These are our top choices for things to do in the Southern Minn region over the next week. You can see a full calendar of arts and entertainment events in our area at southernminnscene.com. Heritage ...

In Norway, the hardingfele, or the Hardanger fiddle, is deeply woven into the nation's cultural tapestry. From the earliest known iteration made in 1651 by Ole Jonsen Jaastad, the instrument ...

Norway has a rich folk music culture, which has given the world the hardingfele or Hardanger fiddle. This beautiful instrument has a unique and distinctive sound due to its resonating or sympathetic ...

Last November, Olav Luksengård Mjelva started with the job of recording music for the soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which premiered on Amazon Prime on Sept. 2. The Rings of ...

In a workshop tucked away in the countryside of western Victoria, a fiddlemaker creates unique Norwegian instruments, helping to spice up the dying craft. Traditionally used to play Norwegian folk ...

A fiddler plays for a solo male dancer. A Scot might regard the music as akin to that produced by a bagpipe. The tune and rhythm might remind an American of traditional square dances. But there’s ...

The cronut might be the latest culinary fad in New York City, but the Scandinavian food and cultural scene has been humbly increasing in popularity. We’ve put together a list of places to enjoy ...

The second annual Door County Fiddle Fest will be held Aug. 21 at 7 pm and features Vidar Skrede with The Blue & The Blond and Door County Fiddlers. The Blue & The Blond is where Finnish kantele meets ...

The pleasures of the north on a cold winter's night are many. The beguiling echo of Loretta Kelley's lively hardingfele Norwegian fiddle. The husky harmonies and odd instrumentations of the Karelian ...

On Sunday, July 20, you can pretend you're spending summer in Norway - the land of the midnight sun - as you listen to the lively sounds of the hardingfele, the traditional hardanger folk fiddle of ...

A medieval saga from Norway, "Draumkvedet," comes to Downstairs at Town Hall tonight. It recounts the dream journey of Olaf Asteson through heaven and hell as he sleeps for 13 days between Christmas ...