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…
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…