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ta:lik`s purpose is to make Norwegian traditional music available on CD. They specialize in quality releases of archive recordings by old master fiddlers, such as Ola Bøe, Olav Moe, Haldor Røyne, Harald Fylken, Sigurd Eldegard, Ola Grihamar and Klaus Sande.

In 2003 they released a new recording of the winner of Landskappleiken 2002 (The Norwegian Championship) , Jan Beitohaugen Granli (hardangerfiddle) and a new recording of Marit Mattisgard, one of Norways finest traditional singers. These are our first presentations from the catalog.

In Norway, traditional music is often linked to National Romanticism and its visual esthetics; including traditional costumes, rose painting and so on. Through contemporary cover designs ta:lik wants to state that traditional music belongs to the present as well as the past, and does not always have to be paired with so-called traditional esthetics.

Norsk Folkemusikk fra NRK's fjernsynarchiv - various DVD
$22.99
(cdRoots# talik2-070)
DVD presents over 4 hours of audio/video recordings of traditional (very) music from the Norwegian national broadcasting archives. The recordings go from the 1940s into the 1990s and offer a rare look at the traditional singers, at home, palying and singing the old tunes and songs.

Jarnnetter - Camilla Granlien Band
$15.99
(cdRoots# talik-027)
Two great poets from Lom: Tor Jonsson (1916–1951) and Olav Aukrust (1883–1929). Though their views of rural life were far apart, it held a great influence on them both. Tor Jonsson faced much hardship in his youth and came to be critical of the closely-knit rural society, while Olav Aukrust, a champion of religious and national causes, held a more positive view of rural communities, people and lifestyles. Differences notwithstanding, it is obvious from the titles and form of their poems that both drew inspiration from traditional music. We have set some of their poems to traditional tunes both old and recent, and included a few songs they might have heard at home.

Spillegal / Gypsy horses - Ovrevoll Spelemannslag
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-032)
The Fiddlers of Øvrevoll present 'horse-related music' from Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Ireland and Iceland, in untraditional performances of traditional fiddle tunes. The ensemble includes two members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, one gypsy-and folk music player, and one of Norway's most famous jazz musicians. Øvrevoll spelemannslag (in English; the racecourse fiddlers) hope to honor the horse, the symbol of freedom, in a caravan ride through 10 European countries.

Album - Jorun Marie R. Kvernberg
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-033)
The Norwegian fiddle and hardanger (hardingfele) player (a member of both Tindra and Majorstuen) presents tunes from Nordmøre and Romsdal. Says the artist: "Deep red, sober and sonorous tunes from Tresfjord; bright green, breezy and upbeat dance tunes from Midsund; steel blue and razor sharp tunes from Nordmøre."

Finally waltz - Ragnhild Furebotten Trio
$15.99
(cdRoots# talik-034)
Music from Northern Norway with Ragnhild Furebotten ( fiddle) with Frode Haltli (accordion) and Gjermund Larsen (cello and viola). With this recording Norwegian fiddler Furebotten delivers an exciting debut under her own name, in a decidely contemporary style of folk music.

Bygutt - Leif Aasane
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-036)
From Kongsberg in Buskerud, he had his roots in the municipality of Flesberg, Numedal. Leif's father played the hardanger fiddle, too, so he was steeped in the round dance tradition from an early age, and became a fiddler through the influence of Ole Nærlieie (1887–1955). This is a collection of recordings made by NRK (Norwegian national radio).

Religiøse folketonar - Ole Olsen Fykse
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-037)
Born in 1879 in Fykse, Kvam on the north side of the Hardanger fjord in Norway. This is a collection of religious songs, sung a capella by Fyske in various locations, that exemplify the church music of the region form the early part of the 20th century. Excellent nots in English and Norwegian.

Landskappleik:Hallingtimen - various
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-038)
This CD was made to commemorate the national competition in folk music in Norway called Landskappleiken and includes various traditional music from the mountain district of Hallingdal, were the competition was held in 2007.

Løndalsspel II - Kjetil Løndal
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-039)
The Løndal style represents a unique branch of Norwegian traditional music, distinguished by what Tuddal writer O.J. Rui called "its supple, clean playing style and effortless fingerings." Numerous fiddlers have seen the Løndal style as an ideal and emulated its characteristic, lyrical sound. There's hardly a fiddler in Telemark that hasn't been influenced by the Løndal style, and this is true for a number of other districts as well.

