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Jameson Foster is an ethnomusicology PhD student (University of Colorado Boulder, Peabody Conservatory) and journalist with specialized knowledge in the music history and culture of the Scandinavian countries. The Nordic Sound Channel is a platform for sharing his knowledge and passion for the education and promotion of Nordic music, both past and present.
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Thank you for all of the support. This podcast has been more popular than I ever thought it could be and it's made me realize how much more potential it has than what I'm giving it. Stay tuned and keep in touch!Instagram: American_SkaldLinkedin: Jameson Foster, Baltimore MDWebsite: Theamericanskald.com
It's all for a good reason, so fear not! Take the week to catch your breath or catch up on episodes you might have missed. Thanks for your continued support of the show, friends! It means the world to meSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Send us a Text Message.Hailing from beautiful Värmland in Sweden, Andreas Axelsson of the project Nattramn joins Jameson to talk about his latest album Gravmarken, his inspiration, and what brought him to the Dark Folk scene. Like myself, he's of the mind that "less is more" and we dive into our philosophies around writing and performing dark folk music.And he's NOT the singer for Silencer!https://nattramnsvitjod.bandcamp.comSupport the Show.
![Nordic Sound [Norway] Ep. 1 - Berlin and Sons](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/variants/ndto2oji6orbdcggoi71vullp5hj/8d66eb17bb7d02ca4856ab443a78f2148cafbb129f58a3c81282007c6fe24ff2?.jpg "Nordic Sound [Norway] Ep. 1 - Berlin and Sons")
Today we explore the first composers of Norway. Spoiler: It wasn't Grieg.Johan Daniel Berlin - Concerto for Violin and Strings in A major https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqBBwl3VEgJohan Heinrich Berlin - Sinfonia a 6 in in C majorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUip8F2bwmoTheamericanskald.com/contact
This week we take a closer look at the composers who took the first steps towards making the music of Norway a little more Norwegian. Subscribe and leave a review to lend a hand!Waldemar Thrane - Aagots Fjellsanghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=512M6pkhyHQKjerulf - Springdanshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-wPb4dHOVwKjerulf - Ingrids Visehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SWqn1uPOWkTheamericanskald.com/contact
Yes, that was really his nickname. Trolls, mountains, and mountain maids start to get a whole lot more important to Norwegian music with Ole Bull. Todays episode also comes with a new essay which you can read at Theamericanskald.com which takes a deeper dive into the story of Fossegrim. Subscribe and leave a review to help the podcast reach new audiences!Ole Bull - Saeterbesøkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFpkxiUeNIOle Bull - Saeterjentens Sondaghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXqnLooMLO0&t=18sTheamericanskald.com/contact
Inarguably the most important composer of Norwegian music history. So much to talk about, not enough time to mention it all, so I hope I did justice to the man whom I admire so much in this episode.Edvard Grieg - Watchman's Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcph5KSn_jMEdvard Grieg - Ved Gjaetle-bekken, Haugtussa Cyclehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls40GA4MiLcEdvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Yoyz6_LosKnut Buen - Haugelåthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRoIJWPFV6wTheamericanskald.com/contact
This week we learn about Grieg's large-form counterpart and Norway's first symphonist, Johan Svendsen. Leave a review and subscribe to help out the podcast!Johan Svendsen - Symphony no. 1 in D majorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4is2wkZf6ag&t=1461sJohan Svendsen - I Fjol Gjaett'e Gjeitinnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SSPbbonijQTheamericanskald.com/contact
This week we are humbled to learn of the majesty of Mrs. Agathe Backer Grøndahl, First Lady of Norwegian music. Subscribe and leave a review to help out the podcast!Agathe Backer Grøndahl - Mot Kveldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCWgl6mICiUAgathe Backer Grøndahl - Serenadehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH83Xh68SukTheamericanskald.com/contact
This week we learn about Johan Halvorsen, the true heir to Norwegianism in music after Bull and Grieg. Subscribe and leave a review to help the podcast!Johan Halvorsen - Suite for Violin and Piano in G minorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DoVvF9jZO0Johan Halvorsen - Bojarernes Entrance Marchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua3vZE6ygA8Johan Halvorsen - Fossegrimen Suitehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcW-iGQJbpATheamericanskald.com/contact
This week we take a look at two Norwegian composers who had their reputations stained by Nazi occupation of Norway. Subscribe and leave a review to help out the podcast!Christian Sinding - Piano Quintet in E minorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lejF0nCQYME&t=1005sChristian Sinding - Sonate im alten Stil, Allegrettohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B035WfqH2MDavid Monrad Johansen - Nordlandsbilleder, Den lille Stengudhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDtZPrcK4AsDavid Monrad Johansen - Voluspaahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_i5bTA8szQ&t=21sTheamericanskald.com/contact
The 20th century is when stuff starts to get a little hectic. With Grieg gone, what is Norway to do next? Pauline Hall believes the answer is in Central Europe...Theamericanskald.com/podcastPauline Hall - Verlaine Suite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDfQUQQyqcEPauline Hall - Suite for Wind Quintet, Mvt. IIIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjz5nDAX3Mw
"Look to your roots" is a phrase which suited Eivind Groven quite well in the face of modernist and globalizing forces. How did he compete with Ms. Hall? P.S. Happy 10th episode!Eivind Groven - Om Kveldenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXzeFXePSsEivind Groven - Symphony no. 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKstWrKurg&t
Introductions and meeting the first known Norwegian composers Johan Daniel, and Johan Heinrich Berlin.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Defining Romanticism and meeting Norway's first Romantic composer, Waldemar Thrane.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Getting to know Halfdan Kjerulf, the 'Norwegian Schubert' who pioneered quite a few core traits of Norwegian composition.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Let's learn about Ole Bull, perhaps the most ridiculous, yet admirable, character in Norwegian music history who started Norwegian music culture as we know it today.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Edvard Grieg's legacy is quite the paradox - he has written some of the most familiar and memorable pieces in all of music history, yet so little is known about him today despite his marked influence on 20th century music.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Six episodes and still no symphonies? Let's see what Otto Winter-hjelm and Johan Svendsen had to say about this.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Let's re-break some glass ceilings with Agathe Backer-Grøndahl's music. She wasn't highly respected by Liszt and Brahms for nothing, after all.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
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