List of spelemannslag
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Spelemannslag (in Norwegian) or Spelmanslag
(in Swedish), which is a team
of musicians (usually fiddler
s) playing Scandinavia
n folk music.
Akershus
Buskerud
Hordaland
Møre og Romsdal
Oppland
Oslo
Sogn og Fjordane
Sør-Trøndelag
Dalarna
Hälsingland
Jämtland
smaller groups
Stockholm
Spelmanslag
The spelmanslag is an amateur organization of Swedish folk musicians, usually dominated by fiddles, who play tunes together. Often these groups play tunes from the specific area of Sweden with which they are affiliated...
(in Swedish), which is a team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
of musicians (usually fiddler
Fiddler
A fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle or violin.Fiddler may also refer to:*Fabrangen Fiddlers, an American musical group founded in 1971*Tupolev Tu-28 "Fiddler", a fighter aircraft*Fiddler , a DC Comics villain...
s) playing Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n folk music.
AkershusAkershus- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
BuskerudBuskerudis a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
- Eiker Spellemannslag
- Hallingdal Låtelag
- Numedal Spelmannslag
- Hallingdal Jr. Spelmannslag
- Sigdal Spelemannslag
HordalandHordalandis a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
- Bergen Juniorspelemannslag
- Fana Spelemannslag
- Spelemannslaget Fjellbekken
- Voss spelemannslag
Møre og RomsdalMøre og Romsdalis a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
- Spelemannslaget Dåm og Drag
- Romsdal Spelemannslag
- Sunnmøre Spelemannslag
- Ålesund Spelemannslag
- Rauma spelemannslag
OpplandOpplandis a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
- Gjøvik Spelmannslag
- Harpefoss spel- og dansarlag
- Heidal Spel- og Dansarlag
- Lillehammer Spel- og Dansarlag
- Lom Spel- og Dansarlag
- Ringebu Spelmannslag
- Sel/Otta spel- og dansarlag
- Skåbu spelmannslag
- Sør-Fron spel- og dansarlag
- Vardkampen Spellmannslag
- Vågå Spel- og Dansarlag
- Øystre Slidre Spel- og dansarlag
OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
- Chateau Neuf SpelemannslagChateau Neuf SpelemannslagChateau Neuf Spelemannslag is a Norwegian folk music band that is experimenting with different musical styles. The band was formed in 1994 at the University of Oslo, and consists of some nineteen odd instrumental players and vocalists...
- Østerdølenes Spellmannslag
Sogn og FjordaneSogn og Fjordaneis a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
- Dalsfjorden spelemannslag
- Gaular Spelemannslag
- Hornindal Spelemannslag
- Indre Sunnfjord Spelemannslag
- Naustedalen Spelemannslag
- Sogn Spel og Dansarlag
- Spelemannslaget Fjelljom
Sør-TrøndelagSør-Trøndelag- References :...
- Brekken Spell- og Danselag
- Fjellrypa Spellmannslag
- Glåmos Spellmannslag
- Oppdal spell- og dansarlag
- Spelmannslaget i BUL Nidaros
- Snaustrinda spelemannslag
- Søndre Trondhjems Spellmannslag
DalarnaDalarna', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
- Boda spelmanslag
- Malungs spelmanslag
- Rättviks spelmanslag
- Orsa spelmanslag
- Svärdsjö spelmanslag
HälsinglandHälsingland' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia...
- AlftaAlftaAlfta is a locality situated in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,185 inhabitants in 2005....
spelmanslag - Bollnäsbygdens spelmanslag (AlftaAlftaAlfta is a locality situated in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,185 inhabitants in 2005....
-EdsbynEdsbynEdsbyn is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 4,060 inhabitants in 2005.Edsbyn is most famous for their ski manufacturing industry, and the sports club Edsbyns IF.-Climate:...
-BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
) - JärvsöJärvsöJärvsö is a locality and a parish situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,385 inhabitants in 2005. From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle....
spelmanslag - Nordanstigs spelmanslagNordanstigs spelmanslagNordanstigs spelmanslag is a Swedish folk music fiddler-team in Hälsingland, Sweden. It was formed in 1952 and is based in Bergsjö and plays Swedish folk music from the Bergsjö-Hassela region area in Hälsingland...
(BergsjöBergsjöBergsjö is a locality and the seat of Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,243 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
-HasselaHasselaHassela is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 375 inhabitants in 2005....
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JämtlandJämtlandJämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
- Östersunds spelmanslag
- Nordjämtarna
smaller groups
- Sommarspelmanslaget (active during summer)
- Lomelaj (Östersund, also plays worldmusic)
- Swingpjatters (members from Offerdals spelmanslag)
- Knytta spelmanslag (1970s, not active)
- Leikstulaget (1970s, not active, reunited summer 2006)
- Lindkvistarna (from 1960s, still active!)
StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- SONUS
- Stockholms spelmanslag
- Maria spelmanslag
- Maria spelmanslag
USA
- California: Nordahl Grieg Spelemannslag
- California: Northern California Spelmannslag
- Colorado: Boulder Spelmanslag
- Illinois: Chicago Spelmanslag http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Spelmanslag/39048833440?ref=sgm
- Maryland/District of Columbia: Scandia DC Spelmannslag
- Maryland: Washington Grove Spelmanslag
- Massachusetts: Boston Spelemannslag
- Minnesota: American Swedish Institute Spelmannslag
- Minnesota: Skål Klubb Spelmanslag
- Minnesota: Lars Skjervheim Spelemannslag, Northfield
- Minnesota: Twin Cities Hardingfelelag
- Minnesota: Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag
- Washington: Seattle Skandia Spelmanslag
- Wisconsin: Fykerud'n Spelemannslag, Madison