Morning Star

Lovely Nordic melodies and harmonies and Swedish folk music
from a guitar, bass, drums trio plus a nyckelharpist. Songs have
variously traditional lyrics, traditional music, both, or neither but
of even quality. Many songs deal with absent love, longing,
departures, and the like. All lyrics in Swedish, BTW.
Highly recommended.
Bonus points: each member of the sextet has his/her own
website listed in the notes!

*** 1. Sprightly, lovely "welcome, spring" song
*** 2. 12-verse tune based on the farming recommendations
found in the Farmer's Almanac for each month.
*** 3. Picks up the pace with a blessing for the health of the
sheep
** 4. Upbeat ode to sharing one's joy as far better than being
monied
** 5. Based on two medieval ballads of a love gone seriously
bad and a subsequent broken heart, this is a little darker than
the preceding
** 6. Grief for an absent lover; quiet, sad, and slow of course
*** 7. A happy song to lift the mood; upbeat with just a hint of
bittersweet
** 8. Midtempo ballad about relief of being home
** 9. Another everlasting love ballad
*** 10. Typical (Swedish) folk instrumental; longing, dark,
hopeful, lovely
*** 11. Couldn't have a Swedish folk album without a song
about sailing; acapella harmonising
*** 12. Short, fast polska with scatting lyrics
*** 13. Ultra-poppy hooks, harmonies, and interesting rhythms
on a Swedish folk tune
*** 14. Only marginally less poppy than tk. 13; upbeat
*** 15. Pretty flute bit among the lovely verses