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Written in fRoots issue 317/318, 2009
 

VÄSEN
Väsen Street
NorthSide NSD 6096 (2009)

MIKE MARSHALL & DAROL ANGER WITH VÄSEN
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen
Adventure Music America AMA 1039-2 (2009)

Sweden’s whizziest and wittiest nyckelharpa, viola and guitar trio, a big influence on many northern European musicians for both playing and tune-making, with two new CDs. Well, actually one’s an intricate, spirited exploration with USians Marshall and Anger’s mandolin and fiddle, the other pure Väsen except a track with Marshall and Anger and, with fiddlers Mia Marin and Emma Reid and percussionist André Ferrari, a splendid wedding march for Mia and Väsen’s Mikael Marin. www.noside.com, www.discovery-records.com


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