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The Bluegrass band Wasel Arar & Northstate hail from north Europe
from the land of forests, thousands of lakes and snowy winters. Finland,
being the most northern country of the European Union and, as some say,
musically situated on the so-called "Celtic Rim", makes the bands Nordic
state-of-mind go well with Bluegrass music. Hence the name of the band
"North State".
The bands signature style is an eclectic blend of original material and
traditional Bluegrass roots. Their songs keep to Bluegrass traditions
while their original bluegrass instrumentals contain a touch of the Nordic
winters and maybe a hint of Scandinavian atmosphere too. The bands first
CD State's Evidence will be out in June 2005 containing their all
original songs and instrumentals.
Read what Acoustic Guitar has to say about the band:
Acoustic Guitar, January 2003:
A.G. LETTER
Sue Thompson checks out the European bluegrass scene.
..."This
is not a bunch of wannabe Americans. These bands are invigorating
bluegrass with their own language and culture. Wasel Arar & Northstate
from Finland start their set with a dark and distinctly Nordic tinged
tune of their own composition called Wild Cherry. Their introspective
stage demeanor and occasionally suprising chord progressions remind
me of another Finnish band, World Music supergroup JPP. "...
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