#4070: Updated European Folk Traditions
For this New Sounds, take a tour of updated European folk traditions from Croatia, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Poland, Ukraine, and Occitanian music from the south of France, near the border with Spain. Hear the band out of Croatia, Kries, (whose name means “bonfire”) who re-work old folk songs and lyrics with contemporary arrangements. Then, there’s also music from the Estonian folk band, Rüüt, featuring accordions, fiddle, melodica, and vocals. Listen to “hardcore folk” by the Warsaw Village band from Poland, along with mouth music from Ireland.
Then, listen to the Nordic neo-pagan folk band, Wardruna, who also scored the TV series Vikings (See also Encyclopaedia Metallum) They use antler horns, tree trunk drums, and other rare Nordic folk instruments woven together with various field recordings of Norwegian nature sounds to evoke ritual music of Scandinavia in the pre-Christian era. Plus, hear music by Cocanha from Toulouse, in Southern France, who combine girl group harmonies and percussion. That, and more.
PROGRAM #4070 updated European folk traditions (First Aired: 1/23/2018)
ARTIST: Wardruna
WORK: Isa, excerpt [1:00]
RECORDING: Runaljod Ragnarok
SOURCE/INFO: wardruna.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Cocanha
WORK: La Comair mosca / Sus la nosta trilha [5:41]
RECORDING: i ès ?
SOURCE: Pagans Musica
INFO: pagansmusica.net/album/i-s
ARTIST: Kries
WORK: Ivo Se Sece [3:30]
RECORDING: Selo Na Okuke / Village Tracks
SOURCE: Riverboat Records 1107
INFO: worldmusic.net
ARTIST: Värttinä
WORK: Uskottu ei uupuvani [5:05]
RECORDING: Vihma
SOURCE: Wicklow/BMG #63262
INFO: Out of print, but available via iTunes or Amazon.com
ARTIST: Rüüt
WORK: Piis Pitka [4:44]
RECORDING: Kadakad
SOURCE: Rüüt
INFO: ryyt.ee/index.php
ARTIST: Spaccanapoli
WORK: Aneme Perze [4:26]
RECORDING: Lost Souls
SOURCE: Real World#49542
INFO: realworldrecords.com
ARTIST: Rüüt
WORK: Rüüt Rüüt [3:03]
RECORDING: Kadakad
SOURCE: Rüüt
INFO: ryyt.ee/index.php
ARTIST: The Bothy Band
WORK: Fionnghuala [1:26]
RECORDING:Best of
SOURCE: Green Linnet 3043
INFO: greenlinnet.com
ARTIST: Wardruna
WORK: Isa [7:09]
RECORDING: Runaljod Ragnarok
SOURCE/INFO: wardruna.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Warsaw Village Band
WORK: To You Kasiuna [5:11]
RECORDING: People's Spring
SOURCE: World Village #468028
INFO: worldvillagemusic.com
ARTIST: Mariana Sadovska
WORK: Vesna (Spring) [5:22]
RECORDING: Vesna
SOURCE: Flowfish Records 0068
INFO: flowfish.de | marianasadovska.com
