SÁMILAND / LAPLAND 

 
• NIKO VALKEPÄÄ Exceptional new album featuring singer Valkeapää and totally enthralling acoustic and electric ambience. No joiking here (except as effects on tracks 3 and 4), Niko sings in a very relaxed way and, with the intrumentation, instantly creates an irresistible space. Very recommended!

Niko Valkeapää (DPP500) 22,00 
• WIMME SAARI His first solo acappella album. Thirty-four short joiks and songs with occasional nature sounds and ambience. 

Gapmu / Vaisto / Instinkt / Instinct (Rockadillo ZENCD 2079) 22,00 

 

SUOMI / FINLAND

 
 
• AALTONEN TRIO Sax and flute with Ulf Krokfors on bass and Tom Nekludow on drums. Original pieces. 

Mother Tongue (TUMCD 002) 20,00 
• CIRCLE Finnish dronesters make.a welcome shift outwards;  this one is slightly Gong and Magma-ish, breathing more than previous CDs, a very compelling, seductive album.) 

Guillotine (EKTRO 024) 15,00 
• JPP  Notebook of fourteen transcriptions, all from the String Tease album. Plus JPP background notes and map of worldwide gigs. Four color cover.
  JPP String Tease Nuottivihko IV - String Tease Notebook 17,00
• ARTO JÄRVELÄ Third album from JPP / Helsinki Mandoliners multi-intrumentalist. Compositional and playing skills abound in another widely varied collection of tunes and excursions. This time, all instruments by the maestro himself: fiddle, guitar, octave mandolin, bass, kantele and more. Finnish, gypsy and other flavors make this one very entertaining.

Far In! (OArtCD3) 17,00 
• DOINA KLEZMER Second album from  Finnish klezmer group featuring Värttinä's Markku Lepistö (accordion, flutes, kantele), Hannu Vasara (violin), Sampo Lassila (bass, viola de gamba) and Tapani Jämsen (percussion). 

Nomada (2004) (ABCD 194) 20,00 
• HIDRIA SPACEFOLK Second album from the most psychedelic band in Finland. Shades of Gong, Hillage, Amon Duul II, Kraftwerk and other trip inducing bands, Hidria's music alters the brain like no other. This one is THE ticket. Buy immediately..

Balansia (SLC 020) 18,00
• MARIA KALANIEMI TRIO Kalaniemi, Varis, Alakotila live in concert in Tokyo. Excellent recordings of pieces from Maria's varied repertoire. Stripped down arrangements with pure emotional appeal. Required listening!

Tokyo Concert (AMCD 754) 20,00 
• ANNE-MARI KIVIMÄKI Accordionist from Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department. Music for 1 and 2-row accordion, inspired by Karelian accordionist Ilja Kotikallio. Trad and original pieces with accompaniment by Piia Kleemola (fiddle), Eero Grundström (harmonium), Antti Järvelä (bass) and more. Produced by Maria Kalaniemi. 

Pauhu (KAMCD1) 18,00 
• M.A. NUMMINEN   One of the best things about being alive. Numminen ranks as one of the world's most brilliant and eccentric musicians/conceptualists. Probably THE most bizarre of all Numminen's recordings, these two albums from the 80's are finally on CD. Part one features Wittgenstein's texts in Numminen's exquisite cosmic grunting wail with the Underground Rock Orchestra (including Albert Järvinen-guitar, Pedro Hietanen -piano/keyboards). Part two is absolutely brilliant: music for art exhibition by artist Helena Vapaa. Female vocals with accompaniment by Pedro Hietanen  keyboards, Rekku Rechardt guitar, Ralph Lundsten electronics plus bass, drums. All fans of Wigwam, Pohjola, Tikanmäki, Kurenniemi and anything bizarre should grab this instantly. Digipak and booklet with English texts. Essential for our world. 

Numminen Sings Wittgenstein/Helena est Libertas (BA 14790) 18,00 
• RINNERADIO Tapani Rinne sax and clarinet, Verneri Lumi electronics, Juusonik percussion. With Pekka Kuusisto violin, Teho Majamäki percussion, Abdissa Assefa percussion. Easy groove again from Mr Rinne. Sax and clarinet over exotic electro sounds. Nice one..

