Promoting Scandinavian Folk Music and Dance April 2007 Scandia Camp Mendocino has studied in Sweden. He will lead the allspel and play for evening dances. June 9 - 16, 2007 Ole Aastad Bråten and Anne-Marit Røn For maximum enjoyment dancers should feel comfortable with Tore Bolstad, Dance and with the common turning dances. We change partners fre- quently during classes, and we encourage partner changing music of Valdres, Norway during parties. Fiddlers should have at least one year of ex- Leif and Margareta Virtanen perience, though not necessarily with Scandinavian music. with Peter Westerlund and Jon Holmén Musicians should bring a recording device as tunes are Dance & music of Sweden taught by ear. Becky Weis teaching Nyckelharpa Scandia Camp Mendocino takes place in the Mendocino Peter Michaelsen leading Allspel Woodlands. Giant redwoods, a sunny meadow, a beaver pond, and numerous paths through the woods surround the Ole Aastad Bråten has been dancing Valdresspringar for village-like setting. The camp is approximately 11 miles more than 12 years and is an A class dancer. He is also an inland from the town of Mendocino, and about a four-hour accomplished langeleik player with awards, concerts and a drive north of San Francisco. The climate is mild. Visitors CD to his credit. and pets not permitted. Each cabin has a balcony and a fireplace, 4 single beds, a Anne-Marit Røn became an A class dancer in Valdressprin- closet and windows, but no plumbing or electricity. One gar in 1989. She has worked for several local folk organiza- couple or 3-4 individuals are housed in each cabin. tions and has taught workshops and courses at all levels. We have space for 80 dancers and 20 musicians. We at- Tore Bolstad is an A class fiddler who studied with a num- tempt to balance the number of male and female dancers. ber of respected local fiddlers. He says that traditional mu- Fees: $690 per Dancer or Musician (discounted early regis- sic takes up most of his time! He is also an A class tration fee) Valdresspringar dancer. $420 per Work Scholarship (8 available). $730 per Dancer or Musician (to be paid in full) if registra- Leif & Margareta Virtanen have their Big Silver for pol- tion is postmarked after 5/1/07 ska dance and have won the Hälsinge Hambo contest. They Deposits: Send $250 per person with the application. If we have been teaching since 1985 and have taught workshops receive more applicants than we can immediately accommo- throughout Sweden and numerous venues in the US. date, we will hold a drawing to determine waitlist positions. Applications postmarked after February 10 will be proc- Peter Westerlund has played for polska dance instruction essed in the order received. since 1983. With a widely used dance CD to his credit, he Scandia Camp Mendocino offers three $50 registration dis- focuses on the Jämtland and Dalarna repertoire but also Bo- (Continued on page 2) huslän, Hälsingland, and Värmland. Jon Holmén grew up in Boda, Dalarna and is a full-time Newsletter Inside: music teacher. He has studied at the Royal Music School in Kingsburg Swedish Festival 2 Stockholm and plays professionally in several groups that Scandia Festival Review 3 have toured widely in Scandinavia and beyond. Nordic Fiddles and Feet 4 The Swedish Bagpipe, James Little 5 Becky Weis will teach nyckelharpa and play for evening American Scandinavian Music Internet Sites 7 dance parties. She has studied extensively in Sweden and Calendar 8 the US and is widely recognized in the American Scandina- Scandiadans 10 vian dance and music community. Finlandia Foundation Celebration photo 10 South Bay Monthly Dance 11 Peter Michaelsen is a fiddler, teacher, and music leader. He Volume 17 Number 2 Page 1 Northern California Spelmanslag News April 2007 (Continued from page 1) counts to participants attending for the first time. All regis- trations from new 'Scandia Campers' postmarked by Febru- ary 10, 2007 will be put into a drawing for the discounts. Refunds: Full refunds of deposits are available until April 1, Kingsburg Swedish Festival. 2007. Cancellations received April 2 through May 1 will be refunded all but $50/person of fees paid. Cancellations re- May 18 - 20, 2007 ceived May 2-20 will be refunded all but $150/person of fees paid. Cancellations received May 21 through June 3 will be Friday - Sunday, Kingsburg, CA. High- refunded all but $300/person of fees paid. No refunds for way 99, thirty minutes south of Fresno. cancellations after June 3. Free! Contacts: Stämma opportunity! Roo Lester, <[email protected]>, (630) 985-7192 Dancing opportunity! [Central Time], The Midsummer Festival in the third Chris Gruber, <[email protected]>, (562) 884-5763 weekend of May, [Pacific Time], Kingsburg is known as the "Swedish Vil- Linda Gross, <[email protected]>, (973) 783-1514 lage". With its Swedish architecture and [Eastern Time], village atmosphere, Swed- Scandia Camp Mendocino, 1320 Harleyford Road, Wood- ish banners