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1. Herding Calls - Susanne Rosenberg

2. Floating Earth - Tone Hulbaekmo

3. Why Do The Maidens... - Tallari

4. Old Squaw - Susanne Lundeng

5. Krishna's Cousin - Hege Rimestad

6. The Winds - Tellu

7. Voyage Waltz - Mari Eggen/Helene Hoye

8. Sad Love Song - Susanne Rosenberg

9. The Harp - Aurora Borealis

10. Wood Nymph Call - Asne Sunniva Soreide

11. Shepherd's Call/Springar Dance - Helen Hoye

12. Phoenix - Annbjorg Lien

13. Bridal Song - Sinikka Langeland

14. Heiemo And The Water Sprite - Kirsten Braten Berg

15. Manaus: Word Of Incantation - Tellu

16. Rolling Mist - Hege Rimestad

17. Illusion - Tone Hulbaekmo

18. Gjendine's Lullaby - Pernille Anker

19. The Miller Boy's Bridal Tune - Annbjorg Lien

20. Untitled - Wizard Women Of The North

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done and I enjoy it every day, Jan 10 2011

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Deven M. Niles "Midian" (Coralville, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizard Women Of The North (Audio CD)

This is a great album and I can only hope that this particular work will gain momentum in the future. I am a big fan of Wardruna and came across this title. WOW am I glad I took the extra step to see if there were any Canadian purveyors of this CD; thank you Canada! Overall, this is a wonderful listen, I like the surreal feel to most of the vocals. I hope to someday find more material like this.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly unusual, May 25 2003

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Brianna Neal (USA) - See all my reviews

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This intriguing, relaxing album showcases female Scandinavian musicians. It gently reminds us that many different musical traditions exist in the Nordic lands, and that these roots have value and beauty both in their own right, and as seeds of inspiration for modern interpretation. The artists featured are Susanne Rosenberg, Tone Hulbaekmo, Tallari, Susanne Lundeng, Hege Rimestad, Tellu, Mari Eggen and Helene Hoye, Aurora Borealis, Asne Sunniva Soreide, Helen Hoye, Annbjorg Lien, Sinikka Langeland, Kirsten Braten Berg, and Pernille Anker. They combine the soothing and mysterious sounds of traditional singing with instruments old and new. Other samplers of neo-traditional Scandinavian music include NorthSide's "Nordic Roots" series, and the World Music Network's "Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, Mar 20 2001

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This review is from: Wizard Women Of The North (Audio CD)

This is a satisfying record and a good introduction, for me, to this type of music (Nordic New Age/ Revival). What you will find in these 19 tracks is Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish women musicians remaking traditional tunes as well as presenting original work. The fiddle features as the main instrument in the record. Some are instrumentals and others feature either raw vocalization (for example, harpist Tone Hulb�kmo's "Svevende Jord[Floating Earth]," a very beautiful track that begins with trance-like vocalization and relaxing music that breaks into a lively and elegant fiddle tune) or sung lyrics (Pernille Anker's "Gjendines b�nl�t" is an acappella lullaby). Kirsten Br�ten-Berg's "Heiemo og nykkjen" is a modern version of a traditional Norwegian song called "Noekken som belar," but her rendition, I think, is more obscure than the many traditional, regional versions from the 1800s. Sinikka Langeland's "Bridal song from Soloer" is another song in which I could hear Norwegian; she has a beautiful, bright voice. I'm glad to have a collection of music with these three languages, as one of the reasons I bought it was to help my Norwegian, but the lyrics are not printed, and the songs with lyrics are not easy to understand (they're obviously very regional and/or old). Another plus was Annbjoerg Lien's instrumental fiddle tracks, especially "Foenix." I was nervous when I first purchased it because I didn't want it to be 90% instrumental music, but I gained a new appreciation of the fiddle, thanks to the modern flavor of this old art that Lien and the others provide. I enjoyed the Swedish "Anna ock Wilhelm" by Susanne Rosenberg and the Finnish Tellu's "Tuulet[The Winds]." There were very few disappointing tracks (that I found too harsh or a bit screwball-sounding). A printed translation of a writing by Pernille Anker playfully talks about the modern Wizard Woman of the North, but I wish there had been more background to explain the songs, and I wanted the Norwegian lyrics. All in all, though, this is great music.

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