| Vasen
Northside Records
Vasen Street CD (2009)
 $10.15  
Although Väsen might be Swedish, the band's tunes speak an international, sparkling language. Forget the fact that there are plenty of polskas and schottisches here, and revel in the joy of the playing and the interplay between the musicians (as
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| Gjallarhorn
Northside CDs
Sjofn CD (2007)
$10.89
This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. (ECD)
A thoroughly Pagan delight of an album from Finnish ensemble Gjallarhorn who balances the energetic and enthusiastic vocals (and fiddle) of Jenny Wilhelm against a
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| Varttina
Northside Records
Iki CD (2003)
$10.59 
Twenty years after Värttinä began, there's still plenty of energy in the band, although they've come a long, long way. More mature, they've learned to use finesse over speed, and the themes they tackle here are certainly more adult --
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| Garmarna
Northside music
Vengeance CD (1999)
$10.89 
Garmarna is a band from Sweden that combines the folk music of their native Sweden with contemporary rock and electronica. Emma Hardelin has a delicate, forlorn voice that recalls June Tabor and Sandy Denny, and the rest of the band
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| Hurdy-Gurdy Men
Northside CDs
Prototyp CD (2005)
$10.59
The idea of an album using two hurdy-gurdys -- the ancient cranked fiddles that were called the medieval synthesizers -- seems straightforward enough. But in the hands of Garmarna's Stefan Brisland-Ferner and Hedningarna's Totte Mattsson, it becomes a whole different
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| Frigg
Northside music
Economy Class CD (2008)
$10.45
The problem with Scandinavian folk music is usually that dang jaw harp. On the third album from Finnish-Norwegian power folk band Frigg, the jaw harp is there, but it's nicely buried in the sound by multiple fiddles, mandolin, guitars, the
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| Ranarim
Northside Records
Morning Star CD (2007)
$10.39
It's taken a while for Ranarim to get to their third album, but the results are more than worth the wait. The basic elements remain the same -- nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle), guitar, and the two female voices, backed by doubles
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| Hedningarna
Northside CDs
Tra CD (1994)
$10.39
Trä (Swedish for "wood") found Hedningarna updating their production and sensibility to reflect more contemporary tastes, featuring some edgier, more rock-influenced sounds. The album became their most successful yet, but a slight slickness to the production renders the folk material
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| Loituma
Northside music
Things Of Beauty CD (1998) Enhanced CD
$10.39
First released in Finland in a slightly different form, Loituma's Things of Beauty is the initial release from this Finnish quartet. Their specialty is the kantele, a Finnish harp, and they use this both in instrumental pieces and in multi-layered
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| Mari Boine
Northside music
Eight Seasons CD (2003)
$10.15
Eight Seasons is Mari Boine's first effort for the Minneapolis-based Scandinavian music label Northside. The album was issued in conjunction with Remixed, which features notables like Jah
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