Opener "Puun Loitsu" ("Prayer to the Tree Goddess") is a 19th century rune song offered as a near tribal chant. Langeland's voice and kantele are accompanied only by the bassline until two-thirds of the way through, when Trio Medieval adds a stunning modern polyphony. "Sammas," one of several lyrics attributed to Finnskogen seeress Kaisa Vilhunen, weaves a spectral jazz interlude to a folk song, where the axis mundi is a pillar to heaven made of silver and invokes the Holy Trinity in its introduction. The engagement between the frontline improvisers and rhythm section creates a moody, spectral soundworld for the singers. After a spoken word intro, "Vargman" ("Wolfman") becomes a haunting improvisational interplay between the quintet and Trio Medieval; Langeland's contralto relates a sung narrative above it all. Perhaps the most endearing quality of The Magical Forest, its center, so to speak, is Langeland's kantele playing. Her Finnish table harp bridges jazz improvisation and folk song in "Beaver," and illustrates the reach of Finnskogen from Western Europe to its outlying connections in Siberia and even Japan in "Kamu," and underscores the inseparable relationship in this music between vocalists and instrumentalists on "Pillar to Heaven." Langeland takes chances on The Magical Forest. She allows improvisers a greater degree of freedom. In turn, they extend the reach of her songs from the historical past to the present without erasing their folklore. By involving Trio Medieval, she invites a more fluid yet constant relationship between the physical and metaphysical. Together they illustrate the universal aspects of Finnskogen culture in global symbolism and myth.
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Tracklist
1 Puun Loitsu 5'58
(Sinikka Langeland)
2 Sammas 4'23
(Sinikka Langeland)
3 Jacob’s Dream 7'38
(Sinikka Langeland)
4 The Wolfman 5'05
(Sinikka Langeland)
5 The Magical Forest 5'34
(Sinikka Langeland)
6 Køyri 5'45
(Sinikka Langeland)
7 Kamui 6'09
(Sinikka Langeland)
8 Karsikko 4'34
(Sinikka Langeland)
9 Pillar to Heaven 4'58
(Sinikka Langeland)
Credits :
Sinikka Langeland - Kantele, Vocals
Arve Henriksen - Trumpet
Trygve Seim - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Anders Jormin - Double Bass
Markku Ounaskari - Percussion
Trio Mediaeval
Anna Maria Friman - Vocals
Berit Opheim - Vocals
Linn Andrea Fuglseth - Vocals

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