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Ensemble Polaris -
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RON BIERMAN

'Stockholm meets Nashville ...'

Vikings on Vacation. © 2009 Ensemble Polaris

Hooked by the title, I took a quick listen to an excerpt and decided I wanted to review this release. I was expecting one of those artfully zany programs of Renaissance music played with brio on sackbuts, dulcimers and tambourines -- but with an unusual emphasis on Scandinavia. I was wide of the mark...

Copyright © 14 June 2010 Ron Bierman,
San Diego, USA

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CD INFORMATION: ENSEMBLE POLARIS - VIKINGS ON VACATION

CANADA

SCANDINAVIA

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