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Written in
fRoots
issue 285, 2007
RANARIM
Morgonstjärna
Drone DROCD 042 (2006)
Ulrika Bodén and Sofia Sandén’s light, attractive duet vocals set against the
strong, churning strings of Niklas Roswall’s nyckelharpas and Jens Engelbrecht’s
frets plus double bass and percussion in well-found, infectiously melodic
traditional songs and ballads make Ranarim, their impetus and freshness
undiminished in this third album, a brand leader in Sweden’s contemporary roots
music.
© 2007 Andrew Cronshaw
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