The Nordic Sound with Jameson Foster

Send us Fan Mail In this interview, I am humbled to invite Jacob Hee Lund for his first appearance on the Nordic Sound Channel. Mostly known as a member of Heilung, Jacob is actually a man of many, many hats and is a seasoned performer in the medieval reenactment scene in Denmark. In this interview, he walks us through his background, his countless music projects he’s contributed to as a percussio...

Send us Fan Mail PLEASE READ: This audio was stripped straight from Youtube, so I want to clarify for podcast listeners: I will be keeping up with reviews dedicated to podcast listeners even though this format will be leaving youtube. What this means for you all is, instead of getting audio from youtube videos for the podcasts, I will from here on out be recording these reviews specifically for po...

Send us Fan Mail Live from University of Colorado Boulder, I sit down with the one and only Nicolas Schipper of Heilung after the last stop on their U.S. tour. In this conversation, Nic tells us about his journey in Heilung as an immigrant from Ecuador, shares his thoughts on the ever-contentious conversation of cultural appropriation, and works through what "music as healing" means to h...

Send us Fan Mail January is usually a slow month for music in the post-holidays hangover. In spite of this, we've been given some pretty awesome singles from a wide range of bands and musicians since the new year. Let's get into the awesome singles Nordic musicians revealed to us so far in 2024, teasing some highly anticipated new albums from some of our favorite bands. Featuring: Gåte,...

Send us Fan Mail And I thought it was hard coming up with a top 5 list in 2022! Little did I know that in 2023, Nordic musicians - Norwegians in particular - would go so hard that I'd be forced to expand it to a list of 10 this year just to feel like I can paint a meaningful picture of this year's Nordic music scene. 2023 was an incredible year to be the Nordic music guy, and I look forw...

Send us Fan Mail To offer at least something festive to the channel, the holiday season gives me the perfect excuse to talk about the legendary Norwegian vision poem Draumkvedet, which has inspired so much music for such an old poem. This is also a little experiment for testing out content that ties folklore and music together because the relationship between the two in Nordic music is just so int...

Send us Fan Mail The November 2023 installment of "this monthish in Nordic music" is here with great music from Gåte, Mari Boine, Sigrid Moldestad, Sowulo, and Kalandra! Also, some more band announcements for Midgardsblot 2024! Patreon.com/Nordicsoundchannel Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie G...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/nordicsoundchannel With this interview, I'm excited to introduce Noiduin as the first Finnish band to come onto the podcast! In this chat, Noiduin discusses their background as musicians, how Noiduin came to be (more romantic than one would expect!), and how Finnish folklore, rune singers, and witchcraft feed into the band's music. Other finnish musicians/ban...

Send us Fan Mail Reviews of new nordic music that came out in the last month (or a little bit more!) Let me know if this is a format to keep! Featuring: Myrkur, Mari Boine, Gjermund Larsen Trio, Tonskalv, and more! Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie Gen Leigh Mike Cindy Clayton Drake Eric Jamie Julia Mar...

Send us Fan Mail patreon.com/nordicsoundchannel Jameson had the opportunity at Midgardsblot to sit down with the wonderful witches of Mio to talk about how the band came to be how the magic happens with their music. Please go support this gem of Oslo's underground scene at mioofficial.bandcamp.com This podcast is brought to you by the channel's dedicated and passionate patrons: -Gen -Col...

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about vikings, heritage, modernity, and spirituality. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound 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 Patreon.com/baldskald In this particularly explicit and rowdy interview, I'm joined by Daniel and Lancelot of Budapest's Aftenstorm who let off some steam about Brosatru and talk about what it takes to set yourself apart starting out in the dark folk scene. Have you checked out their debut album Ondt Blod? Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons ove...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/baldskald Jonas Lorentzen of Nebala joins the channel for an interview all the way from India to talk about Nebala's latest "Live at the Blot" production, the beauty of cultural appropriation, how downtime can be productive for musicians, and of course, what Nebala has cooking up for us next. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/baldskald Jesper Gräs, guitarist of IOTUNN joined the channel to talk about the importance of being open to different styles of music, not boxing yourself in as a musician, and of course, the story of Iotunn and how the band came to be. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie Gen...

