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Tutl Records
Listen to some songs from the Tutl catalog
Here's what the label has to say about themselves:
Tutl grew out of the fertile jazz and folk music scene of the seventies. The first recordings were released in 1977; in 2002 Tutl celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Still true to its original structural ideology, Tutl is owned entirely by the musicians, composers, visual artists and other members committed to releasing music in the Faroe Islands. While the earlier recordings were mainly in the folk and jazz genres, Tutl has since broadened its repertoire to include classical, rock, country, ethnic and other styles of music, and now comprises over 160 releases.
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I carry a large number of the folk and jazz releases by this small but important label. I can also special order any other title they have produced in a reasonably short time. Click on the titles below to learn more about the artists, and to hear some more audio samples.
 Broytingar - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-21) John Tchicai (saxophones, vocals), Anders Hagberg (flutes, saxopones), Lelle Kullgren (guitar, voc), Kristian Blak (piano), Yasuhito Mori (bass), Christian Jormin (drums), Johannus á Rógvu Joensen (electric bass) 
 Ravnating (studio recording) - Kristian Blak $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-24)
 Heyoka - Loaned Finery $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-29) Lennart Kullgren (g, voc), Sinikka Thřrn (voc), Harald Svensson (keyb), Kristian Blak (p), Yasuhito Mori (b), Martina Almgren (dr), Per Ekblad (perc) Jazz/world music by Kullgren and Blak, based on Native American traditional songs. - Jazz/world music by Kullgren and Blak
 Concerto Grotto og Drangar - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-33)
 Shalder geo - Kristian Blak $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-44)
 Green Gate - Green Gate $14.99 (cdRoots# tutl-54)
 Addeq - Kristian Blak $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-blak-addeq) jazz-world music from Faroe Islands pianist Blak accompanied by kora, guitar, xylophone, percussion and bass
 Umafter - Spaelimenninir $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-um) Faroese folk and dance music ensemble
 Anybody Home? - John Tchicai $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-tchicai) saxophonist and singer performs free jazz and composed music with a large ensemble, live in a cave off the coast of Faroe Islands
 Light When Dark - Karsten Vogel $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-vogel) Karsten Vogel (saxophone) Kristian Blak (keyboards) recorded these performances in the caves on Nandoacute;lsoy and Hestur, Faroe Islands, in May 2000.
 Den Yderste O - Yggdrasil $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-ygg-den)
 Phosphorous Sincerely: Vocal Poems - Nina Bjork Eliasson $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-x122)
 Hvonn - Kvonn $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-x123) traditional and contemporary folk music from Scandinavia
 Bitar - Skra $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-x124) nordic folk music
 Antifonale - Kristian Blak $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-blak-antifonale) Antifonale is based on musical forms of the Italian renaissance, primarily Venetian, in which antiphony was often used. Musicians include Anders Hagberg, Marilyn Mazur...
 Klaemint - Kristian Blak et al $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-blak-klaemint) Klandaelig;mint is a suite by Kristian Blak composed to be played in a grotto - Klandaelig;mintsgjandoacute;gv - on the coast of Hestur, Faroe Islands. The music is recorded on location May-August 1998. Klandaelig;mint is a common man's name on the island of Hestur, originating from the latin Clemens - 'mild, gentle'.
 Fyra naetur fyri jol - Enekk $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-enekk)
 Fćrd - Lüders, Urhbrand, Romme, Tweed and Carr - Faerd $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-faerd) Fćrd is a UK-Nordic fusion featuring Ian Carr (Guitar) and Karen Tweed (accordion), Peter Urhbrand (violin/viola), Nanna Luders (vocals) and Eskil Romme (saxophone). Fans of ULC and Swäp are already well acquainted with the commonality of Danish and British folk music. Fćrd finds these same musicians tackling the music of the Faroe Islands.
 Fjand - Svend Bjerg $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-fjand) Traditional fiddling from Jutland, Denmark
 Grannar - Various Faroese accordionists $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-grannar)
 Kingosangur - various Faroese Artsists $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-king) This is a documentary recording of traditional unaccompanied religious vocal music of the Faroe Islands. Some of the songs date at least as far back as the 17th century.