Lån meg vengjene - Ragnhild Furholt
$15.99
(cdRoots# talik-041)
With a single exception, all the tunes on this CD were collected by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (181287). The song Hagbard og Signe was transcribed by O.M. Sandvik (18751976) after Svein Tveiten from Hovden, Setesdal, in 1919. 'I'm delving into the past, trying to uncover the myths and mysteries that which lies hidden within the old stories and songs. How did people think in the old days, and how is it that the old legends, myths and songs are still alive and meaningful, even today?'

Songar frå Havdal - Unni Boksasp
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-042)
The artist says: 'On my ongoing musical journey, Magnhild Almhjell's songs have always been shining like stars. Both because they are comforting in their familiar use of our mutual local dialect, but also because every song is touched by Magnhild and turned into shining gold. I always strive to do as much as possible of what she does in her songs the way singers often do with their most precious sources.'

Fairbault, Minnesota 1939 - Oscar Hamry
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-043)
Oscar Hamry (Ola O. Reishagen) was the son of Ola Gudmundson Hamre from the tenant farm Hamro, belonging to Midtre Hande in Vestre Slidre. He was born in 1884, and spent his childhood years with his parents at Hamro. He had two brothers, also named Ola. Around 1900, one of the brothers bought the farm Reishagen. After a while Ola moved in there and adopted the farm's name. His other brother emigrated to the USA while still quite young and settled in Minnesota. In 1912 Ola married Ambjørg Sårrbu from Vang. They immediately emigrated to America, and later had a daughter.

Aleis - Trygve Bolstad
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-10)
These contemporary recording of Trygve represent an older fiddling tradition with a personal style in modulation, ornamentation, and tone shading. Through his fiddling we experience a rich folk tradition and Valdres music at its best.

Fele - Hans Togersen Haugen
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-11)
The music of Norwegian fiddler Hans Tøgersen Haugen of Susendal was captured on tape in the summer of 1955 by Rolf Myklebust for national Norwegian radio.

Fele - Alfred and Mattias Bismo
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-12)
The twin brothers Bismo were born in 1918 in Bismo, Skjak, Norway. This CD includes 27 tunes recorded by NRK (Norwegian national radio) in the 1970s and 80s.

Hardingfele - Eivind Mo
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-13)
Archival recordings of Eivind Mo (1904–1995), hardingfele player of Telemark, Norway.

Hardingfele - Odd Bakkerud
$29.99
(cdRoots# talik-16)
A double CD of the music of Odd Bakkerud (1931-1989), most recorded between 1959 and 1971 by Norwegian national radio (a few were from private tapes or recorded live at competitions). The material is chiefly springars and halling-tunes from Hallingdal, but the second CD also includes some pieces from Telemark, Numedal and Valdres.

General - Nordafjells
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-17)
From Oppdal and Lalm in Norway, this fine quartet of accordions, fiddle and bass moves in a similar circle to Finland's JPP, playing traditional dance music with new energy, verve and a bit of humor. There's no fusion or flash, just solid musicianship offered for the simple joy of playing the tunes. A short bonus video shows off that humorous side.

Londalsspel - Hardingfele - Einar Londal
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-18)
Einar Løndal is a contemporary old master of the Norwegian hardingfele (hardangar fiddle) whose family has pretty much defined one of the recognized regional styles of playing. He presents 17 traditional tunes, recorded by Norwegian national radio NRK. The audio includes some of his comments on the tunes (in Norwegian, translated into English in the accompanying booklet).

Hardingfele - Furnes, Holsen and Sandal
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-19)
Archival recordings of three oldtime fiddlers from Norway - Nils Furnes (1901-1990), Johannes Holsen (1910-1992) and Knut Sandal (1913-1964) - recorded by Norwegian national radio NRK.

Hardingfele - Haldor Røyne
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-2)
Historic recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Haldor Røyne (1908-1979). The recordings used for this CD were made between 1967 and 1974. In most instances it is Haldor Røyne himself who did the actual recording--in his kitchen back home on Ekornveien in Ås near Oslo.

Begjaer - Camilla Granlien
$15.99
(cdRoots# talik-20)
On Begjær the Norwegian singer offers a gorgeous a capella performance of traditional folk songs

Fille-vern (2 CD set) - various - munnharpe
$21.99
(cdRoots# talik2-029)
A two CD collection of both archival and contemporary performances on the Norwegian munnehape (aka tromp or jews harp), dedicated to an 18th century rag collector who gave the name to the title tune. Includes extensive book of notes in Norwegian and English.

