2017 Fall Swedish Weekend Staff and Workshop Information Ivares Pojkarna Immigrating from Rättvik Sweden in 1924, Edwin Johnson (born Ivares Edvin Jonsson) kept and shared his love of traditional Swedish

folk fiddling throughout his life. Edwin passed it on to his son Bruce, his grandson Paul Dahlin and Paul’s son Daniel, and these three now play as Ivares Pojkarna – the Ivares boys. Their repertoire is primarily tunes from the Lake Siljan/Rättvik area but also includes many fine tunes made by Daniel. The three have a unique sound, Paul Dahlin, Daniel Dahlin, with melody and harmony provided by Paul and Daniel, with Bruce’s Bruce Johnson old-style chording, learned from Edwin, bringing it all together. Mary Londborg and members of the ASI spelmanslag round out the fiddle teaching staff for our weekend. Roo Lester & Larry Harding

are well known for their fun and sensitive teaching style, making them a favorite with novice and experienced dancers alike. If you are new to Swedish dance, don’t miss the dance basics workshop on Friday (4-6 pm). Roo & Larry are interested in your dance experiences, and do everything they can to help you feel successful and good about your dance progress as the weekend unfolds.Char Bostrom Join us as we work on some wonderful dances from Sweden!-

, from Saint Paul, Minnesota, has been pur suing her love for and interest in Scandinavian dance fiddling for many years. In the greater Twin Cities area she plays for - four dance groups and is a member of Ole Olssons Oldtime Orkestra. Char has traveled around the country and Scandina via attending workshops and playing for dancing. Becky Weis Tom O’Brien (begin- trained at the University of Minnesota and the University, an of ethnomusicologist Illinois at Urbana- andning has nyckelharpa) been a member has been of playing since about 2000 Champaign, has been a leader in teaching the nyckelharpa in the upper midwest. Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag Becky is also an accomplished Hardanger since then. He studied at the fiddle performer, and teaches Hardanger Erik Sahlström Institutet in fiddle at St. Olaf College. She is a scholar - Tobo, Uppland, Sweden, and in Swedish and Norwegian fiddle traditions. Ms. Weis is sought after- has written several tunes for as a fiddler and nyckelharpa player by dance teachers at Scandina the nyckelharpa. vian dance workshops. Becky is a member of the Twin Cities Nyckel harpalag and will teach intermediate and advanced nyckelharpa. Dance Workshops will include a selection of gammaldans, old time waltz, schottische, polka and ma- zurka and polskor/village dances. Dance classes are progressive. Beginning dancers are strongly encouraged to attend the Dance Basics workshop on Friday. Roo will most likely offer dance descriptions of workshop material. She will email them upon request. Fiddle and Nyckelharpa Workshops: Workshops take a holistic approach and there is a strong emphasis on learning the different components of a tune and the valued role of the music in the culture. Workshops will be offered at various learning paces. You are free to come/go to workshops as needed for your individual level. (If you are in a workshop that is too hard/easy, you are welcome to switch to another.) Tunes will be taught by ear; recording devices are encouraged. There will also be opportunities for small ensembles to play for dancing. Listening CD: All who register as musicians will be sent a free listening CD put together by Ivares Pojkarna and Becky Weis. It is recommended that musicians be familiar with all tunes on the CD. Our tune selection this year will again include tunes from a 1987 recording by Rätt- viks spelmanslag. Each musician participant will receive their own copy of the recording. Our focus will be on tunes suitable for a large group of musicians or spelmanslag. The goal is to bring mu- sicians of every level together as part of a performance team. Therefore there will be pieces for everyone at every level of ability. Register by October 6 for reduced tuition!