Celebrating Young People in Scandinavian American Folk Music and Dance

Folklore Village, Dodgeville, WI
@ 6:30 pm CDT - 9:30 pm CDT

This day of workshops, performances, and exchange brings together youth Scandinavian music and dance groups from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin to learn from each other and from expert instructors in the area. Following the workshops, …

Badger Talks: The Viking Sword that Wasn’t

Monona Senior Center, Monona, Wisconsin
@ 9:00 am CDT - 10:00 am CDT

Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t” at the Monona Senior Center. In 1911, a sword was dug up in the prairie of Minnesota near the town of Ulen. Not long …

Badger Talks: The Viking Sword that Wasn’t

Cottage Grove WI Lions Club, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
@ 6:30 pm CDT

Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t” at the Monona Senior Center. In 1911, a sword was dug up in the prairie of Minnesota near the town of Ulen. Not long …

Nordic Newcomers

Memorial Library 126, Madison, Wisconsin
@ 4:00 pm CDT

Join musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan for a public presentation on her research into first-generation Swedish immigrant musicians. Based on a variety of sources (from Mills Music Library and elsewhere) and contacts on both sides of the …

Badger Talks: The Viking Sword that Wasn’t

Stoughton Area Senior Center, Stoughton, Wisconsin
@ 1:00 pm CDT - 2:00 pm CDT

Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t” at the Stoughton Area Senior Center. In 1911, a sword was dug up in the prairie of Minnesota near the town of Ulen. Not …

Renee Vaughan on WPR’s The Midday

Wisconsin
@ 12:00 pm CDT

Listen in to WPR’s The Midday as host Norman Gilliland welcomes musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan as she performs a few tunes live! Check your local WPR station to listen.

Nyckelharpa Pop-Up Shop

Library Mall (outside of Memorial Library), Madison, Wisconsin
@ 12:00 pm CDT

It’s time for our musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan to start offering pop-up nyckelharpa workshops on campus! If you have ever wished to try out a nyckelharpa (or just see one up close), now is your chance! …

Hairwork with Karen Keenan

Schar Hall (Fifth Floor) in Nancy Nicholas Hall, Madison, Wisconsin
@ 1:30 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT

We’re excited to be co-hosting with the Center for Design and Material Culture a demonstration by hairwork artist, Karen Keenan of Hemslöjd Studios. Karen has apprenticed with master hairworkers in Våmhus, Sweden, the community known for its …

Swedish Allspel Session at 2024 String Gathering

Renee Vaughan
Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin
@ 1:00 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT
https://stringgathering.com/

Folk musician-in-residence, Renee Vaughan, plays new traditional Scandinavian music on nyckelharpa, the national folk instrument of Sweden. She will be at the 2024 Strong Gathering as part of the Swedish Allspel Session. This workshop/session will …

Spring Concert with the McNordiques

Morphy Hall (Mosse Humanities Building), Madison, Wisconsin
@ 7:00 pm CDT - 8:30 pm CDT

Folk musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan (nyckelharpa) will be performing alongside Tom Klein (uilleann pipes) and Dan Newton (accordion) as part of their band the McNordiques. As they write, the McNordiques “blend Celtic, French and Scandinavian music …