Finnskogen brinner - Vårdal and Andersson
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-040)
In the large deserted woods on both sides of the Swedish-Norwegian border, Finnish people settled down in the 15th- and 16th century. These areas are now called "Finnskogen", the Finnish woods. The settlers came from difficult times in Finland, and burned down forest to cultivate rye in the ashes. In these vast forests it was hard to tell if you were in Sweden or Norway. Culture does not know borders either, and the music is a common Swedish- Norwegian tradition.

På Beitohaugen - Jan Beitohaugen Granli
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-050)

Kari Og Ola - Sudan Dudan
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-072)
Norwegian duo of Marit Mattisgard and Anders E. Røine , now called Sudan Dudan, finally bring us a second recording, with old songs from Norwegian and Anglo folk traditions, played on guitars, langeleik (Norwegian zither), fiddle, banjo, mandolin and voices.

Salme, Segn and Solbøn - Ingvill Marit Buen Garnas and Per Anders Buen Garnas
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-081)
Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås (voice) and Per Anders Buen Garnås (hardingfele) in 16 solo and duet performances of traditional music from Norway. They focus on religious themes, both Christian and pre-Christian songs and tunes the reflect the dynamism that religious belief brings to a culture, and ultimately, to the music.

Moder Norge - Tindra
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-088)
'Moder Norge' (Mother Norway') is the new album from the Norwegian female folk trio, a collection of vocal treasures from Rogaland - traditional folk songs with love, tragedy, fantasy and humour. The musicians are Tindra is Aashild Vetrhus (vocals), Jorunn Marie R. Kvernberg (violin / fiddle), and Irene Tillung Voss (accordion).The artists write: 'On the album Moder Norge, we wish to present folk music from Rogaland played our way. For many years, Ruth Anne Moen has collected, transcribed, and transmitted tunes and songs for the folk music archive in Rogaland. We owe her and her sources a debt of gratitude, as we've greatly enjoyed exploring the archive's collections in the development of this album.'

Ho Venta Pa Rock - Aslak Brimi and Erlend Viken
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-090)
This fiddle duo consists of two young players from Lom and Oppdal in Norway. Both Aslak and Erlend were raised in families with rich folk music traditions, and the two share the view of the importance of conservation and development of traditional music from their own area. The two are widely regarded as exceptional soloists, and have accomplished strong results in national folk music competitions. They play in unison and in octaves, but they also are enthused about music of their own times. Several tunes have more modern harmonies, and show the opportunities that lie hidden in the old tunes.

Never On A Sunday - Ragnhild Furebotten
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-095)
In this solo project, the Norwegian fiddler joins together traditional music for fiddle with an ensemble of horn players in arrangements by two of the country's top jazzmen. Strong melodies and folk music create a combination of light madness, north Norwegian esprit and delicious Nordic melancholy.

Aftenstemning - Camilla Granlien and Kristin Sevaldsen
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-097)
From Norway, traditional singer Camilla Granlien and saxophonist Kristin Sevaldsen join together for an unusual collaboration, titled in English, "Evening Mood." The songs are new melodies and arrangements of poems by Bjorn Bjornson, accompanied by Morten Reppesgård, Harald Skullerud and Jo F. Skaansar.

Langeleik - Olav Snortheim
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-099)
Traditional Norwegian folk music on the langeleik (zither) performed by Olav Snortheim (1911-1988). These are archive recordings from NRK (Norwegian Radio).

Hardingfele - Olav Moe
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-1)
Historic 1937 recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Olav Moe (1872 - 1967).

Sottenpassingen - Eirnar Olav and Gjermund Larsen
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-14)
Don't be decieved by the cover, these two musicians are from the latest generation of young fiddlers from Verdalen, Norway - Eirnar Olav born in 1979, Gjermund in 1981. Spoon fed the music by their fiddler father, they both moved through the musical schools of Norway, formal and informal, often studying with some of the notable old-timers of the region, including many sessions with Hilmar Alexandersen before his death in 1993.

hardingfele - Fridtjof Erneshagen
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-22)

Sudan Dudan - Mattisgard and Røine
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-21)
Two well-respected young musicians from Norway, Marit Mattisgard and Anders E. Røine present their voices surrounded by the stark plucked and bowed sounds of guitars, langeleik (Norwegian zither), fiddle, banjo and mandolin, focusing on strong melodies that are traditional, yet brand new - unknown works found in archives and old transcripts or collected from living sources in remote mountain areas. Sudan Dudanoffers broadside ballads, comic ballads, lullabies and other traditional songs that they have subtitled "folk songs, terribly sad songs of lost love, bitter tears and a rambling father," in a unique and ultimately charming set of duets.

