Thank You!

Thank you for making the 5th Annual Nordic Roots Festival a success! It was a wonderful weekend of music, and we're already planning for next year's event. The Fifth Annual Nordic Roots Festival was supported in part by:

  • The National Endowment for the Arts
  • NorthSide
  • The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
  • The American-Scandinavian Foundation
  • ESEK-Finland
  • Svenska Rikskonserter
  • SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  • Shakopee Valley Printing
  • AmericDisc
  • Alternative Printing, Inc.

Additional funding for Cedar events is provided by The McKnight Foundation, The St. Paul Companies, Inc. Foundation, The Minnesota State Arts Board and the generous donations of our members. Festival Sponsors KFAI (90.3/106.7 FM), SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, Link-TV.M

Mark your calendars: 6th Annual Nordic Roots Festival -- September 17-19, 2004

Three Generations of Nordic Fiddling!

The Fifth Annual Nordic Roots Festival will be presented by the Cedar Cultural Center September 19-21st 2003. The Nordic Roots Festival again is bringing in the best new folk acts, old favorites, and a long awaited reunion of the Swedish Supergroup Filarfolket. All performances will be held at the Cedar this year, located at 416 Cedar Avenue S. Minneapolis.

Tickets are now on sale through all outlets and online at Ticketweb. Festival pass* are $75 and can be purchased directly through the Cedar.

  Schedule of Events:
  Friday, September 19
  8 pm Harv and Gjallarhorn  $20

  Saturday, September 20
  2:00 pm New Norwegian group Tigerlily  $15/$10 advance
  8:00 pm Filarfolket and Ellika Frisell with Solo Cissokho  $20

  Sunday, September 21
  2 pm Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum
  with live musical accompaniment by Filarfolket and a special
  cameo performanceby the Swedish wind trio Vind  $15/$10 advance
  8 pm Swedish Trio Nåra and Maria Kalaniemi and Airbow
  with Sven Ahlbäck and Johan Hedin
  with Sven Ahlbäck & Johan Hedin  $20

Workshops

All workshops will take place at:
University of Minnesota School of Music
Ferguson Hall
2106 Fourth Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(short walking distance from The
Cedar - see the mini-map on page 3).

Space is limited. Sign up at the Cedar on Friday, by email to tickets@thecedar.org, or call 612/338-2674. If you have not signed up for a session, you may be admitted at the door only if space is available.

The workshop fee is:

  • $25 per session for participants with instruments

  • $10 for silent auditors

  • $8 for lecture-demonstrations

Cash only. Admission will be collected inside each room, after everyone is seated. Time is limited, please have exact change ready as you take your seat. Please note that workshop fees are not covered by the Festival Pass.

Saturday 20th

  • Johan Hedin: Nyckelharpa Workshop
      Room 81 10 am

  • Tommy Mansikka-Aho: Nordic Drones
      (didgeridoo & slideridoo)
      Room 105 10 am

  • Björn Ståbi: Fiddle Master Class (advanced students only)
      Room 107 10 am

  • Sven Ahlbäck: Fiddle workshop
      Room 81 Noon

  • Jenny Wilhelms: Kulning vocal workshop
      Room 105 Noon

  • Bengan Jansson and Björn Ståbi: Accordion Accompaniment
      Room 107 Noon

Sunday 21st

  • Björn Ståbi, Ellika Frisell, and Magnus Stinnerbom: Three Generations of Nordic Folk Fiddling
      Room 85 10 am (Demonstration)

  • Gunnel Mauritzson: Vocal workshop
      Room 105 10 am

  • Tina Quartey: Percussion workshop
      Room 107 10 am

  • Ellika Frisell & Bruce Molsky: Comparative Fiddling Styles
      Room 105 Noon (Demonstration)

  • Elisabeth Vatn: Bagpipes workshop
      Room 107 Noon

As more details and the full schedules are announced, check this site for the most current information. You may also sign up to NorthSide's monthly mailing list for artist and workshop confirmations as they are announced.

*Festival passes includes preferred seating for all shows and entry in a raffle to win a set of CDs from festival artists.

Hotel Information
Holiday Inn Metrodome is the sponsoring hotel for the Nordic Roots Festival. To reserve a room call 612-333-4646 and ask for reservations. Tell the reservation agent you want to reserve a room from the Public Block for the Nordic Roots Festival. Rooms are available on a first come, first served basis so make your reservation soon. The cost is $105 per night.

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