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Jysk Guld – Folk music in Denmark is a podcast series that is about documenting and communicating Jutland folk music and the scene it is a part of. The series depicts folk music in Jutland broadly, and is interested in both the Jutland cultural heritage and the development and future of Jutland folk music. The episodes of the series are produced for Mediehaven by various suppliers. Jysk Guld – Folk music in Denmark is supported by the Jutland Art Foundation. Thank you for that!
New podcast episodes are being added regularly, so keep an eye on this page.
You can also find the individual podcast episodes on a number of podcast systems (Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Podcast, PocketCast, etc.) - just search for 'Jysk Guld'.
Three generations take the temperature on the folk music scene in the Jutland capital. Stine Elbæk Gomard has sat down with a young and an experienced representative from the folk music scene in Aarhus for a chat about what's going on in the folk scene in the City of Smiles. What's actually going on in Aarhus, and how do the new and old generations play together in the scene? There will also be ... Read More
In 2010, violinist Maja Kjær began her hunt for the sheet music of fiddler Anders Top from Kragelund (1855-1953), and in 2019 it was published by Forlaget Kjær. Here you will find the story of the sheet music, its music and the experiences and considerations that preceded the publication, told through stories from Anders Top's family and a former student who Top ... Read More
In 2020, composer and musician Maja Kjær Jacobsen started a band called Maja Kjær si Orkester. In late summer 2024, the band released its debut album with a number of melodies that Maja has written over the years. The album's title is Landing, and in this podcast you can hear a live recording with Maja Kjær si Orkester from Maskinhallen in Frederikshavn, ... Read More
Evald Tang Kristensen was a pioneer in the collection of folk tales and one of Denmark's most prolific collectors of folk tales – possibly the world's greatest. In this podcast, Rigspillekvinde Mette Kathrine visits Professor Poul Duedahl, and they talk about Tang Kristensen, the importance of folk tales, and the most important highlights of his work – including the iconic images from “Gamle kildevæld”. We also hear about ... Read More
American music journalist Devon Léger of Hearth Music travels the railways and highways of Jutland looking for what the old traditional music of Denmark sounds like today. He finds remarkably modern interpretations of tunes and songs and stories everywhere from backstage at a big music festival to a sand-strewn dance floor and a noisy café. In Southern Jutland at the ... Read More
Part 2 of 2: Dwight Lamb from Iowa played the fiddle and accordion. He got the inspiration to play music from his Danish Grandfather, Chris Jerup. After that he played music for the rest of his life all the way to the age of 90. In this podcast you'll hear the story of how Danish tunes were forgotten in Denmark, ... Read More
Part 1 of 2: Dwight Lamb from Iowa played the fiddle and accordion. He got the inspiration to play music from his Danish Grandfather, Chris Jerup. After that he played music for the rest of his life all the way to the age of 90. In this podcast you'll hear the story of how Danish tunes were forgotten in Denmark, ... Read More
The duo Gangspil has been one of the Danish folk music scene's most travelled bands for years, with lots of tours and concerts in the Nordic countries, Europe, Canada, and probably especially in the USA, where they play in everything from churches, nursing homes, schools, clubs, community centres, festivals and much more. In this portrait we have captured them at the manor house Gl. Estrup in Djursland where they, ... Read More
What makes an organic farmer with a talent for touring, composing and playing music settle in Himmerland? How does his upbringing on West Funen combined with a long life as a Himmerlander influence the music he writes? In two episodes, musician and composer Eskil Romme talks about his life with music. How he combines a career as a touring musician in ... Read More
What makes an organic farmer with a talent for touring, composing and playing music settle in Himmerland? How does his upbringing on West Funen combined with a long life as a Himmerlander influence the music he writes? In two episodes, musician and composer Eskil Romme talks about his life with music. How he combines a career as a touring musician in ... Read More
What is it like to grow up in Denmark's last living folk music culture? Listen as a couple of young people who grew up in Sønderho on Fanø among music, dance, ballroom dancing and island life reflect on their upbringing in the culture and their relationship to regional music in the past, present and future. Conversations cut together with melodies, snippets from parties, early spring mornings and ... Read More
This is the second part of a podcast series about the Rebild Spillemændene, Museum Rebild and the collection and digitization work that takes place in the house in Himmerland. The podcast is part of a series titled 'Jysk Guld – folk music in Denmark', which is about documenting and communicating Jutland folk music and the scene it is a part of. Through three portraits ... Read More
This is the first part of a podcast series about the Rebild Spillemændene, Museum Rebild and the collection and digitization work that takes place in the house in Himmerland. The podcast is part of a series titled 'Jysk Guld – folk music in Denmark', which is about documenting and communicating Jutland folk music and the scene it is a part of. Through three portraits ... Read More
How is it possible that Lars Lilholt writes and sings in Danish? Why was the signature song Jens Langkniv written under a palm tree in Africa? And can it really be true that Lars Lilholt was actually born in Nørrebro in Copenhagen? In this podcast you can hear the Jutland fiddler and songwriter, Lars Lilholt, talk about his songs and about ... Read More
Come along to the Fannikerdagene in Nordby on Fanø, and experience a real Fanø ball with local music and lots of happy and festively dressed dancers. The music is played by the trio Det Yderste Hav. They have invited good friends and colleagues on stage to play the often centuries-old dance melodies, occasionally with new Danish lyrics by the band's singer, ... Read More
Who are the people Mikael K sings about, and how did he get started writing his songs? And what is The Art of Starving really about? In this podcast you can hear the North Jutland troubadour and songwriter, Mikael K, talk about his songs and about his band Landstrygerne. The podcast is part of a series titled ... Read More
What is it like to be a student at Denmark's only folk music program? What do you actually do? What is the most fun and the hardest thing about studying folk music? In this podcast, four students from the folk music program at the Southern Danish Academy of Music talk about their everyday lives at the program, which is also nicknamed Folkekons in folk music? And then they play examples of the music they work on ... Read More
