The Nordic Sound with Jameson Foster
What is the Nordic sound? Is there even a Nordic sound to begin with? Why has the music of the North long invited so much popular attention and imagination across the centuries? Join musicologist Jameson Foster as he explores the very question of music and Nordic cultural heritage through interviews with some of the most prominent musicians in the Nordic music scene today across genres, from black metal, to classical and trad folk, and everything in between.
Remember: No Nazis in Valhalla.
The Nordic Sound with Jameson Foster
Latest Episodes
#65 - Mattias Thedens of Gangar: Dreng, Criticism, and Playing with Tradition
Today’s guest is a very dear friend of mine, Mattias Thedens, who is a renowned fiddler in the Norwegian folk scene and most known for his place as the frontman of folk rock band Gangar. In this episode, Mattias and I talk about the new album D...
#64 - Songleikr's "Fuglefolk" with Ingrid Auné Falch, Maria Franz, and Kasia Sikora-Black
In Nordic Sound #64 I sit down with the voices of Songleikr to discuss the making of their new album "Fuglefolk". We also geek out about birds... just a little bit.
#63 - Jósúa Hróðgeir Rood of NEXION talks Sundrung
After a long hiatus, the Nordic Sound returns with Jósúa Hróðgeir Rood to talk about Nexion's latest album "Sundrung". Not only is Josh a rising vocal star in the extreme metal scene, but as a scholar he is currently writing my PHD dissertation...
The Nordic Sound's Top 10 Albums of 2025
What a year to be a Nordic music geek, eh? This is already my fourth year of doing these year-end lists, and looking back, I do believe this year has left the greatest impression on me. Not only as a listener, but as a musician myself. I look f...
#62 - Faber Horbach talks Sowulo's new album NIHT
Faber and I had such a good time hanging out for Nordic Sound 52 , that we just had to have him back on the channel to talk about Sowulo’s latest album, NIHT. We also talk about our shared challenges of listening to music as musicians (cognitiv...