Nordic Drones....?

Welcome back to the Nordic drones podcast show. This is a program about Swedish and Nordic folk music brought to you by the publishing company Tongång.The purpose of our podcasts is to let you listen to samples from our releases but also to give you a chance to learn more about the Swedish folk scene. As we are in the midst of the Christmas holidays I’d like to share some of that wonderful yuletide music featured on some of our CD:s. All of these records can be easily ordered through our web site www.tongang.se. Just click on this link and you will be able to look through our catalogue of CD:s and books and order them through our web site.Please write and tell us what you think, nordicdrones@tongang.se

The summer edition of the Nordic Drones podcast contains an interview with Swedish bagpiper Olle Gällmo presenting his new CD Med pipan i säcken, focused on the Swedish bagpipe. You’ll hear several samples from the CD and Olle gives us a background to his passion for this rather unknown drone instrument.You’ll also hear some samples from Swedish folk singer Eva Tjörnebo and her new CD Min utvalda vänEnjoy! Please write and tell us what you think, nordicdrones@tongang.se

This pilot podcast starts in Karlstad, western Sweden, in January 2008 when journalist-musician Rino Rotevatn organized a meeting for Swedish bagpipe players.I’ts also about piping.se, a great forum for friends of Nordic and Irish folk music.This show is presented by Jan Winter who also lets you listen to some coming releases from Swedish folk music record Company Tongång, co-owned with Per-Ulf Allmo. Please write and tell us what you think, nordicdrones@tongang.se