Pan (ZENCD 2088) 22,00 
• TARUJEN SAARI Fourth album fromive piece folk-rock band featuring female singer Kaisa Saari. Shades of Piirpauke, Malicorne, Steeleye Span, etc. Wide variety of  instruments (bouzouki, dulcimer, guitar, saz, jews harp, sitar, oboe, mandolin, fiddle and many more) an ancient sound and original compositions. 

Sota Kirottu!  (SLC 019) 19,00 
• TSUUMI Third album from top electric folkdance group band featuring Hannu Kella (compositions, accordions) and Esko Järvelä (fiddle, viola, harmonium, nyckelharpa) with Timo Alakotila on piano, Olli Varis on guitar, plus electric bass, double bass and cello. Their most adventurous music to date, quite wild in places, this one is a 6 track EP.) 

Rajaton Tapaus  (TSUUMICD 002) 10,00 
• XL Another brilliant work from this adventurous combo: Arttu Takalo (vibraphone, celeste, glockenspiel, piano, tubular bells, keyboards), Jarmo Saari (guitars, chromaharp, metallophone), Tuure Koski (basses, percussion), Tomi Salesvuo (drums, percussion), DJ Bunuel (effects, voice, percussion). This should establish them is one of the most inventive and interesting bands in Finland. Highly recommended!

Visual (PELPCD 15) 22,00 

 

SVERIGE / SWEDEN  

 
 
• ALWA Enjoyable debut from folk music quintet featuring Anna Elwing (voice, violin), Jonas Göransson (guitars), Karin Ohlsson (violin, viola), Tina Quartey (percussion) Torbjörn Richard (saxes, flutes). Trad and original material.

Alwa (AMCD 747) 19,00 
• BAZAR BLÅ Live in Switzerland, excellent recording by Johan Hedin (nyckelharpas), Björn Meyer (bass), Fredrik Gille (percussion). 

Live (bazaarpoolCD001) 18,00 
• DRAUPNER  Very pleasant second album from this folk music trio. Trad tunes performed in an easy style, very enjoyable. Violin, viola, guitar, mandola. 

Arvet  (CAP 21691)  17,00 
• MATS EDEN & TINA QUARTEY Groupa and Nordan fiddler, Eden, with berimbau player, percussionist Quartey (previously Tina Johansson) from Filarfokket, Groupa and others. Duets of trad and original tunes. 

Vägen In (AMCD 755) 20,00
• FLÄSKKVARTTEN / FLESHQUARTET New album from longstanding adventurous contemporary band: cello, drums, viola, violin, electronics. This one is quite nice, all instrumental and rather edgy. 

Pärlor Fråm Svin 2 (2002) (MVG 146) 16,00 
• FRIFOT Möller, Gudmundsoin, Willemark and another high quality acoustic folk music work. Mostly trad and Ale Möller originals. 

Sluring (AMCD 751) 19,00 
• ELLIKA FRISELL Well known fiddler, new solo album of mostly trad pieces. 

Prat / Talking (GCD 63)  19,00  
• ALE MÖLLER BAND  Scandinavian, Greek, Indian, African, Latin fuson weaved together as only Ale can do. Features Magnus Stinnerbom on fiddles and mandolin, Jonas Knutsson on sax. 

Bodjal (AMCD 752) 20,00 
• GÖRAN MÅNSSON Folk music flautist performing trad tunes with accompaniment. Very nice effort from a skilled and sensitive player. 

Inland (DROCD 030) 18,00 
•  STÖRLING & ROLAND KEIJSER Solo trad fiddle pieces after Snickar Erik Olsson from Ovanåker in Hälsingland. Roland accompanies on clarinet on some tunes.

Kringliga Låtar (KRCD 31) 17,00 
• VÄSEN  New CD by the original Väsen trio, all new material, brilliant and melodic as we have come to expect. 

