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Hardanger Fiddle Association of
America's 2001 Workshop Northfield and Minneapolis, Minnesota - Weekend of August 8-11, 2001
The HFAA workshop was fortunate to have the master teachers of Per Anders Buen Garnås, Karin Brennes Vik, and Sig Bjørn Rue from Norway. Per Anders Buen Garnås who taught hardingfele classes became the youngest fiddler in Class A‹the elite class at the 1999 Norwegian Landskappleik and won both the Fanitull prize at the Ål Festival in Hallingdal and the Olav. His hometown is Bø in Telemark and is a member of the group Hått (Hot), with Anders Røine and Nils Øyvind Bergset, which won the bronze medal at the 1999 Landsfestival i Gammaldansmusikk (National Old-Time Music Festival). Per Anders has just finished his studies at the Spelemannsskulen (School for Folk Musicians) at the Ole Bull Academy in Voss, and is a member of the group Åtte Potte (Eight Pots).Karin Brennes Vik who was the lead dance instructor was born in Oslo. She has both performed and taught folk dancing being a Norwegian Champion twice and winning many competitions in couple dancing (Springars and Gangars). Helping her with the Teaching was Sig Bjørn Rue a class A dancer in Numedalsganger, Numedalspringar m/fylgje and a a national champion in the halling. He teaches dance and is regarded as one of the best young folk dancers in Norway. He is related to the well-known Buen family from Telemark.
REGULAR WORKSHOP SESSIONS, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. both days.The regular workshop sessions begin on Friday morning, and conclude with the banquet, concert and party on Saturday evening. All levels of instruction (beginning, intermediate, advanced) are offered in both hardingfele and dance. There are approximately six hours of instruction per day. Our instructors will try to accommodate Saturday-only enrollees; however, we highly recommend that students attend, at minimum, both Friday and Saturday, as Saturday's teaching builds on Friday1s lessons. The full size images (2160 x 1440), available all on one CD-ROM, may be purchase from John G. Eberly. |
