Santa Lucia Swedish concert 13 & 14 Dec. 2007

Subject: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 04:22 AM

I am presenting 2 traditional Swedish music
performances in Northern California in December.

Chico and Paradise are both in Butte County.
I hope someone may attend because of seeing
this notice:

In honor of Santa Lucia Day, a Swedish traditional holiday,
which signals the beginning of the celebration of Christmas,
there will be a concert of traditional music. Special guest,
Tim Rued will visit the North State to share music from
Sweden. He will be playing a Swedish instrument, the
Nyckelharpa as well as another Scandinavian instrument
the Hardanger Fiddle.

Tim will be performing in Chico on Sat. Dec. 13, from
1:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P. M. At the Women's Club 3rd and Pine

He will be also performing in Paradise on Sun. Dec. 14, from
1:00 P.M.. to 4:00 P. M.. at the Oddfellows Hall, 1010 Elliot

He will also be appearing as a guest musician at the
Chico Contra Dance at the Chico Women's Club 3rd and Pine
on Sunday Dec. 14 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

There will be a nominal charge for the concert performances.
Tickets are $5.00 , with family rates available.        
For more information p.m. me: open mike
or e-mail me at: [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: GUEST,Pinetop Slim
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 09:51 AM

Will you be serving pickled herring?

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 02:32 PM

well we should!! and lingon berries!
and limpa bread! and rye bread hard tack
and caviar!! and potatoes in dill sauce!
and cookies served by girls with candles
on their heads! and...and....aquavit!

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 03:44 PM

this will be co-sponsored by the
Butte Folk Music Society

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 05:50 PM

other scandinavian music links...

Northern California Spelmanslag

The American Nyckelharpa Association

Tim Rued's page

Tim's fiddler page

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 08:31 PM

more about Santa Lucia
lucy fest
i Can't guarantee we will have buns with
SAFFRON but we can hope!

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: Miken
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 12:02 AM

Thanks for the notice, Laurel. Wish I could be there!
Mike

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 01:55 AM

if you sail in to fort bragg i'll give you a ride inland!
maybe some of the scandihoovian dancers will show up!!
how about bringing some pickled herring from over there
by the nordic museum!

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 03:36 AM

links to fiddle music & workshops/jsmsm etc in spelmanslag
unfo above

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 01:21 PM

more background info on Santa Lucia, Nyclekharpa and Tim Rued
info about Santa Lucia history:
During winter, the Swedes, who live near the arctic circle with
the long nights and short days of the northern latitudes, are
very conscious of light, or the lack there-of.
In celebrating this holiday, candles play a very important role: of bringing light.
One the morning of Santa Lucia day, girls wearing a wreath of candles on their
heads (these days usually battery operated) start the day by serving cookies
and coffee to their elders. This Festival of Lights on December 13 is a reminder
that the the sun will return again and the days will soon become longer .
Ancient customs of Yuletide bonfires were held on this day .
Some say the festival was originated in Sweden by Vikings who traveled south on
peaceful trading expeditions to Italy and brought back the stories of the Christian martyr,
Lucia. She lived in Syracuse, Sicily, from the year 283-304. Because of various traditions
associating her name with light, she is the patron saint of sight and of the blind .

MOre about Nyckelharpa-a Swedish instrument.
The Nyckelharpa, also known as the Key Fiddle,
is a stringed instrument which originated in
Sweden, as far back as the __12th___Century.
The oldest known instrument in existance was
built in 1526. The history of the nyckelharpa is
based in the Iron Foundries in the Swedish
province of Uppland. The modern Chromatic
instruments have 4 strings, which are played with a bow,
and 12 sympathetic vibrating strings which pick up
the vibrations of the bowed strings and resonate.
The instrument is held similar to a guitar or other
stringed instrument, held across and in front of
the player. the notes are played by pressing on keys
which in turn change the note that the string plays
rather than pressing directly on the strings such as
an instrument with a fingerboard might be played.

Tim Rued has travelled and studied in Sweden.
He has been awarded the medal usually only
bestowed on native Swedish musicians. He has
produced video and audio tapes featuring
the nyckelharpa and teaches and performs on
this and other instruments. He is also an
accomplished fiddler, and has been one of
those chosen to judge the local fiddle contest,
the California State Fiddle Championship in
Oroville, Calilfornia.

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: open mike
Date: 14 Dec 07 - 02:17 PM

Yes, the time has come again to celebrate the
returning of the light....soon the days will
begin to lengthen...LUZ means light...

The local Swedish VASA Lodge will hold its
annual Santa Lucia Fest tonite...with Pea
Soup supper, candle-wreathed girls, star boys
and cookies...lots of cookies, and, oh, yes,
Swedish tunes on Nyckelharpa and fiddle.
Friday 5 pm Paradise, California.

There was an interview on the radio yesterday
here is more info
www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/nora.html
www.serve.com/shea/germusa/lucia.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lucy's_Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy
www.scandinavica.com/culture/tradition/lucia.htm
www.swedishkitchen.com/lucia.html
dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Santa_Lucia_Day/
www.ehow.com/how_7719_celebrate-st-lucia.html
www.hln-store.com/servlet/Detail?no=406
casasugar.com/874299

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert scheduled
From: skarpi
Date: 14 Dec 07 - 02:33 PM

we have this festval as well , mike , in my work we get people
from Sweden and we have a great moment together its so nice and
lovely..


All the best skarpi

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert 13 & 14 Dec. 2007
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Dec 07 - 07:21 PM

Wish I could be there. I love the nyckleharpa!

Have fun!

Subject: RE: Santa Lucia Swedish concert 13 & 14 Dec. 2007
From: Fidjit
Date: 15 Dec 07 - 10:23 AM

Ah we havea lot of those here. And more fiddles than you can shake a stick at too.
Lucia here in Sweden is very big. Lots of nice young girls getting their hair singed!

Read in a local (Swedish) paper that a class of school children were going to Italy and would be there during Lucia time. Planned to do the Lucia thing. Which would wake up the Italians as they don't celbrate Lucia in Italy !!!

Chas