 Lemon River - Klakki $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-klakki-lemon) Jazz and folk influenced pop music from Faroe Islands
 Sounds of the Nordic Islands (Pohjala saarte haaled) - Villu Veski and Tiit Kalluste $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-nordic1) The first recording by saxophonist Villu Veski and accordionist Tiit Kalluste (both from Estonia) explores jazz and folk music through original compositions and improvisation.
 Sounds of the Nordic Islands II (Pohjala saarte haaled) - Villu Veski and Tiit Kalluste $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-nordic2) Saxophonist Villu Veski and accordionist Tiit Kalluste (both from Estonia) explore jazz and folk music through original compositions and improvisation. They are joined on this second expedition by Raimonds Macats (harmonica, vocals and keyboards), 'Mamba' Abdissa Assefa (percussion) and Taavo Remmel (bass)
 Aller Aettir - Holger Laumann and Plumm $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-plumm) The band Plúmm emerged as a band of very young and talented jazz musicians at the Havnar Jazzfelag (Tórshavn Jazz Club) in the early eighties. This CD they recorded with Danish saxophone player and composer Holger Laumann.
 Ravnating (Konsert) - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-raven)
 Roto - Moose matrix $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-roto) music for bass clarinet and electronics
 The Key To Your Heart - Henrik Sřrensen Quartet $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-sorensen) Danish jazz quartet Henrik Sřrensen Quartet plays original compositions by Sřrensen. The ballads have a majestic beauty, and the other tracks have a bold, tough, and animating swing.' (Kjeld Frandsen, Jazz Special, Denmark)
 Burturav - Spaelimenninir $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-burt) Faroese folk and dance music ensemble. '...this band has enough energy and fire to keep you happy and warm even on the coldest Faroese nights.' - Dirty Linen
 Spaelimenninir I Hoydolom - Spaelimenninir $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-hoy) Faroese folk and dance music ensemble
 Rekavidur / Hinumegin - Spaelimenninir $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-reka) Faroese folk and dance music ensemble. Two classic recordings (1984 and 1986) of Danish, American and Faroese music on one CD
 Risastova - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-risa) The ensemble Yggdrasil embarks on its 25th year with an ensemble of musicians from Faroe isalnds and Estonia, and featuring Kari Sverrisson. They perform modern interpretations of traditional Faroese skjaldurs, ballads and hymns. There are also unusual compositions by Kristian Blak.
 A Gown of Water (Í kjól úr vatni) - Klakki $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-klakki-gown) Unusual folk-rooted jazz and pop music based on contemporary Icelandic poetry
 Live in Rudolstadt - Yggdrasil $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-ygglive) Recorded at various 2003 concerts Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil focus on original compositions Blak and interpretations of folk material from the North Atlantic: Faroese ballads, hymns, rhymes, Inuit songs, Shetland tunes and their own blend of ethno-world interpretations with a definitive jazz edge. Features the wonderful vocalist Eivor Palisdottir.
 Traditional Music in the Faroe Islands 1950 - 1999 - Various Faroese artists $22.99 (cdRoots# tutl-trad04) A production by French label Frémaux and Associés in collaboration with Tutl. A double CD produced by Kári Sverrisson and Kristian Blak covers the whole range of folk music in the Faroes, from informal group singing to various intstrumental traditions. Once CD covers Faroese language traditions, the second focuses on the Danish. detailed English and French notes included
 Retrograd - Afenginn $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-afenginn) This unorthodox Danish small orchestra performs music that is high-energy, humorous and virtuoso bastard-ethno music: original folk music-based compositions containing odd meters, wildness, energy and catchy melodies, but also moments of meditation and melancholy. Thwre are hints of klezmer and other eastern European sounds, but the final mix is all their own
 Medan vit naerkast jordini - Enekk $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-enekk04) Međan vit nćrkast jřrđini can be translated as 'While we approach the earth' - With music by Kári Sverrisson and Óli Olsen and lyrics by Kári Sverrisson, Federico García Lorca, Snorri Hjartarson and Arseniy Tarkovsky, the ensemble searches for common ground between their folk roots, art music and jazz, and succeed as never before. 'Quite frankly, I can hardly imagine any better release this year than this one by Enekk... Those who already know Enekk will no doubt enjoy [this] whilst those who are yet to discover the best band in the Faroes now have the opportunity... This is Enekk at its best.' - Jón Tyril, Fregnir
 Over Seas - Sula, with Andy Irvine $15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-sula04) Eskil Romme, Rod Sinclair, Erling Olsen and their special guest Andy Irvine present 11 songs and tunes from Celtic and Scandinavian music traditions, blended to find their common historical background
 Tradarbokin - Various Faroese $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-trad) Trađarbókin - Jógvan og Leifur Tróndarson is a 2 CD collection of field recordings of traditional Faroese music sung by brothers Jógvan and Leifur Tróndarson, recorded in the 1970s.
