Category:
Roots / World

Economy Class is my first exposure to the Finnish "power-string" band Frigg. It is an amalgam of Celtic and bluegrass music. It sounds like a bit more of a world flavored Allison Krauss. While the music is very upbeat, it does have a mature sound to it. This may have to do with everyone in the Finnish village where Frigg is from tends to play a stringed instrument. Songs like "Kind Of Polka" are energetic and fully instrumental. Most of the songs are like this but a few of them like "Viinalaulu" have vocals.

There isn't a lot of diversity on Economy Class but I can see many fans of both world music as well as Bluegrass and Celtic music get into the music of Frigg. It has energy and excitement. This album may be one of those that you would only listen to on occasion, you probably wouldn't come back for many repeat listens, despite the Jarvela family's obvious talent. I'm not sure what it would take to get Frigg mass acceptance but Economy Class is a start anyway.