Meet Jameson

Jameson Foster is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Colorado Boulder.

His expertise includes Nordic music traditions, countercultures, ecomusicology, memory, enchantment, nostalgia, and authenticity. He is currently writing his dissertation on the influence of music on the reception of Viking history and heritage. He was awarded a grant from the Norwegian government in 2026 for his research.

In terms of music styles, Jameson is well researched in traditional folk music, medieval music history (including medievalism), Classical and Romantic music, as well as extreme metal. His teaching experience at University spans nearly a decade with courses at Johns Hopkins University, Denver University, and University of Colorado Boulder. Courses include Music Appreciation, Intro to World Music, Vikings, Norse Mythology, and Intro to Western Art Music.

He has lectured on a variety of topics at conferences and universities, including: Animism in Nordic Fiddling, Dwarf Metal, Echoes of Snorri Sturluson in Purcell and Dryden’s King Arthur, Witchcraft in Opera of Restoration England, and Wardruna’s Grá as Animist Performance.