The other biggest gap in my plans was figuring out how to get back from Furudal to Stockholm. There’s a bus between Furudal and Rättvik, but not on Sundays. And by the time I’d flailed around looking for a possible…
Furudal – Furudals bruk spelmansstämma
The weekend festivities began with a Friday night concert in the Ore kyrka: the Malung spelmanslag and the Eiwor Kjellberg band. Then many of us repaired to the bruk for a large yet still quite nice jam session, which I…
Rättvik – en route to Furudal
Arguably the goofiest part of my itinerary: I head all the way back up to Dalarna from Gotland. But for a good cause: Stefhan & Franziska have recommended the little spelmansstämma in Furudal, and I happen to be free for…
Visby – Medeltidsveckan på Gotland
Two of my ESI classmates work on Gotland for the summer, at a middle-ages-themed restaurant. We debated about whether it was a good idea for me to visit during the most hectic week of the year, Middle Ages Week, since…
Örebro – a restful whirlwind visit
I especially look forward to getting to visit my friend and mentor Olle and his family. This time he squeezed me into a busy summer schedule where there reeeeeeeally wasn’t room, but we made the most of it. He took…
Malung – ensemble kurs med Mia & Micke
I’d been waffling about when to schedule this trip to Sweden. The opportunity to join an ensemble class taught by Mia & Micke Marin provided the impetus for committing to these August dates: Mia had posted an invitation on the…
Avesta – en route to Malung
The most glaring gap in my planning had been figuring out how to get from Korrö to Malung. I tried blithely assuming I could work it out by finding a ride, but none of my vague leads panned out, the…
Korrö – my new favorite festival
My first time at this festival, and I loved it. So glad I decided to wriggle it into my itinerary. Comfortable size, lovely venue, friendly people, amazing concerts, great dance sets, some nice jamming opportunities. Fun to catch up with…