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In this installment of the Nordic Sound live from Midgardsblot, Jameson the Garden Gnome is joined by Mathias Dahlsveen of Norwegian folk metal band Vanvidd for a chat about the band's history and how they approach their own style of folk metal in their latest album Avlivsritualer. Featuring special guest, Borrepus

I highly recommend checking out Vanvidd's discography if you haven't already.

Avlivsritualer: https://vanvidd.bandcamp.com/album/avlivsritualer

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Johannes Geworkian Hellman is one of the foremost names in the Nordic folk music sphere today, impressing audiences the world over with his acrobatic and innovative approach to an often underestimated instrument - the Hurdy-Gurdy.

Johannes sits down with Jameson for Nordic Sound 56 to reflect on his Hurdy-Gurdy journey and his own identity as a musician, the story of his acclaimed gurdy/accordion duo Symbio with Lars Emil Öjeberget, and his recent collaboration with highly regarded kantele player Maija Kauhanen.

I think this is an especially important episode for the musicians who follow the channel, as Johannes offers some profound insight and perspective on what it means to be a musician in the 21st century.

Johannes Website: https://www.johannesgeworkianhellman.se/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannesgeworkianhellman/

Symbio: https://symbiomusic.com/
Maija Kauhanen & Johannes Geworkian Hellman: https://www.kauhanenhellman.com/

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:07 Johannes’ Hurdy-Gurdy Journey
19:20 The Hurdy-Gurdy in Swedish Tradition
26:44 Symbio
50:55 Migrating with Maija Kauhanen
1:01:37 Advice for Aspiring Musicians
1:10:03 Solo Project
1:21:20 Some spiritual perspectives on musicianship

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Björn Kaidel (Akleja, Plønk) joins Nordic Sound #55 to talk about how the Scandinavian folk revival of recent decades is leading to renewed interest among German musicians to reclaim a folk music tradition of their own. Diving deeper, Björn and Jameson discuss the importance of medieval folk/rock bands such as In Extremo and Faun in keeping some semblance of folk music alive in Germany, how the folk revival is using archival work and manuscripts to reclaim a lost tradition, and the old connections between all folk musics of Europe and beyond before they became a matter of national identity.

Of course, we then tie all of this together in talking about Björn’s project Plønk and the reclaiming of the Waldzither as a German folk instrument, and his work with his wife in Akleja that could fool anyone into believing he’s Swedish (the name Björn doesn’t hurt).

Timestamps:
0:00 Overture
1:59 Introductions
5:50 Getting into Scandifolk
11:11 Where’s the German folk music scene?
44:02 Why Folk Music?
51:24 Plønk and the Waldzither
1:08:32 Akleja

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