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mikeminnesota-youtube photographed the whole event over 5 days. If you want to see what the Hostfest is all about before you ever spend the money to attend - this is the video to see. Mike makes videos for educational purposes so people get a "good in-site into subjects that interest him" Promoting Norwegian culture is one of his major goals besides travel videos. Jenta O’ Ja (Girl and I) Char Bostrom and Art Bjorngjeld are musicians from the Twin Cities of Minnesota who have been playing together for Scandinavian dances since the early 1990s. Char has a passion for Swedish polska music and is highly sought after to provide music for dance instruction workshops. Art Bjorngjeld grew up in a musical family, with roots in Norway and columbus, North Dakota. His father, aunts, and uncles all played Scandinavian and country music for dances and parties. Art began performing Scandinavian dance music around 1980 after meeting Dick Rees, who introduced Art to the older traditional dances before gammaldans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammaldans Art has been a member of LeRoy Larson's Minnesota Scandinavian Ensemble since 1992, and Ole Olson's Oldtime Orkestra (O.O.O.O.) since 2003. ttp://www.nisswastamman.org/oooo/ Art is the accompanying musician for the Det Norske Folkedanslaget, a Norwegian performing dance group. Art has been to Norway and Sweden to participate in music festivals. He has also performed at music festivals around the country from California to Manhattan, and has been a regular at the Hostfest in Minot, and played on Prairie Home Companion. Along with Char Bostrom, he performs in the duet, Jenta O'Ja (Girl and I). As a duo, they play a variety of Scandinavian dance music. They love to explore the older and less well known dance forms within the Scandinavian tradition, but their performances always include a generous helping of the newer “gammaldans” tunes, waltz, polka, and schottische. He plays 'flat' fiddle and chromatic accordion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Y2rEzXKko Art's passion is to play for dancing, and anything it takes to keep folks on the dance floor is what he'll try to perform. Norsk Høstfest is a nonprofit Scandinavian festival held annually in the fall in the North Dakota State Fair Center on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot, N.D., USA. Entering its 38th year, the festival has become North America’s largest Scandinavian festival with tens of thousands of people attending from all over the world. The festival features world-class entertainment, Scandinavian culture on display, handcrafted Norsk merchandise, authentic Scandinavian cuisine plus a fine dining establishment, En To Tre, lead by Norwegian chefs. Norsk Høstfest celebrates Scandinavian culture from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, Greenland, Sami, Lapland, Telemark and American Lakota Highlights of the event include announcing the annual Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame inductees include the selection of the annual Miss Norsk Hostfest and naming of the Award, which recognizes festival excellence in five categories: artisan, exhibitor, food concessionaire, volunteer and chairman. Norsk Hostfest features a number of Nordic exhibits with internationally recognized artisans, craftsmen and chefs participating. The cuisine as well as the clothes, art and jewelry are authentic, fine quality and exquisitely Nordic. There are several headliner acts booked each night of the event $62-82 in the great hall by a contract entertainment company. Performing on the free stages where: Auntie Kreamsaugen, Baltic Crossing, Bjøro Haaland, Country Gentlemen, Crazy Fingers, Glenn & Millie, Glenn Henriksen, Harald Haugaard Trio, Ivares Pojkarna, Jenta O’Ja, JMB Band, Mollie B, Nordic Bees, Ricky Nelson Remembered, Ringling 5, Queen Elsa & Olaf, Shelby Huston, Skålmusik, Skandi Ski Fantasy, Solli-Tangen, Steffen Jakobsen, Stoney Brook Strings, Stoney Brook Mandolins, Dance of the Norwegian Sweaters, Swedes in the Weeds, Vestafor, Western Senators, Williams & Ree, Willie, Waylon and Johnny Cash as … the Highwaymen…And many more! General Admission to the festival is $36 per day for adults. Kids 12 and younger are free, and teenagers (13-17) are $10. General admission gives you all-day access to everything Hostfest has to offer: more than 54 Hall entertainers, shopping, dining, Viking fights, and more! Norsk Hostfest can accommodate nearly 1,000 RVs at our grounds and offer an RV hospitality center for our campers with free WFI and prizes.

• published: 06 Nov 2015
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