Spelmansstämman –
Celebrating Swedish and Hmong Music and Culture in 2024
August 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Gammelgården Museum and Scandia Heritage Alliance join forces to offer a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish and Hmong folk music; dance; children's history and art activities; arts & crafts fair; artist demonstrations; and historic building tours.
MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Spelmansstämman is a long-standing Swedish folk music tradition based on outdoor gatherings (stämma) of Swedish fiddlers (spelman) to share music, friendship, and playing. At a traditional stämma, a small group of musicians stand in a circle and share tunes they have written. Gammelgården's 34th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians and dancers performing throughout the day. If you are a fiddler, bring your own instrument and join the traditional sharing of tunes!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Come for the full day - or part of the day. Following is the general schedule of events (a detailed schedule will be posted once all artists and performers are confirmed):
Family Activities 10:00 – 12:00
Historic Building Tours – Open with docents
Children’s Activities: Learn to milk a cow, wash clothes with a washboard, make a hay bale, and weave – Outside Historic Buildings
Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds
Food For Sale – Pastries – Swedish Meatballs – Coffee – Cold Beverages – Ice Cream Treats – Gazebo - Open All Day
Eggroll Queen Food Truck - Front Yard - Open All Day
Artists and Crafters Fair – Museum Grounds
Paint a Dala Horse Activity for All Ages – Museum Grounds
Do a Scavenger Hunt & Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds
Games, Toys, and Pastimes of the Mid- to Late-1800s - Welcome House - Second Floor
11:30 Music-on-a-String: Ross Sutter plays Swedish songs, tunes, and hymns on the dulcimer. Try the instrument yourself after the presentation! – Old Church
Fiddle Performances 12:00 – 1:00
12:00 – Allspel Music Parade – Through Museum Grounds
12:15 - “Hejmakers” - Renee Vaughan and Tom Klein – Immigrant House Grove
12:45 - Ross Sutter – Immigrant House Grove
Interlude 1:00 – 2:30
Fiddle Performances 2:30 – 3:30
2:30 - ASI Lilla Spelmanslag – Outside Immigrant House
2:45 - ASI Spelmanslag – Outside Immigrant House
3:15 - Closing Allspel – Outside Immigrant House
Proceeds from the event support both Gammelgården Museum and Scandia Heritage Alliance.