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Scandinavian Folk Music Festival

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Category: Celebration
Start date: 09 Jun 2017 06:00 PM
End date: 10 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
Street / Location: Main Street, Pioneer Village
City / town: Nisswa
Country: Minnesota, USA
Organizer: Nisswa-stämman
Name: Paul Wilson
Email: skolpaul@gmail.com
Phone: 218.764.2994
Homepage: http://www.nisswastamman.org

Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival features 150 folk musicians performing on 3 stages, day-long dancing opportunities on two dance floors, dance instruction, a cultural children's activity tent, and great Scandinavian food ... all under the shade of the majestic Norway pines of the Nisswa Pioneer Village in Nisswa, Minnesota.

This is the 18th year of the festival, and yet another special line-up of award winning musicians from Scandinavia is headlining.
They include:
Aallotar, Finland/Minnesota - two talented musicians from two countries making contemporary nordic folk music on violin and accordion;
Vindonia, Sweden - trio playing and singing traditional nordic music w/vocals, harp and violin;
Skvis, Norway - three talented accordion players making great listenable and danceable music together;
Lustspel, Sweden - a student spelmanslag (fiddlers group) from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden.
USA groups and individuals appearing include the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, the Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag, the Twin Cities Hardingfelelag, Hutenanny, Tjärnblom, the Stoney Brook Fiddlers, Ole Olssons Oldtime Orkestra, Skål Klubben Spelmanslag, Ivares Pojkarna, Skålmusik, Finn Hall Band, Loretta Kelley, Ross Sutter and many, many others!