SEE HEAR WITH MATT PEIKEN
Bridging the transcontinental folk divide: An interview with Julian Svejgaard of Stundom
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If you’re a devotee of Appalachian folk, you’ll feel right at home in the seats of a performance by the acclaimed Danish folk trio Stundom. The violin and cittern are central to the music, but so are contemporary flavors brought by pianist Julian Svejgaard. He’s the guest on this episode of the See Hear podcast.
Stundom, which tours internationally, is on the marquee Oct. 10 at Asheville's Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
In today’s conversation with Matt Peiken, Svegaard talks about the parallels and perpendiculars between Nordic and Western folk music and the challenges he and his bandmates face straddling the tightrope separating contemporary music anchored in timeless folk traditions. We also peel back the meaning of the title of the band’s latest album, which translates to “If They Aren’t Dead, They’re Still Alive.”