Nordic Reflections

Maimu Jõgeda is an Estonian now living in Helsinki, and Nordic Reflections is her third album. It features nine original pieces composed during her studies and travels in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway, as well as two Estonian folk songs, ‘Õhtuvaikuse Jõuab’ and ‘Joogilaul.’ A graduate of Finland’s Sibelius Academy (where the album was recorded,) Jõgeda is a versatile and sensitive player of the free-bass accordion. Trained in classical music and jazz before coming to folk, she is able to conjure a wide range of moods and sounds with nothing more than her accordion and occasional use of stomp-box and singing. Though steeped in Estonian and Nordic folk music, there are occasional flashes of a jazz sensibility and even of ambient music, making Nordic Reflections a varied and satisfying experience.