Traditional song, arranged by Goran Bregovic (Serbia). With Goran Brogovic Wedding and Funeral Band, and Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson, and New London Children's Choir, conducted by Ronald Cord. From RAI's Christmas concert December 2005 in Basilica Superiore di San Francesco, in Assisi, Italy. This song - in an even more beautiful arrangement than here - was used in Emir Kusturica's movie "Time of the Gypsies" ("Dom za vešanje") (1988).

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Written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the great jazz singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. This video with Daniel "Papa Dee" Wahlgren (from Sweden) and the Spanish band Che Sudaka is from a program series with Papa Dee on Swedish SVT called "Papa's kappsäck", 2008.

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Melissa Horn (Sweden) & Maria Mena (Norway) live on Norwegian TV, april 2010. The song is released (without Maria Mena) on Melissa Horn's album "Säg ingenting till mig" (2009).

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Written by Mari Boine. Live at the Oslo Opera House, October 2009. With Georg Buljo, guitar, Ole Jørn Myklebust, trumpet, Svein Schultz, bass, Gunnar Augland, drums & percussion, and Herman Rundberg, world stick.

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Ane Brun sings Björk's "Jóga" at the Polar Music Prize Ceremony in Stockholm, August 30, 2010. The laureates (prize winners) this year were Björk and the Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Further info at www.polarmusicprize.org. Björk's own original recording of "Jóga" is on "Homogenic" (1997). Be sure to also check out Ane Brun singing her OWN songs! I recommend her excellent concert at Øyafestivalen (Oslo) in 2007, available on NRK web-tv: www.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/396090

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Written by Kings of Convenience - Erlend Øye & Eirik Glambæk Bøe from Bergen in Norway. From the talkshow "Store studio", NRK (Norway), September 21, 2009. The song is released on the album "Declaration of Dependence" (2009).

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Written by Nils Johansen and Anneli Drecker, both of Bel Canto. Released by Bel Canto on their album "Shimmering, Warm & Bright" (1992). Performed here on the NRK show "Retro" in 2002.

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The Norwegian band Minor Majority, with lead singer and songwriter Pål Angelskår, live on the NRK talkshow "Store studio", February 2006. The song is released on their album "Reasons To Hang Around" (2006).

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Stockholms Barockensemble at Läckö castle, Sweden. From the TV program "Folkbarock på Läckö slott", 2007. Maria Lindal (violin), Lars Warnstad (violin), Mikael Marin (viola), Mats Klingfors (flute, bassoon/fagott), Karl Nyhlin (theorbe, baroque guitar), Magdalena Mårding (cello), Jonas Dominique (double bass), Mark Tatlow (harpsichord/cembalo).

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Stockholms Barockensemble at Läckö castle, Sweden. From the TV program "Folkbarock på Läckö slott", 2007. Maria Lindal (violin), Lars Warnstad (violin), Mikael Marin (viola), Mats Klingfors (flute, bassoon/fagott), Karl Nyhlin (theorbe, baroque guitar), Magdalena Mårding (cello), Jonas Dominique (double bass), Mark Tatlow (harpsichord/cembalo).

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(C) by Kaare K. Johnsen, 2011. Music by Martin Mulholland - www.martinmulholland.no. Shared under a Creative Commons licence. A version with just the birch hillside: www.youtube.com The video may be freely downloaded from sth-se.diino.com where you will find it in these copies - all in 720 x 576: - DV (Digital Video)/AVI, 1.8 GB - MPG, 364 MB - DivX, 184 MB - WMV, 89 MB

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Written by Odd Norsdtoga. Live on the NRK talkshow "Sommeråpent", August 8, 2011. Will be found on Nordstoga's forthcoming album in the autumn of 2011. The title means "Best friend".

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Hymn/psalm to a traditional tune. The title means "My heart always wanders". Tine Thing Helseth on trumpet with The Salvation Army's Territorial Brass Orchestra (Frelsesarmeens Territoriale Hornorkester) on a Christmas concert, 2006.

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This is the conversation part of Melody Gardot on the Norwegian/Swedish talkshow "Skavlan". After this part she sings "Baby I'm a Fool", which is also posted here. Talkshow host: Fredrik Skavlan. Other guests: Jay-Z, Anna Anka and Henrik Schyffert.

