April 2, 2010
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Fiddlemaker A conversation with fiddlemaker Lynn Berg of Eugene, Oregon, who was awarded a bronze medal three times for hardingfeler (Hardanger fiddles) he made and entered in the 2002, 2004 and 2006 Norwegian Landskappleik (National Folk Music/Dance Competition Fiddle Exposition) held in Vågå (Gudbrandsdal), Eidsfjord (Hardanger) and Beitostolen (Valdres), respectively. Berg has just completed a [...]
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March 26, 2010
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Words An interview with Professor Janne Bondi Johannessen, head of the University of Oslo's Text Laboratory — with her assistant, Signe Laake, joining us in the studio — both of whom were recently in the USA interviewing Norwegian-Americans for a very interesting language syntax project. You can read their blog about their trip. If you're [...]
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