Special Events

Wednesday, February 27th 2008:

Danish fiddle/guitar duo, Harald Haugaard and Morten Alfred Hoirup will be with us! This is the 10th anniversary of their first performance in the US and their only appearance in NYC this time around. They'll play, teach and give us a short concert.

Past events:

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008:

Special Guests from Norway: Dancer Karin Brennesvik and Hardanger Fiddle Player Kenneth de Gala

Wednesday, December 19:

Party night. Grammy winner Paul Morrissett will play!

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Wednesday, November 28:

Karin Brennesvik, widely acknowledged and experienced dance instructor from Norway, will teach Numedal springar/gangar! You can see her also at the Christmas Revels http:/www.nyrevels.org Grammy winner Paul Morrissett will play!

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October 6th 2007:

Scandia New York dances in Central Park for Grete's Great Gallop.

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September 24 2007: Emma and Alicia

Emma and Alicia will be playing energetic tunes from Dalarna and beyond for our dancing delight on September 24! They will join us after the regular teaching session at 7:45.
See and hear more about them here:

http://www.emmareid.se/

Emma on Myspace

Alicia on Myspace

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January 24 2007: Guest Fiddler Torgeir Straand

Special Telespringar evening with guest fiddler!

Telespringar teaching from 7:00 - 8:00 by Doug and Cathie

Dancing 8:00 - 10:30 Norwegian, with a break for Swedish

Torgeir Straand, from Bø, Telemark, is among the most brilliant of the younger generation of hardingfele players. His playing is inspired by the great Bø fiddlers who preceded him including Jens and Alfred Amundsen, Gunnar Innlegen and Anund Roheim.
Torgeir has just this year released his first solo CD, 'Den Gærne Bøheringen.'
Torgeir came with his fiancee, Sara Fjaagesund, who is a good fiddler herself (a student of Torunn Raftevold Rue, who visited us last January). They both also came to the Vermont ski-dance weekend, Torgeir as fiddler as Sara assisting Olav Sem with dance instruction (Telespringar and gangar).