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OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration is an ongoing multimedia project rooted in a simple belief—music is one of the most powerful ways to meet people. In 2019, American fiddler Casey Driessen and his family set out on what was planned as a nearly one-year journey through local music traditions in Spain, Ireland, Scotland, India, Japan, and Finland. Rather than touring or performing, Driessen arrived as a collaborator—seeking out master musicians with roots in their traditions, listening first, and allowing improvisation, curiosity, and shared creativity to guide each encounter. Although the journey ended earlier than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it became the beginning of something much larger.
Today, Otherlands continues to grow through new collaborations in nine countries and counting. Produced, performed, and recorded by Driessen, the project brings together a 31-episode film series, the album Otherlands:ONE, essays, photography, and an expanding collection of musical exchanges that celebrate discovery and shared experience. More than documenting performances, Otherlands explores what happens when artists meet with open ears, embrace the unknown, and discover how music can be a bridge between cultures, traditions, and people.
You’re invited to use the map and choose your own adventure, or click a stamp below…
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![OTHERLANDS: Spain [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1610138373150-H6PVPDMKBZJP3UZP4QEO/Spain+Stamp.png)
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![OTHERLANDS: Ireland [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1577708274516-BO55RKLRTKXE2ZS5P89Q/Ireland+Country+Stamp.png)
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![OTHERLANDS: Scotland [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1581690372361-DT8OLGD8L4D40SQQ1VZF/Scotland+Stamp.png)
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![OTHERLANDS: India [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1586773391757-ZK5VHP86TX6CLQHMLDHQ/Artboard+1+copy+4.png)
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![OTHERLANDS: Japan [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1600725819920-TQBFI230UF7QLYX00KAD/Japan+Stamp.png)
![Biwa in a Cafe • with Reisui Ban [OTHERLANDS: Japan]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1597240555695-30H18AOWQMU4CVQMSA28/Otherlands-Thumb_REISUI_v1.jpg)
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![OTHERLANDS: Finland [Recap]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cceb1d90b77bd4d385a5a2d/1606954838505-DBHXPP7A3DDPMFK8X2JI/Finland+Stamp.png)
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