Vidar Skrede of Norway will be give a workshop in Norwegian fiddling on the flat (regular) fiddle on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 2:00-4:00p.m. at The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South in Northfield, Minnesota.
Skrede is well-known to area Nordic music enthusiasts from his local appearances over the past few years with groups such as Geitungen and The Blue and The Blond.
Originally from Haugesund, Norway, Skrede is a freelance Nordic folk musician now based in Helsinki, Finland, who plays guitar, Hardanger fiddle, regular fiddle and bouzouki. He has a strong background in the traditional music from Rogaland in southwest Norway and has a masters degree in Nordic folk music from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden.
Skrede is the leader of of Vidar Skrede DYNAMO BAND (with Pilvi Talvitie and Jani Kivelä from Tsuumi Sound System) and a member of Geitungen, The Secret Carpet Club (with Emma Johansson and Carl Nyqvist), AAMOS (with Kevin Henderson from Fiddlers' Bid, Boys of the Lough - and Mark Laurenson), The Great Norwegian Guitar Quartet (with Tore Bruvoll, Annar By and Øystein Sandbukt), and NOMAS. He has also performed with artists like Vegar Vårdal, Patrik Andersson, Frode Håltli, Stian Carstensen (from Farmers Market), Kristian Bugge (from Baltic Crossing), Niklas Roswall (from Ranarim), Zar (DK), Bodega (UK) and Sver (NO).
Skrede has appeared on national television in Norway and Iceland, and been heard on radio in all the Nordic countries and the USA. A coveted musician on the Nordic folk music scene and a popular tune writer, Skrede's compositions are played and recorded by bands like Fiddlers' Bid and Blazing Fiddles, in addition to the groups with which he regularly performs and records.
Geitungen's CD, Bra Kast (2005), was awarded a Norwegian Folk Music Awards and a subsequent CD, Langt Ute, was nominated for the same award in 2010.
Skrede will also be giving a separately organized workshop on the Norwegian hardanger fiddle. Contact MulteMusic for more information.
The cost to participate or attend the workshop is $20 per person, payable at the door. CDs will also be for sale.
Vidar Skrede: http://www.vidarskrede.no/
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The Contented Cow: http://contentedcom.com/