Despite being rooted in tradition, world music is often remarkably receptive to technical innovation. Garmarna are a Swedish band who mix modern technology with traditional music.
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- What is Nordic roots music?
- Meet Garmarna.
- Sweden, home of Garmarna.
- Learn about the hurdy gurdy instrument.
- Song: Gamen
(video, audio, lyrics). - Song: Euchari
(video, audio, lyrics). - Song: Herr Holger
(video, audio, lyrics, notation). - Hurdy Gurdy tune: Delirium, by Stefan Brisland-Ferner
(video, audio). - Study guide for Digital Gothic.
Garmarna take Swedish traditional music and perform it using a mixture of modern and Medieval instrumentation and arrangement ideas. Like many world musicians they use a flexible approach, combining tradition with technology.
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