Nordic music Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
overview of music and musical traditions in the Nordic countries
About Nordic music
—Jean Sibelius The Nordic countries host many smaller and larger music festivals of all kinds, some of which have gained international recognition, attracting international stars on a regular basis. Folk music and folk dance have a long history in the Nordic countries and in some regions, especially in Norway and the Faroe Islands, it is still practised as authentic as ever as part of local cultural traditions. In Denmark, folk music and folk dance has not survived as a continuous popular tradition from older times. Here, it is mostly practised by organised enthusiasts trying to revive or rediscover these traditions, bringing them to people's general attention and keeping them alive. Nordic folk music is associated with thespelman, an instrumentalist who usually plays the fiddle; sometimes
Nordic music Travel Guide Sections
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