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Reviews of Faroese, Icelandic and Cross-Nordic albums
written by Andrew Cronshaw in fRoots (or earlier Folk Roots or Southern Rag)

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FAROE ISLANDS

Artist Title Label Release date FR Issue Number
Eivør Pálsdóttir Eivør Pálsdóttir Tutl 2000 221
Enekk  Fyra nætur fyri jól Tutl 1997 186
Færd Færd Tutl 2002 235/236
Kristian Blak Klæmint Tutl 1998 190
Kristian Blak & Tjaldursgjógv  Shalder Geo Tutl 1997 186
Spælmenninir  Flód og Fjøra Tutl 1996 170/171
Suleskær Over Havet Tutl 1996 162
Tellu Virkkala, Rasmus Lyberth, Ville Kangas, Kristian Blak Piniartut Tutl 2001 226
Various Traditional Music in the Faroe Islands 1950-1999  Frémeaux & Associés 2003 247/248
Various Flúgvandi Bidil - Föroysk vísu og kvædalög Tutl 1997 186
Various Alfagurt ljódar mín tunga - Táttur, Vísa, Kirkjusangur, Kvædi, Skjaldur Tutl 1995 170/171

ICELAND

Artist Title Label Release date FR Issue Number
Funi Flúr Green Man Productions 2013 360
Steindór Andersen Rímur Naxos World 2003 247/248
Claudio Puntin & Gerdur Gunnarsdóttir Ylir ECM 2001 223/224
Various Raddir / Voices - Recordings of folksongs from the archives of the Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland Smekkleysa 2003 247/248

CROSS-NORDIC

Artist Title Label Release date FR Issue Number
Baltic Crossing  Baltic Crossing  GO' Danish 2008 302/303
Blink Blink NORCD 2011 341/342
Kirsten Bråten Berg, Marilyn Mazur, Lena Willemark Stemmenes Skygge Heilo 2005 271/272
Lars-Ánte Kuhmunen, Chief Dancing Thunder, Spiridon Shishigin Rhythms of the Tundra Singing Frog 2010 334
Tellu Virkkala, Rasmus Lyberth, Ville Kangas, Kristian Blak Piniartut Tutl 2001 226
Various The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia World Music Network 2000 210
Various Live På Halkær Kro Halkær Kro 2000 215
Various Viser på vandring i Norden - Songs of the Romany People in Finland, Norway and Sweden  Etnisk Musikklubb 2007 297
Various Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia Nascente 2011 338/339
Various Deeyah Presents Nordic Woman Heilo 2012 350/351
Various The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia World Music Network 2012 352

 

For more reviews click on the regions below

NORDIC        BALTIC        IBERIA (& islands)   

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE, & CAUCASUS   

OTHER EUROPEAN        AMERICAS        OTHER, AND WORLD IN GENERAL


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