Send us Fan Mail Benny Braaten and Gustav Holberg of Folket Bortafor Nordavinden join me in this very special interview to talk about the origins of the Midgardsblot opening ritual and what to expect from it if it's your first time going. More importantly, though, Benny and Gustav open up about what they believe makes drumming so special compared to other ways we make music, how important rhy...

Send us Fan Mail [This episode is a test for putting other types of content from youtube onto the podcast beyond interviews.] Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound 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/nordicso...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show: patreon.com/baldskald Join me in hanging out with Gangar's fiddler Mathias and drummer Dullum to learn more about making audacious folk rock while respecting the tradition that inspires them. Looking forward to seeing them at Midgardsblot 2023! Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound Bar Monica Ember Geor...

Send us Fan Mail Ana Uribe-Law joins Jameson to talk about her path to musicology and the work she does as an advocate for Latin American music.  Patreon.com/baldskald Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.com/nordicsound Bar Monica Ember George Bets Carrie Gen Leigh Mike Cindy Clayton Drake Eric Jamie Julia Mary Michael Michael Sean Simon Tony You too can s...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/baldskald Support Anette: https://anetteagamusic.bandcamp.com/album/skyggestrand-n-kkevatn Anette Aga joins the Nordic Sound Channel to tell us about her debut album Skyggestrand Nøkkevatn, and the wonderful, beautiful world of Nordic folklore and fairytales that inspires her music and art. Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons over on Patreon.c...

Send us Fan Mail Nils of Hindarfjäll and Frederik of Torulf join the channel to talk about their music, how attitudes have changed in Scandinavia towards expressions of cultural heritage over the last decades, and how this is opening up exciting new opportunities for Nordic musicians to more freely explore new ideas and even reclaim heritage from stigma. Patreon.com/Nordicsoundchannel Podcast: nor...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/nordicsoundchannel Kjellbraaten.com Deemed one of the "OG's" of Viking music by the chuckleheads over at the Nordic Mythology Podcast, the venerable Kjell Braaten joins the Nordic Sound Channel to talk about his album Blóta, his work with Jonas Lorentzen on Nebala, and a side quest into ethnomusicology and how music travels through cultures. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail Think classical music is boring? Guess again! Bjarte Eike and his Barokksolistene project have been making waves in the classical (well, technically Baroque, but you all know what I mean...) music scene through his audacious performances which dare to make this music fun and relevant to modern audiences, resulting in an incredibly charming fusion of baroque, folk, and jazz styles....

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/nordicsoundchannel https://kjellbraaten.bandcamp.com/album/raven-brings-runes Today we're joined by Christine Kammerer (Jotun Revolution, Gjaldulei), Kjell Braaten (Wardruna, Nebala), and of course Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen of Nordic Animism to discuss the music project Raven Brings Runes.  Raven Brings Runes is a song bridging the worlds of Animism and Music to creat...

Send us Fan Mail Patreon.com/nordicsoundchannel https://youtube.com/@UCNtd9doSiKQm8mbaSbQJEyg  https://www.facebook.com/nannabarslevsanger The wonderful Nanna Barslev (Huldre, Asynje, and more) joined me to talk about her debut album as a solo artist, how she uses her music to find balance in life, and much, much more! Lysbærer has earned high praise and acclaim across several music journalism out...

Send us Fan Mail http://Patreon.come/nordicsoundchannel The incredible Emilie Lorentzen of Heilung joins me to talk about her journey in Heilung from Warrior to Singer, but even more special I think, to also talk about 'Moersmål', her debut album in the traditional folk music scene. Be sure to purchase her EP on bandcamp!  Support the show The Nordic Sound is supported by its patrons ove...