Interview
A conversation with a guest about who they are, what they do, and their special “take” on the world that makes them unique.
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Making Joyful Music: The Handbell Choir
The post recounts a unique experience with a handbell choir, emphasizing their coordinated performance without singing. Members dedicate time for enjoyment and musical collaboration. The Faith Lutheran Church Handbell Choir, with members playing for decades, invites anyone to join in the fun, whether digitally or in person, enhancing the community experience.
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Thor Heyerdahl & the Scientific Community
The celebrated hero who sailed the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific, wrote several best-selling books, and inspired a whole generation of archeologists is one of Norway’s most famous public figure. But […]
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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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The Bothell Sons of Norway Parade Troll
Every year before the pandemic, the Bothell Sons of Norway lodge members marched in Seattle’s 17th of May Parade, as well as Bothell’s Fourth of July Parade. In addition to […]
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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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Dean of Language Camp: Dr. Tove Irene Dahl
I met Tove Dahl at a language camp in Norway in 1981. She was the staff troubadour who taught us to sing Norwegian songs and thereby learn Norwegian language and […]
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Welkommen til Norske Folkemuseum!
Come along with us to the world’s first open air museum – the Norsk Folkmuseum in Oslo! We interview Inger Jensen and Siv Ringdal, both first curators at the museum […]