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 scandinavian.washington.edu/episode-1-transcript***Music used with permission by Vilkači.Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/1R5HGll8R09xzZpsKLmAFV Google Playhttps://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Vilka%C4%8Di?id=Ap6sbzb5stju3ji73x6o5zpusby&hl=en_USApple Musichttps://itunes.apple.com/cy/artist/vilkaci/273131730Amazon Musichttps://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=vilkaci+-heiressWatch music video "Izkaptiņa" on Youtubehttps://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-podcastSupport Crossing North:Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"https://scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us