The Nordic Sound
The Nordic Sound is a living archive of Nordic music across traditions, genres, and generations. Created by Jameson Foster, Musicologist and Nordic Folklorist of University of Colorado Boulder
Podcasting since 2022 • 100 episodes
The Nordic Sound
Latest Episodes
#60 - Einar Selvik of Wardruna | Birna, Fire in the Mountains, and More
Live from the Pike's Peak Center in Colorado Springs, Einar and Jameson sit down for a retrospective on Wardruna’s “Birna” and the historic Fire in the Mountains festival in Montana this past July.Jameson Foster is an ethnomusicologist ...
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#59 - Maja Kjaer | Danish Folk Music and Fiddling
Maja Kjaer joins the Nordic Sound for episode 59 to talk about her debut album "Landing", why Danish music is "like that", fiddling traditions in Denmark, and more.
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#58 - MÍO | Live from Midgardsblot 2025
Live from Midgardsblot, MÍO returns to the Nordic Sound for a second time for an interview about their signing with ByNorse, their new album "Hva Nå", and how they use creatures of folklore to tell their stories about modern issues through thei...
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#57 - Mathias Dahlsveen (Vanvidd) | Live from Midgardsblot
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...
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#56 - Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Symbio) | A Nordic Hurdy-Gurdy Virtuoso
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.Johann...
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