Duluth-stämman Workshop: Tunes of First-Generation Swedish Immigrants

This workshop features tunes that first-generation Swedish-immigrant musicians brought with them to Minnesota in the late 1800s to early 1900s. These tunes continue to be popular and played at stämma in Sweden today. Renee Vaughan is currently the Musician-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nordic Folklife. In 2022, Renee was awarded an American Scandinavian Fellowship to study with master musician Cajsa Ekstav where she learned about many of these immigrants and their tunes.

This workshop is part of the the second annual Duluth-stämman: Nordic Music and Dance Festival, which offers dances, workshops, jam circles, performances and youth activities that aim to be inclusive to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. To view the full schedule and purchase tickets visit nordiccenterduluth.org.