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An interactive immigration map

October 30, 2009

As part of their series on new immigrants to the USA, "Remade in America: The newest immigrants and their impact on America", the New York Times has included an interactive immigration map. It's a great graphical representation of American immigration. The map isn't just about new immigrants — you can se the settlement patterns of [...]

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Håkon Høgemo & Trent Bruner: Utan udla, hamborgar

August 5, 2009

Here's a treat – a video of a hamborgar! No, not a hamburger…a hambOrgAr! A hamborgar is a type of Norwegian polka. The video is of Håkon Høgemø and Trent Bruner playing a tune called "Utan udla" (sometimes spelled "Utan utla"), a tune from the Hordaland region of Norway. Høgemø plays the fiddle traditions of [...]

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Playing by Ear: A Journey from Classical Violinist to Hardanger Fiddler

April 6, 2009

Earlier this year, St. Olaf College Professor of Music Andrea Een was selected to give the college's Spring 2009 Mellby Lecture which she titled "Playing by Ear: A Journey from Classical Violinist to Hardanger Fiddler". Unfortunately, St. Olaf does not allow embedding of the video of the lecture, but you can view it on the [...]

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