Musical Instruments
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Culture, Families, Geography6, Great Depression, International, Music, music, Musical Instruments, Norway, Scandinavian, Scandinavian Emigration, Scandinavian Immigration, Seattle Area, String bass, Uncategorized, World War II
Ruthi Winter and the Winter Band
In 1923, a young Norwegian named Peter Sundness emigrated to the Seattle Area and, after several years, brought his wife and children over too. Pete’s daughter Ruthi Sundness Winter, later […]
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Accordion, concertina, torader, Culture, International, Interview, interview, music, Music, Musical Instruments, Scandinavian, Uncategorized
Folk Accordions – Birgit and Phil Ages
Perhaps the most portable instrument in the world that can play almost any musical genre is the accordion. As a “free reed instrument” how does it really work? Did you […]
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Culture, Drum, History, International, Interview, interview, Music, Nordic, Sami, Scandinavian, Uncategorized
Mari Boine – Sami musician and ambassador
It is difficult to talk about the indigenous people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Russian Kola Peninsula without talking about the Sami musician and activist, Mari Boine. Born […]
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