The workshops happening at this year's Nordic Roots Festival on September 19-21 in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been annouced:
Johan Hedin: Nyckelharpa workshop
Tommy Mansikka-Aho: Nordic drones (didgeridoo and slideridoo)
Björn Ståbi: Fiddle master class
Sven Ahlbäck: Fiddle workshop
Jenny Wilhelms: Kulning vocal workshop
Bengan Jansson and Björn Ståbi: Accordion accompaniment
Björn Ståbi, Ellika Frisell, and Magnus Stinnerbom: Three generations of Nordic folk fiddling (demonstration)
Gunnel Mauritzson: Vocal workshop
Tina Quartey: Percussion workshop
Ellika Frisell and Bruce Molsky: Comparative fiddling styles
Elisabeth Vatn: Bagpipes workshop
Also coinciding with the festival, Link TV (formerly "WorldLink TV") is airing a special 30-minute Nordic Roots special on September 13, at 8:30 pm EST (5:30 pm PST). DirecTV or Dish Network subscribers should be able to pick it up. Videoes will be shown from the following acts: Bäsk, Frifot, Gjallarhorn, Aly Bain and Ale Moller, Ranarim, Annbjørg Lien, and Harv.
Värttinä's first set of upcoming US tour dates have been announced:
11/11 - New York, NY (details forthcoming)
11/12 - Washington, DC (details forthcoming)
11/13 - Durham, NC (details forthcoming)
11/15 - Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison, WI
11/16 - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
Um, what about the west coast, eh? I feel left out.
Four scores of songs written by the late Finnish composer Jean Sibelius have been found in a bank vault. The pieces were all part of a 12-song cycle dedicated to Sibelius' favorite singer Ida Ekman. Read more: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3083904.stm
"Stockholm's best punkrock club," Club Suburbia, is reopening their doors for the season on September 27 with a show featuring The Flare-Up! and Je Nais Se Qoui along with the requisite DJs spinning tracks. Info and news for upcoming events will be available on their homepage, along with "pictures from every night where most of Stockholm's rock and punk celebs makes asses out of themselves." That's a good thing, right? Look under 'bilder' for you non-Swede speaking folks.
The rest of that Sondre Lerche live set is up now for downloading. I'd recommend even getting the talking tracks, because he's just that charming on stage.
Speaking of Sondre Lerche, he's posted a bunch of pics from his recent US tour.
Ancient is planning to start recording their new album soon, using both Mirage and Alpha-Omega Studios. The as-yet-untitled album is due out early 2004 on Metal Blade.
It's been awhile, but Dagensskiva has the Swedish student radio chart again:
01. The White Stripes "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"
02. Whyte Seeds "So Alone"
03. The Casual Brothers "Customers Choice EP"
04. Shout Out Louds "Shut Your Eyes"
05. David & The Citizens "The End"
06. The Libertines "Don't Look Back Into The Sun"
07. Arab Strap "The Shy Retriever"
08. bob hund "Det där nya som skulle vara så bra"
09. Outkast "Hey Ya!"
10. Kings Of Leon "Red Morning Light"
| 11. The Knife "Pass This On"
12. Grandaddy "El Caminos In The West"
13. The Donnas "Too Bad About Your Girl"
14. Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
15. Radiohead "Go To Sleep"
16. Muse "Time Is Running Out"
17. Spearmint "Left Alone Among The Living"
18. Karl Bartos "I'm The Message"
19. The Datsuns "MF From Hell"
20. The Chemical Brothers ft. The Flaming Lips "The Golden Path"
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Lars Demian will be putting out a best-of compilation record called "Ännu mera jag- Lars Demians bästa" on September 17.
Backyard Babies have confirmed the title of their new album will be "Stockholm Syndrome" and it comes out November 5. The first single will be for the song "Minus Celsius" and the band will indeed be touring in support this fall.
Wanna win a signed copy of the new David & the Citizens record? Go here and answer the five question quiz. Sadly, it is in Swedish only, but you can always guess and give it a go anyways.
Listen to an mp3 from recent Diapazam signee Dusty Five right here. Also from Diapazam is this video for "Pack Your Bags" from Blanka.
Here's a page with all the info about that upcoming "In the Fishtank" record featuring Motorpsycho along with the Jaga Jazzist horns. Could be very cool methinks - they describe it as a "stunning cocktail of Stax Soul, John Coltrane and obviously, Pharaoh Sanders." Look for it on October 6 from Konkurrent.
Erlend Mokkelbost from JR Ewing and Jonas Thyre from Amulet have started a club night together in Oslo at Tekehtopa (aka Bar Babylon) entitled "Cobra Club". They promise 'musical anarchy' and will span tracks from a diverse set of artists such as Madonna, The Who, Clash, Drive Like Jehu, De La Soul, A-ha and The Locust. The first one is on Thursday the 11th and admission is free. "Vær der, eller drit deg helt ut" they say, or um "be there or be square" or something. More info: www.v8.no/cobraclub
Amorphis will release the new single "Mourning Soil" later this month. It will be the third single from the band's latest album "Far From The Sun".
HeavyMetal.no has published an extensive interview with Zyklon. Most of the discussion centers around the new album "Aeon", due out September 23 in the US on Candlelight Records. (in Norweigan)