fluttering from ridge, IL 60517, <www.ScandiaCampMendocino.org> lampposts and brightly <[email protected]> painted Dala horses, the Swedish heritage of the community is preserved. Contact Chris Gruber: <[email protected]>, (562) 884-5763. The Northern California Spelmanslag News is published quarterly. The NCS News is also online at: <members.aol.com/jglittle/ncs.html> Deadline for next issue: August 20, 2007 Send articles, and calendar information, and comments to: Marie Kay Hansen, editor NCS News, (209)836-5494,<[email protected]>, or 15564 Rancho Ramon Dr., TRACY, CA, 95304-9754 To update Web Page Calendar between issues, send information to: Jim Little, (650)323-2256 560 Kingsley Ave, Palo Alto CA 94301-3224 <[email protected]> Address all other correspondence to: Northern California Spelmanslag 560 Kingsley Ave, PALO ALTO CA 94301-3224 Volume 17 Number 2 Page 2 Northern California Spelmanslag News April 2007 Tunes taught in the music classes Skålbergslåten, e. Tjäder Jonas Andersson Scandia Festival 2007, Petaluma, CA Slövagubben, e. Tjäder Jonas Andersson Laggar Anders Polska Sven-Erik Hansson taught polskor from Boda, Dalarna. Polska e. Jöns Jonas Hansson #1 Polska e. Jöns Jonas Hansson #2 Polska e. Sparvmorfar, “Naked”, e. Jöns Jonas Hansson Jubileumspolskan Jann Mor, e. Röjås Erik Andersson Klabblåten Dalpojken D-Dur Polskan e. Röjås Erik Andersson Joel Bremer taught a variety of tunes from Dalarna. EkoPolskan, e. Jöns Jonas Solingpolska ig-dur, e. Soling Anders Sparv Anders Vispolska, Rättvik Solingpolska a-dur, “Baxläxan, e. Soling Anders Ljugar’n Visa e. Gatu Anders, Östbjörka Allö köllår utå Vastanå, e. Röjås Erik Andersson Skänklåt av. Joel Bremer Lassas Hans Polska, e. Karls Anders San Francisco Valsen av. Pål Olle Dyrdsmeds, written partly Dur och moll during his visit in SF during his visit here in 1983. Polska e. Jann Hans Rättviks Polska e. Pers Hans, e Pers Erik, e. Pers Olle Ginny Lee and Tom Smithberger at the San Francisco Bay Area Scandia Festival in Petaluma in February, 2007. Volume 17 Number 2 Page 3 Northern California Spelmanslag News April 2007 Nordic Fiddles and Feet, 2007 Hambo contest, these talented and friendly teachers have also received their big silver medals for polska dancing. Norwegian and Swedish Helen plays in the Klintetten band. Stig judges gammaldans Music and Dance competitions around Sweden. Stig and Helen will present Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia dances from Östergötland, as well as a variety of their favor- Full Week: June 30-July 7, Mini-camp: June 30-July 3 ites from other parts of Sweden. Their clear, lively teaching style and fluent English make for a delightful experience. Carin Funseth grew up in Göteborg, and has been involved Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen, Eva Karlsson, and in folk music and dance since she was a child. She has stud- Vegar Vårdal, from Norway ied with many of Sweden’s foremost fiddlers and singers over the years. She’s leader of the youth spelmanslag in Göteborg, and has given dance, music, and song workshops Stig & Helèn Eriksson, Mats Berglund, in Sweden and Norway. She’s now studying at the Manger Carin Funseth, and Markus Svensson, folkehøgskule near Bergen. She likes to emphasize the con- from Sweden nection between the music and the dance. Markus Svensson was born in south Dalsland. Already at age 19 he became a Swedish rikspelman on nyckelharpa. He U.S. Staff:Roo Lester and Larry Harding, attended the Music Academy in Stockholm. Over the last 15 Scandinavian Dance Basics years he has made many recordings and collaborated with Toby Weinberg, hardingfele many theatrical productions and music groups, including Peter Michaelsen, gammaldans band Trio Patrekatt, Kalabra, and the Nyckelharpa Orchestra. He has won the “world championship” on nyckelharpa. He now Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen comes from Odalen in Hedmark, works as a freelance musician and teacher at Hemse Music in Southeastern Norway. He is a class A dancer, and has academy in Götland. worked to revive dances from the Finnskog area. He’s an Dance classes include Swedish, Norwegian, and Basics, and ethnologist and folk museum director, and he is chief editor are designed for all levels of dancers. for the recent three-volume encyclopedia of Norwegian folk Music classes are taught at multiple levels for fiddlers, har- costumes. He’s currently the leader of the folkdance troup danger fiddlers, nyckelharpists, and singers. Loaner nyckel- Grenselaust (“without borders”). At NFF he will concentrate harpas and hardanger fiddles are available for beginners. on Finnskogs pols. The gammaldans band is open to all instruments (and sing- Eva Karlsson has studied the surviving films of Finnskogs ers). pols and helped to revitalize this dance. She also plays fid- Registration: $675 for the full-week camp. Mini-camp is dle and enrader accordion, focusing on music from the bor- $375.