Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...
When Arna Rennan applied for fellowships to study traditional Norwegian folk music in Norway, she had a plan. "I had usefulness in mind," the singer/painter said, as she sat in her comfortable kitchen ...