Frigg on World on 3 this Friday

[Guest]

A quick heads-up that this Friday's session on World on 3 is a stonker. Frigg from Finland in exceptionally fine form, and very good fun to have in the studio when we recorded them during Celtic Connections last month. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.frigg.fi

MAK

[Globaltruth]

Personal recommendation - we'll be there, ears agog.

Thanks OR

[John Wright]

Good grief! Stonker and frigg clearly mean something else in your part of the world Oilrig!

[Globaltruth]

Here's a bit more info on Frigg & Oilrig's show..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qqsvl

Speaking as one who enjoys faggots on a regular basis, not too sure what the fuss is about..?

[johncorrigan]

Good grief! Stonker and frigg clearly mean something else in your part of the world Oilrig!

Up here it's friggin'stonker you're best to steer clear of, John - I thought 'Stonker and Frigg' were a burlesque offshoot of Bellowhead.

[JoeG]

Excellent!

[Oilrig]

Good grief! Stonker and frigg clearly mean something else in your part of the world Oilrig!

Well - the Finns are quite well aware of the associations with their name, and I think are quite wickedly cheery at the idea! I believe you are allowed to pronounce it Frick ... ;-)

[Padraig]

I believe you are allowed to pronounce it Frick ... ;-)

A lass, young Oilrick.

[Oilrig]

A lass, young Oilrick.

[Quarky]

A refreshing change to hear Frigg's and MAK's happy insanity - good music does not have to be deadly serious!

[Globaltruth]

It was a classic episode of Oilrig's World on 3 - overall upbeat, and included some of the classic artists of World Music at their best.
I was lukewarm about Frigg at first - but as the show progressed liked the variety of what they played and, of course, their dry humour.
How many Finnish string bands get played on the BBC ?
Ask Fiona - only she knows...but, from the sound of this group, there should be more.

[johncorrigan]

How many Finnish string bands get played on the BBC ?
Ask Fiona - only she knows....

More than I thought - heard some freak zone on 6 last night, purely by chance - bitta Zappa grabbed my attention, and FT got a mention on the Scandanavian front from Maconie...though Finland might not be Scandanavia. I thought Frigg were OK though I loved the slow wedding piece at the start of Act 2. Highlight of the night, as well as the very fine bit of Fela, was the London Klezmer Quartet - actually it was a great double with Fanfara Tirana & Transglobal Underground - beautiful.

[teamsaint]

There was a rather groovy Finnish Harpsichord based combo(I think) who appeared on In Tune a few years ago.

I wonder who they were?