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.
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The Nordic Sound with Jameson Foster
#41 - Songleikr with Maria Franz and Ingrid Auné Falch
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Jameson is joined by Maria Franz and Ingrid Aune Falch to talk about Songleikr's history with Midgardsblot and how important storytelling is as a part of Songleikr's music (and folk music in general). After taking us through their history with "medieval music", we get into a rather difficult and provocative discussion about what Nordic folk even is, with Maria and Ingrid both offering extensive commentary on the growing misuse of the term over the years. This particular conversation has been central to the Nordic Sound, and so I anticipate a lot of productive discussion to grow out of what was started here - especially as the vocalist of Heilung, a band so often labeled as Nordic Folk, Maria's perspective is a much needed shake-up to the conversation.
We wrap up the discussion with the question of how Nordic music has exploded over the years and the kind of changes that has brought to the scene, with yet another complex conversation about heritage and roots as they pertain to the reception of Nordic music.
Thank you both for the lively and productive discussion... we've all had quite a bit to think about since recording this!
0:00 Least chaotic nordic sound intro
3:09 Midgardsblot
13:54 Storytelling through music
22:44 Early experiences with "medieval" music
42:30 The Folk Music Question
1:00:07 Heritage and the Nordic music boom
1:14:14 What's next for Songleikr?
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