Northside…

 

Northside is a great US based company supplying Scandinavian folk CDs.  Their site allows you to listen to sound clips before you buy – and features some of the greatest musicians from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sámiland.

 

Not only that, but their prices are VERY reasonable – and even taking into account postage to the UK, each CD still works out at a reasonable price and can be purchased securely via their site.  (Postage to UK is $5 for the first CD and $4 for each CD on top of that).  They send items very quickly too.  Absolutely great stuff!!

 

Some of the fantastic bands you can buy through Northside include Groupa, Väsen, Hedningarna, Wimme, Frifot and Gjallarhorn.  And if you’re not familiar with these great bands, there are always the Nordic Roots compilation CDs to give you a taster. 

 

To investigate the greatness of Northside…follow this link…

 

And now a mention of my fave Scandinavian Folk-Rock band EVER…

 

 

Hoven Droven…

 

The closest English translations to Hoven Droven are "helter skelter" or "whatever," which happens to also describe the band's approach to their Swedish folk roots. Taking traditional melodies and rocking them hard is the band's most dominant approach, but they can also be quite melodic. But the band always seems to gravitate back to blowing your socks off.

Hoven Droven are:

 

  • Björn Höglund (drums and percussion)
  • Bo Lindberg (electric guitar)
  • Jens Comén (saxophones)
  • Pedro Blom (bass)
  • Kjell-Erik Eriksson (fiddle)

 

 

I can’t fault them or any of their albums.  My favourite (if I had to pick one) is ‘More Happy Moments’.  I defy anyone to sit still while listening to Sweden’s finest!

 

All of their albums are available through Northside 

 

For more info on Hoven Droven please follow this link… to their official website. You can also buy some great Hoven Droven stuff from the Café Press…

 

 

         

 

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