Latvian folkband Vilkači (Werewolves) discuss their music and worldview while Professor Guntis Šmidchens discusses the role folk music played in ending the Soviet occupation. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby. Interviews feature Professor Guntis Šmidchens and the following members of Vilkači: Edgars Zilberts, Juris Tomašūns, Jumis Ločmelis, Andris Lejnieks, Eduards Krūmiņš, and Toms Grīnvalds. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-1-werewolves-campus *** Music used with permission by Vilkači. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1R5HGll8R09xzZpsKLmAFV Watch music video "Izkaptiņa" on Youtube https://youtu.be/52zjGH9TeVs *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" https://scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
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