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Nomas is a new band that presents music and musicians from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, both fusion between these traditions and through their own new compositions, a band of Nordic contemporary folk music. Their sound has influences from all the Nordic folk music traditions, jazz. pop, rock and classical music, and not least the musicians strong personal styles. In this inter-nordic folk music fusion, Vidar Skrede (NO), Carl Nyqvist (SE), Pauliina Pajala (FI), Christian Stærke (DK), Olli Kari (FI), and Michael Craubæk (DK) are expressing their commomn cultural identity, both through traditional and contemporary Nordic folk music. NOMAS is a result of the new Joint Master Programme in Nordic folk music which is between Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Carl Nielsen academyof music in Odense, Royal College of Music in Stockholm and Ole Bull Academy of music in Voss. NOMAS are six first musicians with a master degree in Nordic folk music and are there by pioneers of this Joint Master Programme in Nordic Folk Music and the first all-Nordic band ever!