), Sverre Jansen (psaltery, mandora, hurdy-gurdy, Norwegian dulcimer), Gilles Obermayer (percussion). Recorded in 1989.

Terje Isungset - Two Moons - $18.99
(cdRoots# grcd-twomoons)
The second recording of "all ice" music from the Norwegian percussionist, this time joined by Per Jørgensen on vocal and ice trumpe, with Isungset on ice percussion, icehorn and isofon. Absolutely unique; beautiful, surprising and highly recommended.

Blamann Blamann - Blamman - $11.99
(cdRoots# grcd-blammann)
Blåmann Blåmann is a group of four musicians from Vinje in Telemark. They primarily play the old traditional folk music of their area, but their arrangements are also influenced by newer pop music. Their repertory spans several different folk music types, including ballads from the Middle Ages, lyrical pieces, springar and gangar dance tunes, slåttestev (short songs based on fiddle tunes), and ballad melodies. Their music-making is unpretentious, but at the same time they take care to arrange their material so that the original core is preserved. Blåmann Blåmann's goals are to play well, have fun, and give their audience a top-quality musical experience.

Spindel - Aminje - $12.99
(cdRoots# grcd-spindel2)
The hardangar and fiddle duo of Liv Merete Kroken and Sigrid Moldestad has expanded in 2005 to include Olav Tveitane on guitar, bass, vocals and cistern; Dagfinn Andersen on piano, trøorgel and vocal and Ivar Kolve on percussion and marimba. It's a much more agressive and modern sound that never loses sight of the Norwegian roots of the tunes.

Steinar Ofsdal and Per Midtstigen - Sjofloyta - $9.99
(cdRoots# grcd-ofsdalmid)
Norwegian flautists Ofsdal and Midtstigen explore the sjøfløyta

Honndalstausene - Frie Former - $12.99
(cdRoots# grcd-frie)
Traditional dance music from western Norway played by 7 hardangar fiddlers, all women, known as 'The women (wenches) of Hornindal.' The 2001 release, 'free forms' (frie former), is an excellent recording of the lush, full sound of the Nordic fiddle orchestra.

Hallgrim Berg and Erik Roine - Munnharpa - $12.99
(cdRoots# grcd-munnharpa)
Music for the munnharpa (mouth harp or 'jew's harp') from Norway

Tigerlily - Tigerlily - $10.99
(cdRoots# grcd-tiger)
This young Norwegian band fuses and melds folk, rock, ambient grooves and jazz into an unusual whole, driven by Elisabeth Vatn's bagpipes and clarinets, Harald Skullerud's percussion, and Olav Torget's plucked strings (including guitar, bass, banjo Senegambian konting and Chinese moon guitar).

Harnihomba - Harnihomba - $11.99
(cdRoots# grcd-harni)
Modern folk from Norway, new ararnagements of traditional songs and original pieces performed with bagpipes, clarinet, fiddle, guitars, bass, percussion and saxophones.

Various Artists - Fortal - Traditional Songs From Honindal - $16.99
(cdRoots# grcd-7208)

Reiersrud, Jacobsen and Vajra - Himalaya Blues - $13.99
(cdRoots# grcd-himalaya)
Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud, flute player Hans Fredrik Jacobsen and the traditional group Vajra from Nepal present a mixture of traditional Norwegian, American and Nepalese music, recorded in Katmandu.

Utla - Song - $17.99
(cdRoots# nor-utla-song)
The trio UTLA presents new aspects of sound and imaginary journeys through Norwegian landscapes. Free improvisation and deep folk roots make this a unique sound, performed on saxophones, horns, percussion and hardangar fiddle. This recording also features vocalist Berit Opheim.

