The rhythms of Scandinavian dance are well represented here, while influences from Macedonia to Morris dance turn up without seeming out of place. And if you fancy an instant read, I publish short stories regularly which you can read on here or subscribe to via the blog link provided. Our studios are used for broadcast productions, media training, marketing, internal communication, internal and external education and sophisticated video conferencing.

If you are not an authorized person, you are hereby notified that the disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking any action regarding the contents of this page is prohibited. This has all the right ingredients for me: memoir, moving to a new life abroad, animals, mishaps, hurdles, renovations, French country life, growing their own etc.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Unlike many of our competitors we are not affiliated with any products, manufacturers or suppliers which gives us the opportunity to always provide the best solution. A serious car crash in 1991 ended Beth’s full time career, so she set up her own Human Resources consultancy business. A halling is a 2/4 dance found in Norway and Sweden, traditionally danced by men to show off their agility.

The words of this Norwegian hymn concern sunsets and faith, and were written by Birgitte Kaas Huitfeldt in 1734. We want to provide our clients with something that will help their business, make them money, and increase their presence within the market place.This French sailor's song, learned from Emmanuel Pariselle, deals with the deprivations of sailing off the Banks of Newfoundland, not least missing Mum's cabbage soup. Patrik's bubbling clarinet, Hallvard's sonorous sax and Gunnar's inventive trumpet each provide both improvisation and chords, playing off the melody and each other in constant movement.

Three are accomplished jazz musicians with an ear both for the local and the cosmopolitan, the traditional and the experimental. This has become a life-changing event where computers and mobile phones have swapped places with understanding French customs, and wrestling with the local dialect.Whether singing in Norwegian, French or his native English, his style, honed over 40 years of singing traditional material, is honest and direct. Not least, Anders's hurdy-gurdy, combining drones, melody and rhythmic ' trompette', is a powerhouse at the centre of the band.

Two of the tracks featured are six-voice a cappella songs - providing a change of musical scenery and giving the lie to the common conception that jazz musicians can't sing! But when Beth, her irascible husband Jack, and their two fat dogs set off, little did they know that it would become such an extraordinary journey. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Richard learned this song from the great singer and flute-player Cathal McConnell from Fermanagh on one of his many trips to Norway.