Blå september - Aslak O. Brimi og Hans W. Brimi
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-23)
Says Brimi the younger: 'My grandfather was regarded as a nice fellow by those who knew him. He had many close friends nationwide among people interested in folk music. The music and everything connected with it, was an important part of his life. I myself did not know Hans W. Brimi as a concert musician or a great fiddler. I started to play the fiddle too late for that, and when I got interested in earnest, he had put the fiddle on the shelf. I am sorry to admit never to have played with him. But there is a host of nice memories. To me he was Grandfather Brimi, the one who kept the kids on a straight line when we visited the farm. To me he will always be the Old Man with the wool cap put askew, or the one lying comfortably on the sofa in the old farm house. No one snored louder than Grandfather.'

Underlege makter - Henning Andersen with Marit Mattisgard
$17.99
(cdRoots# talik-24)
The songs of the church bells of Valdres, Norway, performed by this duo on voices, fiddles, jews harp, folk flutes, zithers and of course, the bells of Valdres themselves. The artists say: "The bells ring: From time immemorial the church bells have rung in to festival and feat, to sorrow and joy. For people here in Norway the church bells have been a sound and safe landmark for over a thousand years. Over the years they have served various purposes but primarily have been God's voice here on earth. They have summoned the congregation to church service, baptisms, confirmations, weddings and funerals. Gradually they gained other duties than the sacral as they were used to warn of war and mobilisation, accidents and catastrophes. The bells marked the passing hours, the start and end of the working day and the commencement of church holidays when tired bodies could rest."

Slattespel fra Gudbrandsdalen - Skogumsbrorne
$19.99
(cdRoots# talik-25)
Norwegian ensemble Skogumsbrørne revives the music of some classic regional fiddle styles by the brothers Skogum on Slåttespel frå Gudbrandsdalen.

a synge gamalt - Kristian P. Åsmundstad
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-26)
Recordings by the Norwegian folk-singing legend made in 1937,1954 and 1959 by NRK (Norwegian national radio). He was one of the most significant singers from Gudbrandsdalen, Norway and has had an impact a lot of contemporary young performers of the tradition.

Spel under Norefjell (2 CDs) - Truls Ørpen
$21.99
(cdRoots# talik-28)
Truls Ørpen (1880-1958) was from the region of Krødsherad, in Norway. He is considered one of the masters of hardingfele (hardangar fiddle), who in turn learned is craft from two earlier masters, Torkjell Haugerud and Gunnulf Borgen of Telemark. The first CD is music from Krødsherad and incluudes a video clip from the 50's. The second CD features music from Telemark and Numedal and ends with original compositions by Ørpen himself, eight tunes in some unorthodix tunings. These recordings are all from the archives of Norwegian radio NRK, recorded from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Fruen - Sver
$19.99
(cdRoots# talik2-82)
This Norwegian folk ensemble shows lots of energy and little regard for the 'rules' of Norwegian folk music on their 2010 release. Olav Mjelva (fiddle, hardangerfiddle and viola); Vidar Berge (Guitars, harmonica, mandola); Leif I. Ranøien (squeezebox/ 2-row accoridion); Anders Hall (fiddle, hardangerfiddle and viola); Jens Linell (drums and percussion)

Soli - Bjorset, Teigland and Hytta
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-83)
Fiddlers Synnøve S. Bjørset, Åse Teigland and Anne Hytta travel under the name of "Dei Beste Damene" (The Greatest Girls) - all highly skilled performers, each one with a strong individual sound. Their eagerness and passion for the Hardanger fiddle tunes have brought them together on stage where they perform as soloists, showing the great diversity that lies in the mysterious universe of this exceptional instrument and the wonderful traditional Norwegian music for the hardingfele.

Juusk - Inga Juuso, Harald Skullerud
$18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-w04)
Joik singing from Sami vocalist Juuso is given a somewhat contemporary yet still thoughoughly ancient feel by the innovative percussion of Skullerud (who also produced the recording). Beautifully recorded, marvelously performed, this is not the ethno-ambiance of modern artists like Wimme, but rather a true explorarion of the raw roots..

Hardingfele - Harald Fylken
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-3)
Historic recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Harald Fylken (1910-1963). The first tracks on this CD are taken from a series of recordings Gudbrand A. Brager made in April 1962, by Arne Bjørndal in July 1957 and by Erik Steine Riste at Harald's home in 1958.

dag, kveld, natt - Anne Hytta
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-30)
Solo hardingfele (hardanger fiddle) from Sauland in Telemark, in the south eastern part of Norway.

