MUSIC PERFORMANCES

Spelmansstämman is a long-standing Swedish folk music tradition based on outdoor gatherings (stämma) of Swedish musicians (spelman) to share music, friendship, and playing. At a traditional stämma, a small group of musicians share tunes they love and have in common.

Gammelgården’s 34th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians performing throughout the day. If you are a musician, please bring your instrument and join the traditional sharing of tunes throughout the day.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

Come for the full day – or part of the day. Following is the general schedule of events:

Family Activities 10:00 – 12:00

• Historic Building Tours – Docents in Buildings(10-4). Tours for those who are Hearing Impaired (with headphones) or Deaf (ASL interpreter) – Meet at the Reception Desk at the Welcome House
• Children’s Agricultural and Historical Activities: Learn to milk a cow, wash clothes with a washboard, make a hay bale, and weave – Historic Buildings
• Do Hmong-Inspired and Swedish-Inspired Crafts – Welcome House
• Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds
• Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds
• Paint a Dala Horse Activity for All Ages – Museum Grounds
• Do a Scavenger Hunt and Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds
• Exhibits – See “Games, Toys, and Pastimes of the Mid- to Late-1800s,” “Tintype Photography,” “Wool Production,” “Dala Horses,” “Charlotte Weibull Dolls,” “What’s in Annie’s Kitchen?” and “Visit Norrbotten, Sweden” – Welcome House
• Scandia Butik Gift Shop – Welcome House

Historic Building Tours – Open with docents

Children’s Activities: Learn to milk a cow, wash clothes with a washboard, make a hay bale, and weave – Outside Historic Buildings

Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds

Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds

Do Scavenger Hunt & Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds

Food for Sale – 10-4

• Gammelgården Museum – Loaded Meatball Sandwiches – Smörgåstårta– Swedish Pastries and Desserts – Kids Meals – Fresh Fruit Cups – Chips – Ice Cream Treats – Beverages – Coffee – Front of Welcome House
• Union Hmong Kitchen – Chicken Meatballs Skewers – Laab – Taro Chips and Dip – Front of Welcome House

Chicken from Union Hmong Kitchen

Smörgåstårta from Gammelgården Museum

Cross-Cultural Art 10-12

• Greeting Card: Create an Älvans Hus Fairy House greeting card with Marie Olofsdotter, a Swedish-born artist and poet –– Welcome House
• Flower Cloth: Make a Hmong Paj Ntaub (3” cross-stitch design decorated with colorful pom poms) with Hmong artist Padah Vang, $9 cost; pre-register at: tinyurl.com/pajntaub24 – Welcome House
• Embroidery Comparison – Marlin Heise from the Hmong Archives and Natalie Norman display examples of Hmong and Swedish embroidery. See Hmong purses, handbags, shoulder bags, and embroidered paj ntaub and Swedish kjolväskor –– Welcome House

Älvans Hus Fairy House greeting card

Hmong Paj Ntaub

Parade of Performers – 12:00

Parade of Performers

Barn Stage – 12:00-3:30

11:00 – Senator Foung Hawj –  Hear about similarities between the

immigration experience of early Swedish immigrants to Minnesota in the 1800s and Hmong immigrants to Minnesota, primarily after the 1980s. Hear about how Swede Hollow in St. Paul was and is an initial entry point for many immigrants, including Swedish and Hmong.

12:05 – Parade of Performers Arrives at the Stage – Group introductions and Allspel (all groups play)

12:10-3:00 – During short breaks between performances, be entertained by Emcee/Comedian “Ole” Impersonator, Bruce Danielson.

12:20 – ASI Spelmanslag

1:00 – Cypher Side Dance Studio

1:30 – Hardingfelelag, Hardanger Fiddle Group

2:10 – Hmong Cultural Center’s Qeej Group

2:40 – Hejmakers – Renee Vaughan and Tom Klein

3:00 – Ross Sutter

3:20 – Hmong Cultural Center’s Qeej/Nordic Collaborative Piece

3:30 – Closing Allspel and Hälsa Dem Därhemma led by Ross Sutter

ASI Spelmanslag

 Cypher Side Dance Studio

Hardingfelelag, Hardanger Fiddle Group

Hmong Cultural Center’s Qeej Group

Old Church Stage – 12:20-3:30

12:20 – Instrument Petting Zoo – See and touch instruments up close, and ask questions about how they are played. Explore the nyckelharpa, qeej, pump organ, hardingfele, pipes, cittern, accordion, violin, and guitar.

1:20 – Hejmakers – Renee Vaughan and Tom Klein

1:40 – Ross Sutter

2:00 – Paul Dahlin and Friends

2:20 – Open Mic

2:30 – Lilla Spelmanslag

2:50 – Open Mic

Instrument Petting Zoo – Cittern

Instrument Petting Zoo – Qeej

Renee Vaughan

Paul Dahlin and Friends

ASL Interpreters and Hearing-Assisted Listening Devices Available

This event is made possible by the generous support of The American-Scandinavian Foundation,

Valley Arts Initiative – St. Croix Valley Foundation, Scandia-Marine Lions Club,

Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag, and Gammelgården Museum of Scandia donors.

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