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#67 - Jonas Lorentzen on the Return of Nebala

#66 - John Stenersen live from Midgardsblot talks solo Nyckelharpa project

#65 - Mattias Thedens of Gangar: Dreng, Criticism, and Playing with Tradition

#64 - Songleikr's "Fuglefolk" with Ingrid Auné Falch, Maria Franz, and Kasia Sikora-Black

#63 - Jósúa Hróðgeir Rood of NEXION talks Sundrung

The Nordic Sound's Top 10 Albums of 2025

#62 - Faber Horbach talks Sowulo's new album NIHT

#61 - Runahild Kvitbjarkan talks Seid, Healing, and Spirituality

#60 - Einar Selvik of Wardruna | Birna, Fire in the Mountains, and More

#59 - Maja Kjaer | Danish Folk Music and Fiddling

#58 - MÍO | Live from Midgardsblot 2025

#57 - Mathias Dahlsveen (Vanvidd) | Live from Midgardsblot

#56 - Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Symbio) | A Nordic Hurdy-Gurdy Virtuoso

#55 - Björn Kaidel (Akleja, Plønk) | Scandinavian Folk Music in Germany

#54 - Mia Guldhammer (Virelai) | Danish Folk Music, Medieval Ballads, and Viking Reenactments

#53 - Levina Storåkern | Indie Nordic Folk, Musicianship, and "Månadsvill"

Album Review: Maija Kauhanen and Johannes Geworkian Hellman, "Migrating"

#52 - Ritual Music with Faber Horbach (Sowulo)

Album Review: Noiduin, "Lovi"

#51 - Hedningarna with Anders Norudde

Album Review: MÍO, "Hva Nå?"

#50 - Pain and Performance Art with Ingrid Auné Falch

#49 - The Art of Black Metal with Thomas Eriksen (Mork, Udåd)

#48 - Olav Luksengård Mjelva

Frigg, "Dreamscapes" - Album Review

#47 - Ale Carr of Dreamers' Circus

#46 - Norwegian Classical Music with Ola Nordal

#45 - Torulf on Musical Storytelling in Ristningar i Ginnungagap

#44 - Lassi Logrén on the Tagelharpa (Jouhikko) Tradition

#43 - Ville and Tommie

#42 (Part Two) - What is Nordic Folk Music?

#42 - Trollstemt Documentary with Fredrik Akselsen

#41 - Songleikr with Maria Franz and Ingrid Auné Falch

#40 - Kjell Braaten

#39 - Einar Selvik of Wardruna (Live at CU Boulder)

#38 - Mari Boine Interview

#37 - Jonas Lorentzen of Nebala

#36 - Nils Edström of Hindarfjäll

#34 - Espen Winther of Eldrim

[Album Review] Nordein, "Reisa"

Album Review: Floating Sofa Quartet, "Kystnaert"

Bülows Kvartett - "Vad än som i världen händer" [Album Review]

Eivør, "Enn" - Album Review

#33 - Chris Welsh of Sun and Moon Dance

#32 - Jonathan Barendsma of Gealdyr

#31 - Heathen Musicology and the Ancestral North with Ross Hagen

#30 - Visy Bloodaxe (Seidrblot)

"Viking Music" and Issues of Genre

#29 - Aevestaden

#28 - Kati Rán

#27 - Ruben Terlouw (Heilung)

This Month in Nordic Music - Hamferd, Lindy-Fay Hella, Nils Økland, and more! [March 2024]

#26 - Lindy-Fay Hella

#25 - Andreas Axelsson (Nattramn)

#24 - Jacob Hee Lund (Heilung, Virelai, Asynje)

This Month(ish) in Nordic Music - February 2024

#23 - Nicolas Schipper of Heilung

Hot singles in your area! This Month(ish) in Nordic Music - January 2024

Top 10 Nordic Albums of 2023!

Draumkvedet - A Very Pagan Christmas Story

November 2023 - This Monthish in Nordic Music

#22 - Noiduin

This Month(ish) in Nordic Music - New Music Reviews

#18 - MÍO

Why Vikings?

Cascadian Midsummer 2023 - Thoughts, Impressions, and Reflections

#17 - Midgardsblot Opening Ceremony (Benny Braaten and Gustav Holberg)

#16 - Jesper Gräs of IOTUNN

#15 - Jonas Lorentzen

#14 - Aftenstorm

#13 - Gangar

Ana Uribe-Law: Reggaeton and Latin American Musicology

#12 - Anette Aga

#11 - Hindarfjäll & Torulf

#10 - Nanna Barslev (Asynja, Huldre)

#9 - Nordic Animism (Raven Brings Runes)

#9 - Bjarte Eike (Barokksolistene)

#8 - Kjell Braaten

#7 - Nytt Land

#6 - Emilie Lorentzen (Heilung)

#5 - Jonas Lorentzen (Nebala)

#4 - Hoven Droven

#3 - Benny Braaten (Folket Bortafor Nordavinden)

#2 - Rúnahild Kvitbjarkan

Patreon - Toss a Coin To Your Skald!

Heilung, "Drif" Album Review

Amon Amarth, "Great Heathen Army" Album Review (Hello from Norway!)

Wardruna, "First Flight of the White Raven", Fire in the Mountain Festival, and Midgardsblót

Sara Futtrup, "Jordens Åndedrag" - The Nordic Sound Today 6/29/22

Hoven Droven, "Trad" - Nordic Sound Today 4/27/22

[Norway] Episode 12: Christian Sinding, the Black Sheep of Norwegian Music History

[Norway] Episode 11: Johan Halvorsen, The Norwegian Concertmaster

Tyr, "Ragnar's Kvæ∂i" with the Faroe Island Symphony Orchestra - Nordic Sound Today 4/6/22

#1 - Ale Carr of Dreamer's Circus

Knut Buen, "Sound of Telemark" and "Edvard Grieg: Slåtter" - Nordic Sound Today 4/1/22

Johanne Flottorp & The Northern Belle, "Hitterdal" and "Chicago" - Nordic Sound Today 3/30/22

[Norway] Episode 10: Edvard Grieg, the Life and Legacy of a Mountain King

Dreamers' Circus, "Befal du dine veje" - Nordic Sound Today, 3/23/22

[Norway] Episode 9: Johan Svendsen, Norway's Symphonic Beginnings pt. II

Wardruna, "Skugge" - The Nordic Sound Today 3/16/22

[Norway] Episode 8: Otto Winter-Hjelm - Norway's Symphonic Beginnings, Pt. I

[Norway] Episode 7: First Lady of Norwegian Art Music, Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

[Norway] Episode 6: Halfdan Kjerulf, the "Norwegian Schubert"

[Norway] Episode 5: Ole Bull, The "Norwegian Norseman from Norway," The "Paganini of the North"

[Norway] Episode 4: Unsung Women of Early Norwegian Romanticism, Olea Crøger and Camilla Collett

[Norway] Episode 3: Into the Mountains with Waldemar Thrane and L.M. Lindemann

[Norway] Episode 2: A Tale of Two Berlins, Johan Daniel and Johan Heinrich

Welcome to Norway: A Nation Forged by Wind and Tide