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March 2022

Sat 26
Nathan Gibson wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots poses with several country music records
March 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Nathan Gibson Presents Fin-A-Billy: American Roots Music and Rebellion in Finland

During the 1970s, there was an enormous American roots music boom in Finland, spawning hundreds of Fin-A-Billy (Finnish rockabilly, country, bluegrass, blues, and related genres) bands with thousands of fans. Folklorist and ethnomusicologist Nathan Gibson …

April 2022

Sat 30
Gloria Johnson stands with a pan full of pulla
April 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Gloria Johnson and Erika Suo Present Preserving the Pulla Tradition in Oulu, Wisconsin

Gloria Johnson and Erika Suo will demonstrate how to make pulla, a Finnish cardamom bread, in Gloria’s kitchen in Oulu, Wisconsin. Gloria has held many classes in her home to teach this baking art. She …

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