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Written by Melissa Horn. Performed live in the Norwegian TV programme "Sommeråpent" on the roof of the opera building in Oslo, July 27., 2011. The title means "Before I knew you". (Sorry about the glitch in the broadcast around 1:18, not my fault.)

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Composed for this concert by Kjetil Bjerkestrand. With Kringkastingsorkesteret (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's Orchestra) conducted by Nick Davies.

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Written by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan. From the concert "Til Radka" (tribute concert to Radka Toneff), August 10, 2009, at the Opera House during Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway.

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Composed by Jon Balke. From the concert "Til Radka" (tribute concert to Radka Toneff), August 10, 2009, at the Opera House during Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway. Arve Henriksen, trumpet, Per Jørgensen, trumpet, Arild Andersen, double bass, Steve Dobrogosz, piano, Jon Eberson, guitar, Jon Christensen, drums, and Alex Riel, drums. The composition is in a suite, preceded by "Hyperborean" by Arild Andersen, which is also posted here.

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Written by Siri Nilsen. Performed on the NRK talkshow "Store studio", Oct. 20, 2008, with Helge Nysted, piano, and Egil Clausen, bouzouki and backing vocal. The title means "All that is nothing". Siri Nilsen (born ca 1986 (?)) is from Oslo, Norway, and her first CD, "Åpen bok" ("Open book") will be released in the autumn of 2009. She is the daughter of the well known singer-songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen, which is easy to see :-)

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From a documentary on Marilyn Mazur - phenomenal Danish drummer/percussionist - playing with Garbarek from the album "Elixir" (thanks to the kind commentators!)

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Gammalgrass (literally "Old grass") is Stian Carstensen (accordion), Ola Kvernberg (violin) and Andreas Amundsen (double bass). From a By:larm concert in Norway, 2009. Carstensen asks if there are any requests from the audience, and somone shouts "Super Mario", and Carstensen says, "Super Mario, that's a fine melody", and then they play it. From the same concert: - www.youtube.com - www.youtube.com

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Composed by Arild Andersen. From the concert "Til Radka" (tribute concert to Radka Toneff), August 10, 2009, at the Opera House during Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway. Arild Andersen, double bass, with Elin Rosseland, vocal, Arve Henriksen, trumpet and vocal, Steve Dobrogosz, piano, Jon Eberson, guitar, Jon Christensen, drums, and Alex Riel, drums. The abrupt ending is because the composition flows into "NYI" by Jon Balke, which is also posted here.

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Written by Leonard Cohen. Live on the Norwegian talkshow "Store studio" (NRK), August 25, 2006. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra are: Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 1979), vocal and keyboards, and Morten Qvenild (born 1978) on keyboards, both from Norway.

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Traditional tune from Sunnmøre, Norway, after the folk musician and composer Karl Eidem ("Blinde-Karl"). Live, 2002. Bukkene Bruse are: Arve Moen Bergset (vocal, hardingfele / Hardanger fiddle, fiddle/violin), Annbjørg Lien (hardingfele / Hardanger fiddle, nyckelharpa), Steinar Ofsdal (flutes), and Bjørn Ole Rasch (keyboards). If anyone knows which church this concert was held in, please send me a message or make a comment. The poor picture and sound quality is due to the fact that this was originally recorded to video (VHS). More from the same concert here: www.youtube.com

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Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas are guests in the Norwegian talkshow "Først & sist" ("First & last") with Fredrik Skavlan as host, on March 30, 2007. This is part 1 of 2. The other two guests are American environmental activist and former vice president Al Gore and Gro Harlem Brundtland, who from 1984-87 was chairman of the UN's World Commission on Environment and Development (also former prime minister of Norway and director-general of the World Health Organization). Part 2: www.youtube.com

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Traditional song. The title means "May be welcome" ("May" being the month of May). From a TV program (SVT) from the celebration of Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton) on Ulvön, Sweden, April 30, 2008. Sofia Sandén (vocals, violin), Ulrika Bodén (vocals, flute), Niklas Roswall (nyckelharpa), Jens Engelbrecht (guitar), and Christian Svensson (percussion). From the same concert: www.youtube.com Ranarim and "Majvisa" on MySpace: www.myspace.com

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Written by Charlie Chaplin as an instrumental for his movie "Modern Times" (1936), lyrics added later, and originally sung by Nat King Cole in 1954. Performed here on January 9, 2010.