Utla - Dans - $17.99
(cdRoots# nor-dans)
The trio UTLA presents new aspects of sound and imaginary journeys through Norwegian landscapes. UTLA´s music is deeply rooted in the tradition of Hardanger fiddle playing, yet connected to urban musical impulses. UTLA presents their music honest and powerfully, combining tradition with improvisation and composition. The ultimate mix between old Norwegian music and modern sounds. Musicians: Haakon Hogemo (hardangar fiddle), Karl Seglem (sax, ram's horn) and Terje Isungset (drums, percussion, Jew's harp)

String Sisters - Live - $15.99
(cdRoots# sst-stringsisters)
Top fiddlers from the Celtic and Scandinavian traditions gather for a show at Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival. Featuring Annbjorg Lien, Catriona MacDonald, Liz Carroll, Liz Knowles, Mairead ni Mhaonaigh, and Emma Hardelin. Solo, in various groupings, and sometimes backed by piano, bass, guitar or percussion. Highly recommended!

Kari Bremnes - LY - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-345)
LY (Shelter) features 11new songs spanning a wide range of ideas, visions and musical temperament. Bremnes looks into the nooks and crannies of life, writing about how she sees the world through her eyes, the ugly and beautiful, light and dark,anger and love, about dancing, death, the fate of a strong woman on the polar island of Svalbard, and about finding warmth. In short, about seeking shelter. (In Norwegian)

Skruk and Nymark Collektive - Dype, stille, sterke, milde - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-312)
'deep still strong mild' is a captivating choir record that highlights what Skruk is all about. This album presents Norwegian popular religious songs performed with a small jazz ensemble.

Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive - Nade over nade - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-313)
Nåde over nåde is the third recording by Norwegian guitarist Reiersrud and organist Kleive, again recorded with the full pipe organ and in the beautiful acoustics of the Odense Cathedral. As with their earlier albums, old psalms and folk tunes predominate, with a few interesting reinterpretations of contemporary songs ("What a Wonderful World" and "Grandma's Hands"). But this time Reiersrud and Kleive have maximized the church's dynamics and three-dimensional qualities, fully exploited under guidence of recording engineer Alf Christian Hvidsteen. Highly recommended.

Anne-Lise Berntsen and Nils - Henrik Aasheim - Engleskyts - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-eng)
Improvisations based on Norwegian religious folk songs. Berntsen has had engagements as a leading singer at several international opera houses. Asheim, composer and organist, has studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.

Iver Kleive - Requiem - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-325)
Iver Kleive's captivating requiem is dedicated to his son Alexander, the 11 September terror victims and soldiers who have fallen in the Iraqi war. Based on traditional requiem texts in Latin, it is composed for choir, organ and two soloists. It was recorded in Lubljana in Slovenia in May this year.

Rim Banna - Seasons of Violet - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-317)
Palestinian vocalist Rim Banna performsa selection of new Palestinian love songs with a fine international ensemble featuring Eivind Aarseth (guitar), Gjermund Silset (bass), Rune Arnesen (drums) and David Wallumrød (keyboards), in addition to her husband Leonid Aleixenco (acoustic guitar). The title refers to the lilac, a violet flower which in Palestine is a symbol of love. All the songs have been composed by Rim Banna together with Leonid Aleixenco, while her mother has written some of the lyrics.

Oslo Gospel Choir - Salmeskatt (A Treasury of Hymns) - $19.99
(cdRoots# kkv-272)
Sacred music performed by choir, individual vocals, piano, organ and other instruments

Sinikka Langeland - Andreas Liebig - Stjerneklang - $17.99
(cdRoots# grcd-stjern)
Sinikka Langeland sings folk songs and improvises with Andreas Liebig, who performs on the historic Wagner-organ (1741) in Nidaros Cathedral, in Trondhjem, Norway. They present Bach's organ chorales for Christmas in a unique and passionate way.

Maria Solheim - Frail - $17.99
(cdRoots# kkv-278)
Solheim's third CD represents an important step in finding her true personal musical style. She has enlisted an entirely new musical ensemble, especially highly profiled young pianist Emil Nikolaisen, with his powerful, expressive style. Other musicians are Tor Egil Kreken (bass), Torstein Lofthus (drums, percussion), Audun Haugeplass and David Wallumrød (keyboards), and Kjetil Steensnæs (guitar). The album was recorded in Hangarsound studio. Maria gives us 10 new powerful and captivating songs on "Frail". Her interpretations and the original sound of Nikolaisen's production create a unique poetic yet raw ambience, simply a world of its own.

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