The 2018 World Records Symposium was hosted at Memorial Library (April 12–14) and this year’s theme was Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Music in the Upper Midwest. Organized by three campus folklorists—Marcus Cederström (Community Curator of Nordic-American …
Year: 2018
50 Years of Folk Music at Nordic Fest
Anna Rue, Marcus Cederstrom, and Nathan Gibson from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will discuss the history of the Folk Music Festival, held during Nordic Fest starting in 1968 in Vesterheim’s Bethania Church at 1:30p.m. on …
LeRoy Larson: Preserving Scandinavian Folk Music in the Upper Midwest
By Jared Schmidt Since 2015, LeRoy Larson of Lakeland, Minnesota, has begun donating his treasure trove of Scandinavian folk music and related materials, including photographs, interviews, and 333 78 RPMs to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This …
Oshkosh Nordic Music Festival
The Nordic Music Festival, featuring Swedish pianist Matti Hirvonen (professor, Norwegian Academy of Music) as guest artist and clinician, will take place September 30 – October 7. The week-long series of events will bring together …
Syttende Mai Festival
Syttende Mai Festival in Stoughton, WI MAY 18 – 20, 2018 Friday • 9am – 10pm Saturday • 9am – 10pm Sunday • 9am – 5pm Check out the full schedule of events on the …
Pluralist, Populist, Public: UW Libraries and the Wisconsin Idea
The Great Libraries of UW–Madison: Pluralist, Populist, Public: UW Libraries and the Wisconsin Idea Join University of Wisconsin–Madison folklorist Jim Leary on Thursday, May 17, for an evening celebrating the richness and range of UW …
Taste Traditions of Wisconsin: Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?
Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Community Curator of Nordic-American Folklore at UW-Madison Marcus Cederström will explore what the foods we eat can tell us …
Inside Out Museums: Norwegian-American Heritage and Outdoor Exhibits
Join our friends at Livsreise for Anna Rue’s presentation “Inside Out Museums: Norwegian-American Heritage and Outdoor Exhibits,” which is free and open to the public. Anna Rue will be speaking about outdoor museums in the …