The Nordic Sound, a Nordic Musicology Podcast
What is the Nordic sound? Is there even a Nordic sound to begin with? Why has the music of the North long invited so much popular attention and imagination across the centuries? Join musicologist Jameson Foster as he explores the very question of music and Nordic cultural heritage through interviews with some of the most prominent musicians in the Nordic music scene today across genres, from black metal, to classical and trad folk, and everything in between.
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The Nordic Sound, a Nordic Musicology Podcast
#47 - Ale Carr of Dreamers' Circus
A beautiful homecoming!
Ale joins the channel once again from balmy California where Dreamers' Circus begin their 2025 U.S. tour to celebrate the release of their new album Handed On.
In this conversation, Ale talks about the importance of music in bridging divides between cultures in tumultuous times, the Handed On project, and of course, that every present question of Nordic Folk music.
Thank you so much for coming back around these parts, Ale. It's always a pleasure!
Check out tour dates near you in the coming weeks here in the states at Dreamerscircus.com/tour
0:00 Intro
1:45 Handed on U.S. Tour
10:30 The Nordic Folk Question
17:25 Touring the U.S. in 2025 - The Elephant in the Room
25:30 The Handed On Project
43:11 Handed On, the Album
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