Olov Johansson plays the nyckelharpa, an instrument often described as scratching the same itch as other ancient bowed ...

LINDSBORG — It's almost time to raise the Majstång as Little Sweden prepares to host Midsummer's Festival this weekend. Celebrated every year in June, Midsummer brings the traditions of the Swedish ...

Crossroads Cultural Connections will welcome internationally acclaimed Swedish vocal ensemble Kongero for a rare Midwest performance on Saturday, Dec. 6. at Bishop Hill Creative Commons. The evening ...

It was in 1990, the year that a 24-year-old Olov Johansson won the first Nyckelharpa World Championships at Österbybruk, Sweden—the nyckelharpa is an early Swedish relative to violin with keyed notes ...

The nyckelharpa or “key harp” is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the ...

GERRY – The 15th annual Scandinavian Folk Festival will serve as ground zero for the U.S. premier of one of Sweden’s top dance-pop groups. Donnez, a five-piece “dansband,” will fly from their homeland ...

Picture is of the Procession of the Midsummer Pole. Jamestown’s Scandinavian Folk Festival will take place this summer, after a two-year COVID hiatus, while moving to downtown Jamestown. The festival ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. With a magical interplay of hurdy-gurdy & accordion, Symbio fuses virtuosic ...

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