For this New Sounds, despite the approaching summer solstice, we linger on in the north with music from Scandinavian composers, and works from Iceland. Listen to music by Swedish nyckelharpa innovator Johan Hedin from the record “Angel Archipelago," together with an all-star cast of Scandinavian music luminaries like multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, accordionist Maria Kalaniemi, electronics man Frode Fjellheim, and horn player Jonas Knutsson.
Also, hear music by Norwegian guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal, something from Icelandic film composer and musician Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, and music by Ketil Bjornstad. Perhaps there will be time enough for Swedish folk group Norrlåtar, who draw on jazz, klezmer and Balkan bands, and something from Norwegian saxophonist/composer Jan Garbarek as well.
PROGRAM #3349, “From the North” (First aired on 6/12/2012)
ARTIST(S) | RECORDING | CUT(S) | SOURCE |
Ketil Bjornstad | Water Stories | The View I [5:17] | ECM 1503 |
Terje Rypdal | After the Rain | Kjare Maren [4:12] | ECM 1083 |
Various Artists: Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson | Invocation | Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson: Ars Moriendi - [5:44] | Six Degrees 314-524 441 |
Johan Hedin | Angel Archipelago | Staden (City) [4:45] | Atrium 3984-22107 |
Norrlåtar | Sign of the Raven | Sepän Sälli [5:57] | Resource rescd 506 |
Sorten Muld | Mark II | I went out one summer's day [4:00] | Northside NSD 6035 |
Ketil Bjornstad | Water Stories | The View II [4:29] | See above. |
Mari Boine Persen | Gula gula | Gula gula | Real World Records |
Jan Garbarek | Legend of the Seven Dreams | He Comes From the North [11:00] | ECM 1381 |