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Written by Bjørn Eidsvåg. From a TV concert (NRK), 2008. The title means something like "The Mystery of You". With Børge Petersen-Øverleir (guitar), Geir Sundstøl (guitar, marxophone, Casio organ, pedal steel, mandolin, bells, National resonator), Bjørn Holm (bass), David Wallumrød (keyboards), Anders Engen (drums), and Martin Windstad (percussion). The song is released on the album "Tålt" (2002), where it is a duet with Lisa Nilsson from Sweden.

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Composed by the world's greatest jazz singer, Nina Simone, sung here by Norway's greatest jazz singer. With Jon Balke (piano), Jon Eberson (guitar), Arild Andersen (bass) and Espen Rud (drums). As far as I know, Radka Toneff has not recorded this song. Radka Toneff was born in 1952 in Oslo, Norway, of Bulgarian father (folk singer) and Norwegian mother. Her album "Fairytales" (1982) is Norway's best selling jazz record to this day. She died in 1982.

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Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas are guests in the Norwegian talkshow "Først & sist" ("First & last") with Fredrik Skavlan as host, on March 30, 2007. This is part 2 of 2. The other two guests are American environmental activist and former vice president Al Gore and Gro Harlem Brundtland, who from 1984-87 was chairman of the UN's World Commission on Environment and Development (also former prime minister of Norway and director-general of the World Health Organization). Part 1: www.youtube.com

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Gammalgrass (literally "Old grass") is Stian Carstensen (accordion), Ola Kvernberg (violin) and Andreas Amundsen (double bass). From a By:larm concert in Norway, 2009. From the same concert: - www.youtube.com - www.youtube.com

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Written by Dolly Parton. From the NRK program "Retro", 2002 or 2003.

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Music by Shorty Medlocke, arr. by Stian Carstensen, words by John Nutmegs. Nils Olav Johansen (vocal & guitar), Stian Carstensen (banjo), Trifon Trifonov (alt sax), Finn Guttormsen (bass), Jarle Vespestad (drums), with guest Filip Simeonov (clarinet). From the Norwegian talkshow "Grosvold", March 14, 2008. A studio version of the song is on the album "Surfin' USSR" (2008). See also www.youtube.com And see also the band Gammalgrass with Stian Carstensen.

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TV-program from NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation), 2006. Part 1 of 3. Cohen is interviewed in his home in Montreal by the Norwegian reporter Helle Vaagland. The occasion for the interview is the recent publishing of Cohen's book, "The Book of Longing". Intro in Norwegian, then English dialogue with Norwegian subtitles. Total time: 29 min. English translation of the Norwegian intro: "Leonard Cohen has turned 72, and leads a sober life in his home town, Montreal. It is almost 20 years since his big hit, "I'm Your Man". It is 6 years since he left the buddhist monastery after several years as a monk. It is 2 years since his last record. Now he has published "The Book of Longing", a collection of poems and drawings." Part 2: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com

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(I had to re-post this - there was an error on the first upload.) TV-program from NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation), 2006. Part 2 of 3. Cohen is interviewed in his home in Montreal by the Norwegian reporter Helle Vaagland. The occasion for the interview is the recent publishing of Cohen's book, "The Book of Longing". English dialogue with Norwegian subtitles. Total time: 29 min. Part 1: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com

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Far from the traditional version of this traditional Christmas song. Vocals by Cheb Hocine. The titles means "I traveled over sea and land". The Source call themselves The Source of Christmas when they are playing Christmas songs. The Source was formed by Trygve Seim (sax), Øyvind Brække (trombone), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), later replaced by Mats Eilertsen. This song is released in another live version on the album "The Source of Christmas, Live" (2007).

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Traditional Christmas tune. Live at Cassels in Grängesberg, Sweden, Dec. 4, 2009. Ale Möller (vocals, mandola), Lena Willemark (vocals, flute), Sofia Karlsson (vocals, flute), Lisa Rydberg (vocals, violin), Esbjörn Hazelius (lead vocals, cittern), Roger Tallroth (guitar), and Olle Linder (drums). More from the same concert: www.youtube.com

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Norwegians Haddy N'jie and Ørnulv Snortheim (guitar) perform Haddy N'jie's song on the NRK program "Aktuelt" on January 28, 2010. The song is released on her album "World of the Free" (2010).

