Hardanger Fiddlers visit Livsreise on September 28, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
As part of the 2024 Art Walk in Stoughton, Livsreise hosted well-known Hardanger fiddler Karen Rebholz and her teenage protégé, Lucy Jacobus for a wonderful musical sampler of traditional folk dance and music from Norway. Included was Lar’s Fykerud’s famous “Farvel to Amerika” written when he returned to Norway after a ten year stay in the U.S. During this time, he toured and performed in cities across the United States with large Norwegian populations. Lars’ brother Hans, ran a saloon near the Stoughton railroad depot, and was also a well-known fiddler. Hans played for his patrons as well as participating and winning awards in fiddle contests in the early 1900’s.
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