Trio  (NSD 6077) 18,00 
 

 

 
NORGE / NORWAY 

 
 
• KIRSTEN BRÅTEN BERG One of Norway's top folk singers.Folk jazz fusion with guests Arild Anderson, Bugge Wesseltoft, Paolo Vinaccia. Very strong album from 2001) 

Syng Du Mi Røyst (GRCD 4177) 17,00 
• KARI BREMNES New album from one of Norway's most famous singers. Original songs with keyboards, drums, bass, trumpet, guitars 

11 Ubesvarte Anrop ("11 Unanswered Calls") (FXCD 258) 18,00 
• BUKKENE BRUSE New live album by Annbjørg Lien, Arve Moen Bergset, Steinar Ofsdal and Bjørn Ole Rasch. All traditional tunes except one original by Steinar and one by Keith Emerson, Annbørg and Bjørn. 

Spel (HCD 7188) 17,00 
• AGNES BUEN GARNÅS One of Norway's most distinctive and beloved folk music singers. Trad songs with guests Mari Boine, Jan Garbarek, Knut Buen. 

Soltreet "Sun Tree"  (NYCD 3) 17,00 
• AGNES BUEN GARNÅS Traditional pieces collected by M.B Landstad 1802-80. Ensemble includes Marilyn Mazur (percussion) plus organ, hardingfele, more.

Han Rider Den Mørke Natt (VCD 387) 18,00 
• TERJE ISUNGSET Percussionist of Utla, solo album with voice, jew's harp, drums, percussion, ram's horn, stones, waterphone. Eclectic ambient adventure and worth investigation. 

Middle of Mist (NORCD 0348) 17,00 
• HANS FREDRIK JACOBSEN Well-known multi-instrumentalist, primarily flutes. Guests: Tone Hulbækmo, Annbjørg Lien, Knut Reiersrud, Frofe Fjellheim. All original pieces )

Vind (HCD 7184) 17,00 
• SINIKKA LANGELAND & KÅRE NORDSTOGA Kantele and church organ, Easter folk hymns by Bach on the Baroque Organ at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim.

Påsketona (NOSCD 1964) 17,00 
• MAJORSTUEN Fiddle quintet, guys and gals, doing trad material. Quite charming, this one. Fans of JPP will enjoy. Worth a listen.

Majorstuen (2L11) 18,00 
• SIGRID MOLDESTAD & LIV MERETE KROKEN Two female fiddlers: Hardingfele and normal fele. With percussion, guitar, bass, synth. This one is good, skillful, lively and worth your attention.

Spindel (HCD 7163) 17,00 
• MYLLARSPEL Hardangerfiddle players Knut Hamre, Leiv Solberg, Terje Christian Hansen, Øystein Romtveit and Lars Underdal pay tribute to the man they call the most distinguished Hardangerfiddle player in the history of Norwegian folk music (!), Torgeir Augundson Øydgarden. 25 trad pieces from his repertoire.

Myllarspel (EM6) 17,00  
• STEIN RØE Organist, variations on Norwegian folk tunes 

Frygdesong (FIKCD 1961) 17,00 
• RUSK Young folk music group performing trad pieces. (HCD 7179) 17,00
• STORSKOGEN SPELMANNSBAND Six piece contemporary folk fusion group.: violin, accordion, tuba, sax,clarinet, drums, bass, guitar, mandolin, synth. Trad/arranged and original material. Some cool electric guitar stuff  here, this one is actually: recommended!

Villspika (HCD 7164) 17,00  
• TIGERLILY Hot new band:  Elisabeth Vatn on bagpipes, harmonium, clarinets, voice with Harald Skullerud percussion, drums, glockenspiel, vocals and Olav Torget on guitars, bass, banjo vocals plus producer Kåre Chr. Vestrhelm on organ, harmonium, mellotron, bass. Original songs, quite dynamic and very much worth the attention of all bagpipe fans. 

Tigerlily (2003) (HCD 7186) 17,00 
• UTLA Folk jazz fusion trio: Håkon Høgemo (hardanger fiddle), Karl Seglem (sax, ram's horns, compositions), Terje Isungset (percussion, jew's harp) with guest Berit Opheim on  vocals.

Song (NORCD 0351) 17,00 
• VAMP Folk rock group Voice, guitar, bass, mandolin, flute, bouzouki, bagpipe, drums. Some electrics and modern sound. 

