The Nordic Sound with Jameson Foster

Send us Fan Mail We're taking a break from the live festival interviews this week to have a familiar face back with us once again! In this episode, Jameson sits down with Jonas Lorentzen of Nebala to discuss the band's long-awaited return at this year's Midgardsblot. Jonas and I also let off some steam about AI and its affect on the Nordic music scene. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/jamesonfoster Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie Ge...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Nordic Sound. This is the first of a few live interviews done across both Midgardsblot and Fire in the Mountains, so there is a video component for those listening on podcast if you’d like to watch the scenic places where these chats take place as a nice changeup from zoom. This first of the festival interview series is with mr. John Stenersen of Wardruna who is currently ramping up to release his first solo album on ByNorse, featuring traditional tu...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is a very dear friend of mine, Mattias Thedens, who is a renowned fiddler in the Norwegian folk scene and most known for his place as the frontman of folk rock band Gangar. In this episode, Mattias and I talk about the new album Dreng and the joys of touring before getting into a deeper conversation about tradition and how to handle criticism as a new artist. Oslo-based Gangar bring a fresh take on Nordic roots music. The five-piece ensemble — Mattias Truell Th...

Send us Fan Mail In Nordic Sound #64 I sit down with the voices of Songleikr to discuss the making of their new album "Fuglefolk". We also geek out about birds... just a little bit. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/jamesonfoster Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie Gen Leigh Mike Cindy Clayton Drake Eric Jamie Julia Mary Michael Michael Sean Simon Tony You too can support the project at patreon.com/nordicsound

Send us Fan Mail After a long hiatus, the Nordic Sound returns with Jósúa Hróðgeir Rood to talk about Nexion's latest album "Sundrung". Not only is Josh a rising vocal star in the extreme metal scene, but as a scholar he is currently writing my PHD dissertation on Ásatrú as a reinvention of Old Norse Heathenism for the Social and Human Sciences department at University of Iceland. Putting two PhD students in related fields together in a zoom room is typically a recipe for disaster, but I thin...