Check out these two new releases from Norwegian music publisher Etnisk Musikklubb. The first is the gypsy-flavored Sigg-Sigg from the band Bengalo. Anne Fossen’s lead vocals are forceful and at times reminiscent of a torch singer in a 1940’s nightclub. The accordion and violin seem to duel, whirling and skipping through the album. Most of […]
Etnisk Musikklubb
FolkeLarm 2008
Oh, how TravelTracks does love a compilation album. And what’s better than one CD? Two, of course! That’s just what FolkeLarm: Oslo 2008 from the Etnisk Musikklubb label delivers, and it’s a gem of a collection. Folkelarm is Scandinavia’s premier world music festival, which is now in its fifth year. Here’s a quick sampling of […]
High Notes
Norwegian folk singer Øyonn Groven Myhren‘s newest album Gullveven (from the Etnisk Musikklubb label) is a collection of medieval Scandinavian ballads, sung in a straight-forward, traditional style. The sound is strange to the American ear, but pleasant in its simplicity and peacefulness.  The instrumentation is light (several tracks are performed a cappella), and the […]