#40 - Kjell Braaten

Send us Fan MailIn Nordic Sound #40, Jameson is joined by Kjell Braaten to talk about Kjell’s approach to skaldic performance and his recent collaboration on the beautiful Lithuanian sutartines project with Stuba and Skaidra Jančaité as part of an ongoing mission to preserve and revitalize Lithuanian communal singing tradition. Key topics in this conversation include Kjell telling why skaldic tradition inspires him, how music is a form of active and communal remembering of the past, if viking music can ever be authentic, and a deeper discussion about the value of celebrating the living traditions around us that are at risk of being lost.Jameson Foster is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Colorado Boulder specializing in Nordic music traditions with a focus on pagan revivalism.0:00 Introduction1:20 Skaldic music12:53 Do limitation help creativity?23:32 Making mistakes as a solo performer28:59 Sources for skaldic performance38:00 Music as memory49:00 Sutartines and Stuba58:26 What are Sutartines?1:06:00 Serendipitous Meeting1:11:14 Living Lithuanian traditions1:22:00 Why vikings?Previous interview with Kjell:Nordic Sound #8 - https://youtu.be/Ch6-4uCUT00The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons:AlexGeorgeBetsCarrieGenLeighMikeCindyClaytonDrakeEricJamieJuliaMaryMichaelSeanSimonDanYou too can support the project at patreon.com/nordicsoundSupport the showThe Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/jamesonfosterBarMonicaEmberGeorgeBetsCarrieGenLeighMikeCindyClaytonDrakeEricJamieJuliaMaryMichaelMichaelSeanSimonTonyYou too can support the project at patreon.com/nordicsound