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The Folk Music Podcast

Anders Lillebo

Music

Frequency: 1 episode/28d. Total Eps: 34

Each week, Norwegian musician Anders Lillebo sits down with remarkable people from the world of folk music to explore topics like music history, instruments, creativity, the place of music in society and much more!

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Folk Rock Revival, with Mattias Thedens

Episode 33

Friday, December 9, 2022 • Duration 38:54

Together with the new folk rock phenomena Gangar, Mattias Thedens has made a ruckus in the Norwegian folk scene recently. The band’s irresistible blend of Norwegian folk tunes, old-school rock, youthful energy and unapologetic stage presence is definitely making people pay attention.

In this conversation with Mattias we speak about the idea behind the band, how folk rock essentially is a bit silly and how to use that to your advantage. Mattias shares some of his experience when it comes to stage presence and showmanship, and how this plays in to getting people dancing and partying.

Please visit the website for more: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/folk-rock-with-mattias-thedens

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SOLO, with Anna Ekborg

Episode 32

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 • Duration 40:13

Anna Ekborg is currently one of the most prominent fiddlers on the Swedish Folk Music scene.

In this conversation we speak about Anna’s musical background and her feelings about releasing an album completely solo. We also touch on a number of different things concerning the musician lifestyle, like how to best organize your life and career, how to deal with stage fright, work/life-balance, relationship with social media and how to develop your own style.

Please see the show website to learn more: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/solo-with-anna-ekborg

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The Doolin Sound, with Eoin Ó Neill

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 • Duration 57:13

Bouzouki player Eoin Ó Neill has been a vital part of the Clare music scene, in Western Ireland, for more than 40 years. Through the years he has played and recorded with players like Mary Custy, Sharon Shannon, Kevin Griffin and Miko Russell, as well as tons of local talent both young and old. In 2015 he was given the MÓRglór award for outstanding contribution to traditional music in County Clare.

We meet up in Ennis during the Fleadh Nua festival. Since the town is very busy, we record the podcast in Eoin’s car just outside town.

Eoin is a passionate and spontaneous person, and our conversation bounces around between different topics, including the story of how he discovered his love for the music of Clare, his playing style, his new album “In Session 2”, his passion for discovering and encouraging new talent, how music allows for important ways for people to connect with each other, and many other things!

Learn more at: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com

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Bluegrass and beyond, with Michael Barrett Donovan and Buster Sledge

Friday, June 3, 2022 • Duration 43:24

Michael Barrett Donovan, originally from Northern California, moved to Norway from New York City in 2019 after finishing a masters degree in music composition and gigging within a wide array of musical genres. Since coming to Norway Donovan has fronted the original-music-performing trio Buster Sledge with guitar player Jakob Folke Ossum and banjo player Mikael Jonassen, and immersed himself in the many folk fiddle-scenes that can be found around Oslo.

I speak with him and the rest of Buster Sledge at the Norwegian folk festival Folkemusikkveka the day after the release of their second album «Call Home»

Topics we touch are Michael’s meeting with the Norwegian folk scene, how his eclectic musical background affects his thinking about composing and arranging music, classical vs folk, the importance of boundaries is music making and differences between the American and Norwegian folk scenes. We also speak about Buster Sledge’s new album, how they arrived at their sound and how they work together as a band.

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The Art of Practice, with Liz Knowles

Sunday, May 8, 2022 • Duration 01:17:19

Americian fiddler Liz Knowles has been a prominent member of the Irish music scene worldwide for several decades. She’s been working with Cherish the Ladies, String Sisters and Martin Hayes Quartet, just to mention a few.

In addition to being a performer she is also a sought-after teacher, and it's her thoughts about practicing music that is the theme of this episode’s conversation.

Topics we touch on are, the concept og «single foucus», scheduling practice sessions, setting goals for your practice, the importance of giving your brain a break, how everyone’s goals are different, what goes in to having a «convincing sound», how to practice for speed, and more!

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String Sisters, with Annbjørg Lien & Catriona MacDonald

Thursday, March 24, 2022 • Duration 01:07:13

Annbjørg Lien from Norway and Catriona MacDonald from Shetland have been among the most exiting fiddlers on the traditional music scene for more than 30 years.

I got to speak with Annbjørg and Catriona prior to their duo show at the Norwegian national folk music venue, Riksscenen and we had an interesting chat, talking about their long relationship as friends an musical colleagues, the link between Shetland and Norway and the very important topic of gender representation and equality in the folk music scene.

For more info, please see: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/annbjrg-amp-catriona

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The Banjo Episode, with Hans Martin Austestad

Sunday, February 13, 2022 • Duration 01:36:29

Hans Martin Austestad is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer. In addition to all of that, he is also one of the most innovative and knowledgeable banjo players on the Norwegian folk scene. In this episode I have a conversation with him about how the banjo has shaped his musical career, and how it has led him down some very interesting and unexpected paths!

For videos, links and more info, please visit: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/the-banjo-episode-with-hans-martin-austestad

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Exploring the boundaries, with Martin Green

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 • Duration 01:07:02

Todays’s guest is Martin Green, member of the groundbreaking folk trio Lau and an accomplished composer and solo artist.

I had a great time chatting with Martin, and we touched on a number of different topics, including what defines folk music for different people, creative techniques, band politics, approaching a band as an actual job, the current state of the music industry and lots of other things. The conversation jumps around quite a bit, but I find these episodes, where the conversation just flows naturally, to be the best ones!

This episode is on the longer side, but it’s all very interesting stuff I think, Martin has a lot of great insight into these things and I’m sure you’ll find it valuable as well.

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Accordion, Art and Jellyfish, with Karen Tweed

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 • Duration 01:01:53

In this episode I’m speaking with English piano accordion player Karen Tweed. Karen is known for her smooth, playful style on the accordion and is regarded as one of the finest performers of Irish Music on the instrument.

In this conversation we talk surprisingly little about the accordion, as we end up visiting a lot of different topics as diverse as creativity, art, role models, musical colors and cartoons(!)

For show notes, videos and bonus material, please visit: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/accordion-art-and-jellyfish-with-karen-tweed

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Folk Chamber, with Bjørn Kåre Odde

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 • Duration 42:17

In this episode I’m joined by Norwegian fiddler and composer Bjørn Kåre Odde. He is one of the most exiting folk musicians in Norway at the moment and he has just released his debut solo album titled Folk Chamber.

I got to sit down with him right after his concert at Osafestivalen this weekend and we had an interesting conversation about his work and creative process. We also got into important topics like having the right mindset and how to stay sane while doing what he does!

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