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Bunny hop? or jenka?

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A while ago I came across this video of Swedish students doing a line dance version of the "jenka" ("jenkka" in Finnish) and noticed how similar the dance is to the American novelty dance, the bunny hop.

So I started looking around for more information. The bunny hop Wikepedia entry links to an article in TIME [...]

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MultePod presents: A View Of Norwegian-Americans

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A view of Norwegian-Americans
An interview with Karoline, a Norwegian researching Norwegian-Americans, and music she has chosen to share.
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Turning pop into polska

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I've always said that a hallmark of a truly great melody is that it can cross genres.
I recently came across this fun example of turning a Swedish pop song into a Swedish polska.

The tune is "Ring Ring", an ABBA tune off of their album of the same name (when the group was known as "Björn [...]

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The most important way that Nordic artists can use Facebook

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I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see Nordic artists making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive. :-)
It's incredibly simple. Nordic artists should be creatingRelated Posts:MultePod presents: Peaceful EveningMultePod presents: October FrostMultePod presents: JuleevengelietMultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: NisseDans

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MultePod presents: Juleevengeliet

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Juleevengeliet (Luke 2:1-20)
As a special holiday treat to our listeners, Multe Music is pleased to share with you one special track from the Oslo Gospel Choir's 2002 album, Det skjedde i de dager (And It Came To Pass).
It is the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1-20, read in the Norwegian [...]

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MultePod presents: Strålande Jul

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Strålande Jul
A special two-hour, commercial-free Multe Music with songs of a radiant Christmas.
The complete show is available for download NOW on the Multe Music iTunes feed or on our archives/downloads page.
The show will be broadcast online and on air at KYMNRadio.net on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) from 7-9 p.m. and again on Christmas Day [...]

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MultePod presents: NisseDans

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NisseDans
Music about the holiday gift-bringers of the Nordic cultures.
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Playlist:Related Posts:MultePod presents: Strålande JulMultePod presents: Lucia LightMultePod presents: Peaceful EveningMultePod presents: Let It Rain!MultePod presents: October Frost

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Celebrating a Scandinavian composer's birthday

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Today is the birthday of one of Scandinavia's most celebrated and well-known composers. His works have been heard in almost every country in the world. Do you know who it is?
I don't want to spoil the surprise, so enjoy this two-and-a-half minute clip of a selection of the composer's works played on piano [...]

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From 16th century tune to a polska

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The group of Swedish folk artists who brought us the lovely album, Jul i Folkton (Christmas in Folk Sounds), are at it again. They have created a new live show, which is currently touring Sweden and will result in a live album to be released soon.

This video is of a performance of one piece from the [...]

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MultePod presents: Lucia Light

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Lucia Light
Celebrating the importance of light during wintertime and the Swedish celebration of St. Lucia.
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Celebrating light

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This Sunday is a special day — especially for Swedes. It is the feast day of Saint Lucy, known as Santa Lucia in Swedish and Santa Lucia in Italian. The day is not only celebrated in Sweden. Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway also mark the day.
The day is a celebration of light in the midst [...]

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MultePod presents: Peaceful Evening

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Peaceful Evening
As the holiday season is upon us and December 10th is the date when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, today's broadcast "Peaceful Evening" — just another way to translate one of the most famous Christmas songs ever — features songs of and about peace.
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MultePod presents: Adventsalm

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Adventsalm
Highlighting selections for Advent from the Christmas albums we recommended to and were featured in the December 2009 Sons of Norway Viking Magazine. For the complete list, see yesterday's posting.
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2009 holiday CD recommendations

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This past fall, I was contacted by the Sons of Norway Viking Magazine and asked if I would recommend some recordings of Christmas music. They originally asked for four recommendations, but only two made it into the article due to space considerations.
I thought I'd share all of them here on Multe Music today because tomorrow's [...]

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Create your own Northern Lights

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One of my favorite natural phenomena — the Aurora borealis — is now easily available on the Internet.  I first saw the northern lights during a visit to South Dakota in the fall a number of years ago. They were absolutely stunning!
The first Old Norse account of norðrljós is found in the Norwegian chronicle Konungs [...]

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