A New Destiny for Folk Music?

Four years ago Icelandic-born composer Guðrún Ingimundardóttir (Rúna) did not picture herself directing a consortium linking nine nations in the North Sea region. Today, Runa works as project director of the North Folk Database Project, to advance the research, preservation and dissemination of folk...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sturman, Janet
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sonograma Magazine 2009
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Online Access:http://www.raco.cat/index.php/SonogramaMagazine/article/view/252781
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Summary:Four years ago Icelandic-born composer Guðrún Ingimundardóttir (Rúna) did not picture herself directing a consortium linking nine nations in the North Sea region. Today, Runa works as project director of the North Folk Database Project, to advance the research, preservation and dissemination of folk music and dance on the northern margins of Europe.