Traditional Nordic Music For All Occasions
Posted in Band News, nordic jam on Sep 14th, 2008
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This week, Northfield's Nordic Jam celebrates its sixth (6th) anniversary.
In 2002, Ruth Marie Sylte began to seek out others in the Northfield area who might be interested in getting together and [...]
Posted in Band News on Sep 8th, 2008
We finally got ourselves (or most of us) together to take a new band picture in preparation for some gigs this fall.
From left to right, Multe is:
Drew Dixon (guitar, vocals)
Virginia Windschitl (fiddle)
Ruth Marie Sylte (trøorgel, vocals)
Brad Easterson (fiddle / mandolin)
Jon Thore Bjork (five row chromatic accordion)
Not pictured, Eric Paulson (string bass).
Most of us live in [...]
Posted in Gig Report on Jun 30th, 2008
On Saturday, 28 June 2008, Multe performed at the annual meeting of the Valdres Samband at the Holiday Inn in Austin, Minnesota.
The Valdres Samband is an organization of emigrant descendants from the Valdres valley of Norway and those interested in its history and culture. Valdres is approximately 100 miles northwest of Oslo. The Valdres Samband [...]
Posted in Gig Announcement on Mar 2nd, 2008
Twin Cities' Finnish-American dance band, Finn Hall, and Northfield's own Nordic dance band, Multe, will co-headline the annual St. Urho's Day celebration on Saturday, March 15 at The Eagle's Club, 304 Water Street South in downtown Northfield. The cover charge is $5 per person / $10 per family. There will be beginning dance instruction in [...]
Posted in Gig Announcement on Feb 10th, 2008
Northfield's ArtOrg sponsors an evening of traditional old-time Scandinavian dance music on Friday, February 15 at the downtown J. Grundy's Reub 'N' Stein Upstairs at 503 Division Street, Northfield MN 55057. Two bands will split the bill — Multe and Foot-Notes from Decorah, Iowa — providing plenty of waltzes, polkas and even tangos for your listening and dancing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2008
Multe's current drupelets (members) represent a combined direct heritage in the Nordic countries and decades of experience studying and performing traditional music and dance:
Jon Thore Bjork (5-row chromatic button accordion, guitar)
Drew Dixon (guitar, vocals)
Brad Easterson (fiddle, mandolin, recorder)
Eric Paulson (upright bass)
Virginia Windschitl (fiddle)
Ruth Marie Sylte (trøorgel, vocals)
and sometimes by Andrea Een (fiddle, Hardanger fiddle)
Just as a [...]
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Traditional Nordic Music for All Occasions
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