Nordic Roots Festival 2007 Information

THANK YOU ...to artists, Cedar staff, volunteers and audience for a fantastic weekend of Nordic Roots music! Stay tuned to this site as we will soon post the dates of the tenth anniversary Nordic Roots Festival in the Fall of 2008. We'll also be posting photos from this year's concerts on our flickr page soon. Hot Sounds from Cool Traditions The 2007 Nordic Roots Festival will be presented by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis from September 28 - 30, 2007.
Scheduled to Perform (click artist name to learn more and buy tickets) Friday, September 28th — 8pm Ruth MacKenzie’s Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden 10th Anniversary Concert
	(USA) Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the project, Ruth and friends present a concert performance of her song cycle that tells the Salmon Maiden's story from the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Kalevala was a complete sellout for its first two theatrical runs in the Twin Cities in the late 1990s—so book your tickets now!
Saturday, September 29th — 2pm [ni:d]
(Sweden) This new Swedish trio (sax, fiddle, percussion) have a bright openness to new sounds alongside a deep understanding of Swedish tradition. Their goal is to explore the depths of Nordic music to find out how three people can sound like one.
Saturday, September 29th — 8pm

Sinikka Langeland Trio (Norway) From “Finnskogen” (the “Finnish forest” near Oslo), Sinikka sings and plays the 39-string concert kantele, with its five-octave range. Her current project presents the poetry of Hans Børli with an outstanding ensemble that opens up the songs to improvisation.	JPP (Finland) With family roots going back to the 19th century, JPP’s music features their trademark “wall of fiddles,” creative arrangements, and a playful approach to seriously great music.
Sunday, September 30th — 2pm Lännen-Jukka String Band
	(Finland) A unique fusion of mountain folk songs from the southern United States, Mississippi blues and old Finnish sleigh songs, led by J. Karjalainen, one of the top-selling names in Finnish popular music.
Sunday, September 30th — 8pm

Den Fule (Sweden) Veterans of the Swedish roots music scene (Groupa, Bäsk) reunite, bringing rock and jazz stylings to the tradition.	Harv (Sweden) With the long-standing folk fiddle duet tradition as their starting point, Harv bring energy, attitude, and new ideas to the mix.
To buy tickets and learn more about these artists, visit www.thecedar.org Driving and light rail directions to The Cedar Workshops Saturday 10 am: Fiddling with JPP Sunday 10 am: Vocals with Sinikka Langeland and Petra Zilliacus Sunday 12 noon: Harmonic Flute Basics with Jonas Simonson All workshops for 2007 will take place at: University of Minnesota School of Music Ferguson Hall, Room 105, 2106 Fourth Street South Minneapolis, MN 55455 Workshop space is limited. Sign up in advance by emailing Workshop Coordinator Linda Thiel or call 612/338-2674 extension 2. If you have not signed up for a session in advance, you may be admitted at the door only if space is available. The workshop fee is $25 per session for participants with instruments, and $10 for silent auditors.
JPP’s short film Puikkoristikko
Links The “Public Block” for booking lodging at the Holiday Inn Metrodome is now closed.
the 2007 festival Artist Biographies (requires Adobe Reader) Print-Quality Photos Email for Publicity inquiries	past festival websites 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 2000 \| 1999
sponsors The 2007 Nordic Roots Festival is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, NorthSide, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, the American Scandinavian Foundation, ESEK-Finland, LUSES-Finland, Royal Norwegian Consulate General, The ADS Group, Sons of Norway Foundation, ECM Records and Icelandair. Additional funding for Cedar events is provided by the McKnight Foundation, Target Foundation, the St. Paul Travelers Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the generous donations of our patrons.