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Scandimoot: Concert of traditional Scandinavian music & dance
Expand your musical horizons by coming to an exciting concert of traditional Scandinavian music and dance with wonderfully talented Norwegian artists.
Brought to you by Scandimoot as part of our weekend event in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stay on after the concert for more music and dance with the course tutors and participants.
Astrid Sulheim: a folk musician from Lom in Gudbrandsdalen, Astrid is one of Norway’s leading performers on the traditional fiddle and she has achieved a number of first places at the Landskappleik (national folk music competition).
Iselin Anna Aukrust: also from Lom in Gudbrandsdalen, she has immersed herself in the fiddle and vocal music of that area of Norway and is currently studying at the prestigious Ole Bull Academy.
John Ole Morken: a traditional fiddler from Ålen in the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, a music teacher, a writer and a radio presenter. It is Røros Pols, the traditional music of his home district, which is dear to his heart and he often runs courses in the diverse traditions of this distinctive style of music.
Ingeborg Ulberg Sommer: a fiddle-player from Røros who likes to play with the older styles and tonalities of the music from her area. In 2021 she released her album of traditional music from Røros, ‘Attkømmen’, with especial emphasis on the pols and its interpretation.
Vegar & Mette Vårdal: Vegar is a musician (playing both traditional fiddle and Hardanger fiddle), a dancer and a composer, with more than 30 years’ experience of performing and teaching. Vegar & Mette have been teaching Norwegian dances from Gudbrandsdal and Røros
Andrew Parr: has trained as a dancer in Sweden and is also a talented musician.
Brought to you by Scandimoot as part of our weekend event in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stay on after the concert for more music and dance with the course tutors and participants.
Astrid Sulheim: a folk musician from Lom in Gudbrandsdalen, Astrid is one of Norway’s leading performers on the traditional fiddle and she has achieved a number of first places at the Landskappleik (national folk music competition).
Iselin Anna Aukrust: also from Lom in Gudbrandsdalen, she has immersed herself in the fiddle and vocal music of that area of Norway and is currently studying at the prestigious Ole Bull Academy.
John Ole Morken: a traditional fiddler from Ålen in the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, a music teacher, a writer and a radio presenter. It is Røros Pols, the traditional music of his home district, which is dear to his heart and he often runs courses in the diverse traditions of this distinctive style of music.
Ingeborg Ulberg Sommer: a fiddle-player from Røros who likes to play with the older styles and tonalities of the music from her area. In 2021 she released her album of traditional music from Røros, ‘Attkømmen’, with especial emphasis on the pols and its interpretation.
Vegar & Mette Vårdal: Vegar is a musician (playing both traditional fiddle and Hardanger fiddle), a dancer and a composer, with more than 30 years’ experience of performing and teaching. Vegar & Mette have been teaching Norwegian dances from Gudbrandsdal and Røros
Andrew Parr: has trained as a dancer in Sweden and is also a talented musician.
Sunday 3 May
Victoria Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9DZ
8pm start, doors 7.15pm. -£15 (full), £10 (conc), £5 (under18s),
under 12s free
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