May 5, 2000: Nordic Roots Festival 2000 is now a memory (blur?) of great music, kind people and one ecstatic vibe. Thank you to all the Cedar and Southern Theater folks, volunteers, musicians, sponsors,and attendees! It is a wonderful feeling to get together with you all once a year to celebrate our mutual devotion to Nordic music!
 
Click here for pictures from the Festival.
 
Mark your calendar: Nordic Roots Festival 2001 -- April 19-22

 

updated April 20, 2000

The Nordic Roots Festival is a co-production of NorthSide and the Cedar Cultural Centre, specifically focused on the presentation of "new Nordic" folk music and dance. The festival's first year (1999) was a phenomenal success. The Year 2000 festival presents over 70 top-line performers from Sweden, Finland, and Norway; a blissful weekend of great music and rousing dance.

 
 Lineup | Pictures
Workshops
Hotel Accommodations
Other Events | Sponsors
Nordic Roots
April 19-23, 2000: Minneapolis Minnesota USA
 
Dance Performance at the Southern Theater
April 19-22:
Boot with Virvla
"Virvla" featuring Boot with three whirling dancers
 
Performances on Wednesday (19), Thursday (20), Friday (21) and Saturday (22) at 8 pm, plus Friday at 11 pm and Saturday at 2 pm.

 
Concerts at the Cedar Cultural Centre:
Thursday, April 20
7:30 pm:
Rosenberg 7
Rosenberg 7
Frifot
Frifot
Friday, April 21
1:00 pm:

 
Traditional Nordic dance.
Instruction begins at 1pm, dance at 2pm.
Musicians will include Olov Johansson and Mikael Marin of Väsen.

 
Friday, April 21
7:30 pm:
Annbjørg Lien
Annbjørg Lien Band
Garmarna
Garmarna
Saturday, April 22
1:00 pm:
Sanna
Sanna Kurki-Suonio &
Magnus Stinnerbom
Loituma
Loituma
Saturday, April 22
7:30 pm:
CNS
Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag
Varttina
Värttinä
Program Change:
 
Värttinä has been forced to cancel their Nordic Roots Festival appearance on Saturday, April 22 due to illness (six of the ten band members have influenza and have been strongly advised by their doctors not to fly). Instead, we will have a very special set by Väsen and the Nordic Roots Festival All-Stars. This one-time event will feature combinations and material which you wonât hear anywhere else in the world! Refunds for single ticket purchasers for the Saturday night concert will be honored at the Cedar.
 
Sunday, April 23
1:00 pm:
Swap
Swåp
JPP
JPP
Sunday, April 23
7:30 pm:
Harv
Harv
Magnus Stinnerbom and
Daniel Sandén-Warg, fiddles
Väsen Väsen

 
 
Hotel Accommodations:
 
 The official festival Hotel is the Holiday Inn Metrodome. The Nordic Roots Festival block of rooms at a special rate is now SOLD OUT. However, there may still be rooms available at this most central of locations during the Festival weekend. Call (612) 333-4646 or (800) 448-3663 for reservations.
 
 
Other Events:
 
 Except for the the workshops, as of March 28th, 2000 there are no other events scheduled. There will be no 400 Bar festival concerts this year. There may be a solo or duet performance at one or two of the area restaurants before dinner on Friday and/or Saturday evening, and Festival Pass holders will have priority admission to those. There may also be some additional dances during the days, but they would be separate admission, not part of the Festival Pass.
 
Bookmark this page for all Festival information as details are confirmed.
 
 
Sponsors:
 
 Thanks to the following companies and organizations for their support of the 2000 Nordic Roots Festival. Click here for complete contact information if you'd like to thank them for their support.
Corporate sponsors:
 
AmericDisc
Holiday Inn Metrodome
ICELANDAIR
KFAI
Scandinavian Channel
SmartSet
WCAL
 
 Festival funding provided by:
 
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
The Carlson Foundation
The Consulate General of Sweden
ESEK (Finland)
The Royal Norwegian Consulate General
Svenska Rikskonserter
Statens Kulturråd (Swedish Cultural Board)
 
 
Links about the 1999 Nordic Roots Festival:


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