Posted in Band News on Sep 8th, 2008
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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