Lukkeleg vaking - Tindra
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-31)
This trio of women is rooted in traditional Norwegian folklore, but their performance is so much more. Without resorting to much more than the basic trio of voices, accordion and fiddle, with minimal vocal contributions from Aasmund Nordstoga and from Gabriel Fliflet, whose influence is clear in the playful and surprising approach they take to the simplest of arrangements - the accordion occasionally sputters, the fiddle moves from sweet to menacing and the voices turn from airy to earthy on the turn of a dime. Far from 'experimental,' these changes are natural, personal touches one should expect from folk music. This is a remarkable debut for a unique Norwegian trio.

Hardingfele - Sigurd Sørenson Eldegard
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-4)
Historic recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Sigurd Sørenson Eldegard (1893 - 1962). There are 38 known recordings of Sigurd Eldegard. In 1949 Rolf Myklebust visited him and recorded 22 tunes for NRK (the Norwegian broadcasting system). Among these are village-dance, old-time-dance, and listening tunes. In 1956 Arne Bjørndal made recordings of another 13 tunes, this time only village-dance and listening tunes. A year later, in 1957, Rolf Myklebust recorded 3 listening tunes.

Hardingfele - Ola Grihamar
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-6)
Historic recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Ola Grihamar (1910 - 1978).

Hardingfele - Klaus Sande
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-8)
Historic recordings by Norwegian hardangar fiddler Klaus Sande (1888 - 1963). This CD presents a selection of the tunes from the recordings Arne Bjørndal and Oddvar Eikelund made of Klaus Sande.

Solo og Samspel - Laget for folkemusikk
$16.99
(cdRoots# talik-9)
Laget for folkemusikk have been the most important organization for folkmusicians in Oslo the last 100 years. Musicians in this collection include Arne Røine, Kjetil Løndal, Magne Myhren, Henrik Gjellesvik, Dagne Groven Myhren (song), Hallgrim Berg (seljefløyte), Håkon Asheim, Magne Manheim, Ånon Egeland, the ensembles Midtgaard-Løndal and Balchen, Bolstad og Bøe and many many more.

Makrame - Hekla Stalstrenga
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-084)
Hekla Stålstrenga is an ensemble that reinvents the folk music of northern Norway into something new, with a contemporary energy that never loses sight of its roots. Makramé is their 2011 release. The musicians are Ragnhild Furebotten (fiddle), Tore Bruvoll (guitar), Anne Nymo Trulsen (vocals), Ole-Jakob Larsen (drums), Trond-Viggo Solås (bass) and Eivind Steinholm (audio engineer).

Seljord Anno 1935 - Per Anders Buen Garnas
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-085)
Per Anders Buen Garnås, born in Bø, Telemark, in 1980, was the 'Norgemeister i hardingfele' (Landskappleiken 2010). His teachers form a stellar list that includes his uncles Knut and Hauk Buen, Bjarne Herrefoss, Eivind Mo, Gunnar Innleggen, and Hallvard T. Bjørgum, to name but a few and he has had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest folk musicians in Norway

Bergrosa: 40 ar med… (CD and DVD set) - Sven Nyhus Kvartett
$special order
(cdRoots# talik2-086)
40 years with the legendary professor of folk music, fiddler and "Commander of the Order of St Olav," Sven Nyhus. The DVD is a collection of 30 tunes, 90 minutes of music culled 4 decades of the archives of Norwegian national Broadcasting. The CD is a recording og a mid-summer concert and dance in the town hall of Sollia, Norway.

Håvardspel - Slåttar Etter Håvard Gibøen - various- Norway
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-071)
The music of the old Norwegian master performed by Gunleik Smedal, Høye Kvåle, Trygve O. Vågen, Eivind Mo, Olav S. Løndal, Olav K. Øyaland, Olav K. Øyaland and many other.

Lyst Heile Natta: 15 nordlandpolser - various Norway
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-091)
15 tracks of traditional Norwegian dance music performed on fiddle by Ragnhild Furebotten, Ståle Paulsen, Susanne Lundeng, Målselv Spelmannslag, Vegar Vårdal, Julie Alapnes Normann, Leif Egil Andreassen and Mikal Lundemo.

Live in Forde - Tindra and Kroke
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# talik2-093)
The Norwegian folk-root trio meets the driving Polish band in a live concert. Not as improbable a paring as it might seem, they mesh and clash with energy and grace.