"Marja Mortensson – winner of a Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy Award) in 2018 – writes ‘we could only ever become more knowledgeable about the past, whereas the future still remains unclear.’ The 24-year-old South Sámi joiker grew up in the reindeer herding community of Svahken Sïjte in Norway's Hedmark Count. She holds her past close.

In collaboration with tuba and bass trumpet player and composer Daniel Herskedal, she has created an arresting statement of tradition and our connection with our natural environment that draws on the past to speak about the most urgent questions of our future on this planet. On seven of the tracks, the duo are joined by the Trondheim Soloists String Quartet.

Joiking has a shape-shifting quality. The singer is said to take on the identity and voice of an animal or place. In this case, two songs joiked in 1911 by Kristina Johansson evoke ‘Tjájhnie – The Woodpecker’ and ‘Riäksage – The Ptarmigan’. Elsewhere, Mortensson confronts ideas of progress and climate change in self-penned songs ‘Gubpede Böötim – Where Did I Come From?’ and ‘Årrode Våårege – Be Cautious’. And all the while, in the shadows stands Frode Fjellheim, celebrated South Sámi musician, producer and founder of the Vuelie label." - Nathaniel Handy

1. Gubpede Böötim - Where Did I Come From (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
2. Piere Avla - Piere Avla's Yoik (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
3. Eagnede Fropmehkem - A Storm Is Rising (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
4. Tjájhnie - The Woodpecker (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
5. Lååje - Dawn (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
6. Arrode Våårege - Be Cautious (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
7. Riäksage - The Ptarmigan (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
8. Biejjeste Beajjan - From One Day to the Next (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
9. Orresje - A Place to Live (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)
10. Tjïelve - Billowing Waves (Feat. The Trondheim Soloists String Quartet)