Welcome to the 13th annual
                    
                    

                      

                        
Nisswa-stämman

                        

                      
                    
                    

                      

                        A celebration of Scandinavian and Scandinavian/American
                        folk music in northern Minnesota.
                    
                  

                  

                
 
              
              

                

                  
Fiolministeriet

                  

                
              
            

            
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Nisswa-Stämman 2012 Performers 


                  
Visiting Scandinavian groups:
Fiolministeriet - Denmark, trio on fiddles and cello

                  
Syvers - Norway, award winning gammaldans quintet


                  
Perras - Norway, buttonbox-mania gammaldans quintet
Maria & Anders Larsson- Sweden, voice, violin, guitar
Torbjörn & Pär Näsbom - Sweden, nyckelharpa, fiddles


                  
Folk Orkestras:

                  
American
                  Swedish Institute Spelmanslag

                  
Twin
                  Cities Hardingfelelag

                  
Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag

                  
Skål Klubben Spelmanslag


                  
Hütenänny
Ripple River Fiddlers


                  
Ensembles and Solos:

                  

                  
Ivares Pojkarna - Ivare's boys do the tradition proud :)
Finn Hall  - historic Finnish American dance hall music

                  
Kaivama - Finnish music excavators, fiddle, guitar, harmonium

Olle Olsson's Oldtime Orkestra - Olle is still missing


                  

                  
Skålmusik - North woods gammaldans
                  quintet
Andrea Een - Norwegian Hardingfele


                  

                  
Loretta Kelley - Norwegian Hardingfele 


                  

                  

                  

                  

                  
Paul Wilson & Mary Abendroth - poobahs and bottlewashers
the Newcomers - immigrant tunes both happy and sad
Kip Peltoniemi - musician, writer and raconteur


                  

                  
Ross and Barton Sutter - Swedish folk songs, poetry


                  

                  
Valorie
                  Arrowsmith - and Josie Arrowsmith, Children's tent

                  
Rose Arrowsmith-DeCoux
                  - Children's tent

                  
Paul Dahlin - a Swedish fiddling
                  tradition in Minnesota
Arna Rennan & Georganne Hunter - traditional nordic music

                  

                  
Arne Salli - Finnish songs