Karen Solgård plays the distinctive Hardanger fiddle, which has an added set of drone strings and is richly decorated—the lion of Norway replaces the traditional scroll.
(09/08/06) A taste of Scandinavia! Norwegian-American fiddler Karen Solgård, from Minnesota, joins us live in the studio for folk music and conversation. She's in the North Country to lead a series of Norwegian folk music and dance workshops this weekend.
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