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Written by Solveig Slettahjell. From the concert "Til Radka" (tribute concert to Radka Toneff), August 10, 2009, at the Opera House during Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway. With Per Jørgensen, trumpet.

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Traditional folk song. The title means "It was a Saturday evening". Ingebjørg Harman Bratland was about 16 years old here. She is from Vinje in Telemark, Norway (www.myspace.com Her father is the nephew of Sondre Bratland. This recording is from Jørn Hilme-stemnet in Fagernes, Norway, in 2006 (www.hilme.no

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Composed by Jan Garbarek. From Festspillene in Bergen, Norway, May 25, 2002. The concert was called "As if the sky itself were too low ...", and 17 compositions were performed, nine of which are here on YouTube. Jan Garbarek (Norway), sax & sallow flute, Rainer Brüninghaus (Germany), keyboards & grand piano, Eberhard Weber (Germany), electric double bass, Marilyn Mazur (Denmark), drums and percussion. More from this concert: www.youtube.com

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Lyrics & music by Nick Cave. Live with the house band Augustifamiljen in the SVT quiz program "På spåret", Dec. 9, 2011 (recorded at an earlier date).

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A highly original cover of Carola's Swedish hit "Främling" (1983, written by Lasse Holm & Monica Forsberg). The front figures in Farmers Market (from Norway) on this occasion are Trifon Trifonov (originally from Bulgaria) on sax, and Stian Carstensen on accordion. Live in the NRK talkshow "Store studio", February 25, 2008. A studio version of the song is on the album "Surfin' USSR" (2008). See also the band Gammalgrass with Stian Carstensen and Ola Kvernberg.

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Written by Richard Julian.

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Lyrics & music by Michael Franks. With Jon Eberson (guitar), Arild Andersen (bass) and Jon Christensen (drums). From the NRK talkshow "Store studio", September 22, 2008. The song was performed here to commemorate the great jazz singer Radka Toneff (1952-1982), who had the song on her repertoire. "Antonio's Song" with Radka Toneff is released on "Live in Hamburg" (1993), recorded 1981, and on "Butterfly" (2008), recorded 1980.

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Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 1979), vocal and piano, with Helge Sten, guitar, and Pål Hausken, drums. Live on the Norwegian talkshow "Store studio", September 30, 2008. See also Susanna and the Magical Orchestra.

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Written by Sousou Cissoko & Maher Cissoko. The title means "The road is long". Live, Vattenmöllan in Genarp, Sweden, 2010. Maher Cissoko (kora & vocals), Sousou Cissoko (guitar & vocals), Stefan Bergman (bass), Sal Dibba (percussion), Deodato Siquir (drums). Sousou Cissoko (born Sousou Hagberth Gottlow) is from Sweden, Maher Cissoko is from Senegal. See www.sousoumaher.se More from the same concert: www.youtube.com

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Written by Bøygard, the sisters Anita and Tove Bøygard from Ål in Hallingdal, Norway. Their record debut was in 2004 with the album "Belly Dream", with lyrics in English, and in 2008 they released the album "Røre ved deg" ("Touch you"), with lyrics in their own dialect.

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Traditional tune from Grins Hans. Lisa Rydberg (violin) and Gunnar Idenstam (reed organ) imagine what might have happened if Bach had come to Sweden and met Swedish folk musicians - how the music might have been if they had jammed together. Rydberg and Idenstam called their concert programme, and the CD released in 2007, "Bach på svenska" - "Bach in Swedish". This tune is not on the CD. The TV programme was recorded in June 2009 at Confidencen Slottsteater, Stockholm.

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From a concert 303 meters below sea level, at the bottom of the platform shaft of the Norwegian oil gas platform "Troll A" in the North Sea, October 2, 2006. The occasion for this special concert, called "the world's deepest concert", was the oil company Statoil's ten years jubilee for oil gas production on Troll A. Katie Melua had to go undergo a security training program before she was allowed to go down into the shaft. The song is written by Mike Batt.

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