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Archaeology, Community of scholars, Demarcation of science, Exploration, Fringe Science, Interview, Nordic, Science, Scientific Method
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 celebrated heroes. But Heyerdahl’s […]
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Culture, English, Folk creatures, Folktale, Folktales, Language, Norway, Norwegian, Podcasts, Scandinavian
Two Folktales in Norwegian and English
Have you ever wondered what Norwegian folktales sound like in Norwegian, as they were written in the late 1800s by Asbjørnson and Moe? Join us for this telling of the […]
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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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Culture, Folk creatures, interview, music, Nordic, Podcasts, Scandinavian, Uncategorized
Laura Loge: Grieg, Ibsen, and Solveig’s Song
Laura Loge, Nordic operatic soprano. Edvard Grieg, Norway’s greatest composer. Henrik Ibsen, Norway’s greatest playwright. A trio that comes together through Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt, and Grieg’s incidental music for […]
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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, Folktales, Interview, interview, Music, Scandinavian, Uncategorized
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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Book, History, interview, Meet the author, Nazi occupation, Norwegian resistance
A Coat Dyed Black and the Norwegian Resistance – Don ”Jerry” Pugnetti Jr.
Don “Jerry” Pugnetti Jr, a long-time journalist, has written a fictional account of a Norwegian man and his compatriots who join the Norwegian Resistance during World War II. Jerry based […]
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