Sweet Sunny North 2

Henry Kaiser/David Lindley, David Lindley, Henry Kaiser | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E3H
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prelude

2. The Twenty Dollar Bill

3. The Beautiful Maid On A Mountain High

4. The Servant's Fee

5. Train Song

6. Springleik After Per Spelmann

7. Polsanitzan

8. The Bomari Tune/Rudl After Ola Mosafinn

9. Su Ru Rudde

10. The Fisherman

11. Bridal March From Setesdal

12. Dance My Ballad, Cry My Song

13. Skripalatten

14. Anna

15. Bridal March

16. The Wood Nymph's Call

17. Prillarguri Halling

18. The Soldier

19. Sheep Call

20. Polsdance From Valberg

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another good sampler of music from Norway, June 7, 2002

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woburnmusicfan (Woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Sunny North 2 (Audio CD)

After introducing the Western world to Madagascar music with the "World Out of Time" compilations, guitarists Kaiser and Lindley decided to do the same thing for Norway. They flew to Norway with a digital recorder and spent three weeks recorded several of the best musicians in the country, often playing along with them. This second CD also includes several tracks recorded while a few of the performers were touring America in support of the first CD. While much Scandinavian music sounds like a moodier variation on Celtic music, with plenty of fiddles, Norwegian music has a different feel, often using scales and intonations that we usually associate with Middle and Near Eastern music. My favorite tracks are Tone Hulbaekmo's "The Beautiful Maid on a Mountain High", big band Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag's "Polska from Elvedalen" (don't miss their "Stolen Goods" CD), and the Brazz Brothers' "Bridal March". There's less upbeat music this time around than on the first CD, and the extent to which you enjoy this album is going to depend on how much you like fiddle music. If you do, then you will find this a solid, enjoyable album, though I prefer Volume 1.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, cold folk music., March 11, 1999

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William D. Milsten (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Sunny North 2 (Audio CD)

This album is a wonderful representation of Norwegian folk music by a large variety of Norwegian folk musicians. Not as upbeat and melodic as Irish music, Norwegian folk music is hauntingly beautiful, creating images of cold, dark winter nights.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of old and new Norwegian folk music!, June 18, 1998

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Elaine Krasny (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Sunny North 2 (Audio CD)

People inclined to ethnic music in general (like celtic, cajun, etc)should find this album delightful. The variety of instuments and singers are authentic examples of the best in Norwegian ethnic music!