{"product_id":"the-rough-guide-to-the-music-of-scandinavia","title":"The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia","description":"Product Description\n\nThis Rough Guide is a remarkable overview of musics springing from Nordic roots. Sample the rich fiddle traditions of Sweden, the bold experimentation of Finnish musicians and the ethereal charm of Lapland's Sami joik.\nArtists include: Lena Willemark, Hedningarna, Leena Joutsenlahti, JPP, Louis Andreasen, Varttina, Sorten Muld and Knut Reiersrud\n\nAmazon.com\n\nThese 22 tracks offer an excellent introduction to some of the more progressive folk musicians from the contemporary Nordic music scene. Most selections come from Finland, Norway, and Sweden, but there are also tunes from Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, and Samiland (Lapland). One of the hallmarks of Scandinavian folk music is a reverence for tradition coupled with a need to innovate, and bands such as Vasen, who mix the sound of the nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) with jazzy rhythms, or Varttina, who have created a unique sound with a quartet of singers backed by six instrumentalists, are the norm and not the exception. Other performers on this CD include JPP, a group of Finnish fiddlers from the village of Jarvela, where practically every resident plays the violin; Wimme, who improvises a joik (an ancient form of Sami song) to the accompaniment of synthesized drum beats and loops; and the Swedish group Garmarna, who play medieval ballads backed with modern electric instrumentation. --Michael Simmons\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00004TA6B\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00004TA6B.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Various Artists\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446994116666,"sku":"DBV.B00004TA6B.G","price":5.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00004TA6B-0.jpg?v=1780717526","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-rough-guide-to-the-music-of-scandinavia","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}