Welcome to the most exciting music movement on the planet. Scores of young musicians from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sámiland are taking the music and instruments of their ancestors and bringing new ideas, arrangements, influences and instrumentation to an often lost art.

Feel free to browse our site, listen to sound clips, read reviews, and learn more about the music, the instruments, and the musicians. You can buy our CDs directly from us here as well - the shopping cart is fully secure, shipping in the U.S. is only $2 per order via first class mail, and orders are shipped within 48 hours. We carry a larger range of releases here than you will find in record stores or other online outlets. The music is also now available from the iTunes Music Store -- look for links on our individual album pages.

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New Releases

Aly Bain & Ale Möller

Väsen

Ranarim

Hoven Droven

Latest News

• The latest CDs from NorthSide: From Aly Bain and Ale Möller, a beautiful new collection of tunes which bridge the Shetland Celtic and Nordic traditions, Beyond the Stacks. Also now in stores, from the Väsen quartet with percussionist André Ferrari: a tribute to Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus Väsen, and from Frigg, their own Live CD, only available on the web.
• NorthSide on the Radio: Those Fabulous Fiddles From Finland, Frigg got the live audience at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul pumped up during the April 14 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion. You can stream the show from your computer here . Catch the band on their U.S. tour- for details check our tour page.
• NorthSide on iTunes: Besides finding most of our titles available for download, check out their Scandinavian Essentials.
• You'll find links to video on many of our artist pages, or check out the complete list.
• Join the NorthSide Buyers Service: 20% off all new releases, shipped to you automatically weeks before they are available in stores. Plus 20% off any orders from the entire ESD, NorthSide and Omnium catalogs at any time! Click here for the signup form.
• To stay informed about tour dates and new releases, we invite you to sign up for OMNEWS -- our monthly announcement-only mailing list.

$5 All the Time!

Want to check out some great music without breaking the bank? These $5 compilations are a great place to start. All of these samplers have over an hour of great music. Remember, our order minimum is $12, but shipping is only $2 per order in the U.S. via first class mail!
Nordic Roots	Nordic Roots 2	Nordic Roots 3	Omnium Omnibus

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