Månemannen (MSCD 1152) 17,00 
• COLLECTION: Salmer for gud og hvermann "Hymns for Gods and Mortals"  Powerful collection of hymns by Kari n, Mari Boine, Knut Reiersrud/Iver Kleive, Ole Paus and more. (FXCD 264) 18,00
• COLLECTION: Viser på vandring Vol 1. "Songs of the Romany People in Norway" Twenty-one pieces by seven different singers. (EM 11) 17,00
• COLLECTION:  Slåtter på vandring "Travellers Fiddle Tunes from Norway" By Anon Egeland, Vidar Lande, Salve Austena, Otto Furholt, Nils Bakke.  Double CD set. Extensive notes in English.(EM9) 25,00  

 

DENMARK 

 
• INSTINKT Very impressive new acoustic, electric folk group: violins, guitar, jew's harp, hurdy gurdy, bass, drums, vocals. In fact, this is a a very respectable debut album. 

Hur! (GO0402) 18,00 
• PHØNIX New album from folk music quintet: Voice, accordion, bass clarinet, recorder, percussion. Trads and originals, a rather happy sounding colection of tunes.

Pigen & Drengen (GO302)  18,00  
• TUMULT Electric folk /rock quartet: violin, guitars, drums, bass. Vocals in Danish.

Wallegnav  (GO0101) 17,00 

 

BALTIC & FINNO-UGRIC 

 
• COLLAGE Complete recordings from legendary and brilliant Estonian 7 piece group from 1970-76. Three female singers and four male musicians doing amazing and daring combination of jazz, folk, pop, classical music, with a fifties and sixties flavour. There is nothing like this anywhere. Deluxe 2 CD set with English notes and fotos. Without a doubt one of the coolest albums and bands ever. Essential.

Parimad Lood 1970-76 (Hypr 804-6) 24,00 
• ILGI  Latvia's premier contemporary folk music group. New album seems more varied than previous albums, somehow more engaging. Ilgi Reizniece (vocals, violin) plus kokle, bagpipes, jaw harp, flute, bass, giga, guitars, drums. Strong album and worth your attention.

Kaza Kapa Debesis  (UPECD 048) 17,00 
• SOFIA JOONS / EMMA HARDELIN / MELIKA HAINSOO Vocals, bowed harp, fiddle, zither, harmonium. Featuring Emma Hardelin of Triakel. 

Strand..Rand -Folk Songs & Chorales from West Coast of Estonia (JVCD 004) 19,00 
• ME NAISET & TOORAMA Seven member female acapella vocal group Me Naiset doing mostly trad Finno-Ugric songs but also original material. On this their second album, they do Mordvin songs together with the group Toorama. Lyrics printed in Mordvin, Finnish and English.

Mastorava "Mother Earth" (MNCD 1) 18,50 
• MYLLÄRIT Russian Karelian band and a new live album celebrating their 10th anniversary. Recorded live in Petrozavodsk 30.3.2002. 

The Tenth Spring (MCR 001-2002) 19,00 
• NALSIA FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE Seventeen piece trad folk group performing songs from several localities of Lithuania. 

Rytu aukstaiciu dainos, sokiai ir pasakojimai (LRCD 0015) 18,50  
• SAULE Folk music group since 1972 with over 40 members. Trad and original songs from 2002 recordings and from earlier albums.

Sveiki Atvyke!  (SMF 015) 17,00 
• ANTANAS SMOLSKUS Most popular player of national instrument birbyne, a wooden reed instrument with a sound like clarinet and flute. A 1997 recording: classical and folk music pieces with emsemble.

Unique Musical Instruments (Rytas VSCD 018) 18,50  
• VARIOUS ARTISTS Skaistakas Dziesmas Latvian folk songs performed by Ance Krauze, Kaspars Putins, Ingus Ulmanis, Andris Alvikis, Rolands Udris, Ainars Mielavs, Gints Sola, Kaspars Tobis, Arnis Mednis, Agnese Kannina-Liepina. (UPECD 021) 17,00

GREENLAND / INUIT

• INUIT Fifty five historical recordings recorded from 1905-87  Includes boklet with notes, fotos. Very limited edition. (SR 115)  20,00   

 
 

MISCELLANEOUS

• VARIOUS ARTISTS Nordic Ethno Grooves Collection 2 Compilation from German label Westpark featuring Ari Thunda, Hedningarna, JPP, Anitas Livs, Troka, Bazar Blå and more. Nothing rare but good fun. (WP 87064) 17,00

 

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