 Harmonikutururin 10 ár - various $13.99 (cdRoots# tutl-harmonika) Harmonikutúrurin is a result of an accordion trip with the passenger ship Norrřna. For several years this special music and dancing tour of the islands has been very popular among the passengers, and this CD gves you a bit of the feel of this Faroese ocean voyage, without the beer or the swells.
 A Ferd - Spaelimenninir i Hoydolum $13.99 (cdRoots# tutl-06) On Á Ferđ, the Faroese-American band Spćlimenninir í Hoydřlum are captured in live recordings from USA, Scotland, Orkney and the Faroes. Originally released in 1984, reissued on CD.
 Fastland - Sula $13.99 (cdRoots# tutl-sula1) The music is from the whole north Atlantic area… reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, hopsas and powerful songs. Rod Sinclair (Scotland) sings and plays guitar and 5-string banjo. Eskil Romme (Denmark) plays accordion, saxophone and pipes. Erling Olsen (Denmark) is a fiddler in the traditional Nordic style.
 Yggdrasil (Tree of Life) - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil $16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-blak-ygg) Faoroese composer and musician Kristian Blak with the Nordic ensemble Yggdrasil and Faroese singer Eivřr Pálsdóttir.
 Malargrot - Spaelimenninir $13.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-mal) The 2003 release of this Faroese folk legend brings more of their folk-rooted yet innovative spirit to life.
 Flod od Fjora - Spaelimenninir $temp out of stock-15.99 (cdRoots# tutl-spel-flod) Faroese folk and dance ensemble. 'The band has - in a smart and varied set of strong, hummable new-made and traditional dance tunes, plus several instrumental developments of Faroese skjaldur, one of a kingo hymn, and two songs, one Faroese and one from Jutland - its own sound, an airy, zesty lift that twitches the feet for dancing, somewhere between Shetland, Norden, Scotland and Cape Breton in feel.' (Andy Cronshaw, Folk Roots, UK)
 Piniartut (The Hunters) - Tellu, Kangas, Lyberth and Blak $temp out of stock-16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-piniartut) This powerful recording was produced by Tellu working with musicians from Finland, Greenland, Faroe Islands. Using themes of hunting and fishing as the core of the project, they move into an incredible circle of deeply ancient and wildly modern musical territories.
 Akrobakkus - Afenginn $temp out of stock-16.99 (cdRoots# tutl-076) fRoots says: 'Denmark's favorite madmen (the closest analogy as far as bizarre humor goes is 3 Mustaphas 3) are back with more of what's become their stock-in-trade: Balkan-influenced original music that veers from the bizarre to the sublime. The music, by mandolin player Kim Nyberg, is delightfully complex and full, bringing in not only the five-piece band but a number of guests here and there. The musicianship is wonderful throughout (just listen to clarinetist Rasmus Krřyer wail, or the solos from bassist Andrzej krejniuk) and the sense of strange fun is as palpable as on their previous discs (you have to love a band that lists "trash" among their instruments). The liner notes are as interesting and amusing as the music and that's saying a lot. They've developed into a worldclass eccentric group, even though there's little of Denmark in their sound (okay, absolutely nothing). Take them for what they are, which is wonderful, and enjoy. Pure madness'
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