Frigg – a folk and dance band from Finland – will take part in the folk festival in Rudolstadt, Germany this year. Last year Frigg were on tour in the UK and in Switzerland.

Frigg has published 5 CDs and is very successful in Scandinavia. The last CD Polka V has got several awards including the “most successful album of 2012″. You can find more about the awards on the Frigg website.

During an interview by the Philharmonie of Luxemburg Anti und Esko Järvelä of Frigg told about their music. The energy in the music needs to be transformed to a dance movement. Frigg wants to support the folk dance tradition of the North European countries

The sound of Frigg is based on the virtuoso playing of three or four fiddles. The fiddles play together in unison or in arrangements for several voices. The fiddles are accompanied by guitar, mandolin and double bass. Even the most complicated rhythms are played in perfect interplay. Most of the pieces are compositions by Frigg in the typical nordic style, inspired by the folk music of Scandinavia. Rock and Jazz elements or influences from folk dances of Eastern Europe are also included.

This is a video recorded last year with three tunes:

FRIGG I BODA 2012

The interview with Anti and Esko Järvelä:

Frigg interview @ the Philharmonie Luxembourg

My Frigg Playlist

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC878J8mcBo-KUwik7Ktl0OHQYgP9xRco

Playlist Frigg by frogsummit

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB183D1C65BF50534

Website Frigg: http://frigg.fi/

Finland’s ‘Frigg’ – UK Debut Tour: http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2012/09/finlands-frigg-uk-debut-tour/

Economy Class: http://nordische-musik.de/musiker.php?id_musiker=2992&PHPSESSID=f969a

mandolin.org.uk – Featured Band Frigg: http://www.mandolin.org.uk/bio/94.htm

Philharmonie Luxemburg Blog about Frigg: http://blog.philharmonie.lu/tag/frigg/

Lotusfest Features Finnish Folk Collective Frigg: http://www.iu.edu/~iaunrc/newsevents/whats_new/lotusfest-features-finnish-folk-collective-frigg

Related articles about Finland and Scandinavia:

• Band’o – Familyband from Finland – Bluegrass, Country, Americana
• The Nordic Sound: Pettersson & Fredriksson – Nyckelharpa & Mandola
• Afenginn “Bastard-Punk-Ethno” – New Album “Bastard Etno”

The Amsterdam Guitar Trio was founded around 1985. It has recorded CDs with the Brandenburg Concertos by J. S.  Bach, with the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi or recently with the music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, aranged for guitar trio.

The program of the podcast contains two of the Brandenburg Concertos and music by Claude Debussy.

Playlist Amsterdam Guitar Trio

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzVOf7tVNIENgmypsGtGVT50kZYRMEYSt

Additional Information

Blog by Esther Steenbergen: http://www.esthersteenbergen.com/blog/tag/amsterdam-guitar-trio/

Ester Steenbergen has taken part in the Mozart recording, which is available for listening on the bandcamp website including one free track for download:

http://mevrouwgitaar.bandcamp.com/album/amsterdam-guitar-trio-plays-mozart

In the blog by Esther Steenbergen you can find some of the Mozart arrangements as free downloads. A great chance for guitar trios who want to try those arrangements.

Wikipedia about the Amsterdam Guitar Trio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Guitar_Trio

Podcast La Guitarra: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/la-guitarra/guitarra-trio-guitarras-amsterdam-28-04-13/1792454/

La guitarra – Trío de Guitarras de Ámsterdam – 28/04/13

28 abr 2013

A side effect of the regular use of the mandoloncello in the mandolin orchestras is that there are many players who are using the mandoloncello also as a solo instrument. And there are also groups like the quartet of four mandoloncellos as you can see further below.

Atsushi Ichikawa has arranged many pieces for the mandoloncello and he has composed his own pieces too. Most of the pieces seem to be popular songs and music from computer games. Atsushi Ichikawa makes great use of special sounds and percussion effects.

Atsushi Ichikawa – Mandoloncello player

Nashville, Tenn. (April 19, 2013) – Austin native and folk songstress Sarah Jarosz celebrates Record Store Day with a new live release, LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR. The five song EP was recorded the famed Los Angeles venue and features longtime collaborators Nathanial Smith (cello) and Alex Hargreaves (violin.)

LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR track listing

1. Tell Me True

2. Kathy’s Song

3. Mansinneedof

4. Shankill Butchers

5. Broussard’s Lament

In anticipation of the release, four live performance videos were shared exclusively with outlets The Bluegrass Situation, CMT Edge, Bluegrass Nation and RecordStoreDay.com. Shot by videographer Alex Chaloff, the four videos beautifully capture the magic of her live shows.

Sarah Jarosz – Shankill Butchers – Broussard s Lament

Sarah Jarosz’ career has skyrocketed since she was a teenager with a guitar, incredible songs and a habit of hanging out at her local Austin Texas record stores. And that was all only a few years ago. She’s been Grammy-nominated, had two critically adored releases and worked with legends in the bluegrass/folk world. But she’s never had a live record. Until now. And we’re pretty psyched that her live debut LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR, recorded in August of last year, is itself debuting on Record Store Day. Have a little look at the loveliness in store.

Sarah Jarosz – “Tell Me True”

Sarah Jarosz performs “Tell Me True” from the forthcoming EP – LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR (available April 20, 2013.) The 5-song EP was recorded during her performance at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California on August 9, 2012. She is accompanied by Alex Hargreaves and Nathaniel Smith.

http://www.facebook.com/sarahjaroszmusic
http://sarahjarosz.com/
sugarhillrecords.com

Sarah Jarosz – “Mansinneedof”

Sarah Jarosz performs “Mansinneedof” from the forthcoming EP – LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR (available April 20, 2013.) The 5-song EP was recorded during her performance at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California on August 9, 2012. She is accompanied by Alex Hargreaves and Nathaniel Smith.

The last video is available on the CMT website, Sarah performs a beautiful version of the  Simon & Garfunkel song “Kathy’s Song”:

Sarah Jarosz Makes “Kathy’s Song” Her Own

During her show at the famed L.A. club, Jarosz accompanied herself on acoustic guitar for a lovely rendition of “Kathy’s Song,” written by Paul Simon and originally recorded on Simon & Garfunkel’s 1966 Sounds of Silence album.

http://www.cmtedge.com/2013/04/03/sarah-jarosz-makes-kathys-song-her-own/