Viking Dancers. Parents and adults form the Scandia
Dancers. They will perform at the Queen’s Corona-
tion and in the Arena on Saturday and Sunday.
Submitted photo
Sindre Fotland
and Kristoff er
Kleiveland are a
button accordion
duo from Norway.
NORDLEIK OF POULSBO
Nordleik hales from Poulsbo, Washington, and is
making its first appearance at the festival. Jane Land-
stra and Ken Embrey met in California over three de-
cades ago and have been playing music ever since.
They play Scottish, Irish, Norwegian and Swedish
tunes. Landstra plays Celtic and Scandinavian fiddle,
including hardanger fiddle. Embrey plays fiddle as
well as two row accordion, several Cajun squeeze
boxes, concertina, guitar and mouth harp. Hear them
in the Arena and Beer Garden during the festival.
RYAN PHILLIPS
Ryan Phillips grew up in Astoria and learned to
play accordion at home and in the community.
Catch him in the dining area of the Exhibit Hall
during breakfast Saturday and Sunday.
SKOLKIS
Skolkis is four extraordinary musicians from Se-
attle: fiddlers Emma Anderson, Martha Levenson,
Vicki Watt Warshaw, and guitarist EJ Landsman.
They play the music of Denmark, Norway and
All are invited to attend this walk or run in
the Olney countryside. Proceeds benefit the
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Associa-
tion Scholarship Fund.
When: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 20
Distance choice:
1.5-mile run / walk
3-mile run / walk
5.75-mile run
NORDLYS
Since 1987, Nordlys, from Portland, has been
performing Scandinavian folk dances to audiences
throughout Washington and Oregon. This diverse
group of dancers include a master seamstress,
teachers, engineers, retirees and medical and
dental professionals. Nordlys is sponsored by the
Vancouver (Wash.) Sons of Norway. See them at
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Arena.
12th annual
Running of the Trolls
Sweden. The group’s name is Swedish for “playing
hooky,” and it’s a good fit for the group’s playful
stage presence. Kathi Ploeger and Don Meyers
will call dances Saturday night.
Portland and will perform at
noon around the Midsummer Pole and 1:30 p.m.
Saturday. This group of Swedish dancers is led by
Christine Smith.
SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY
THE EMPIRE OF CHIVALRY
AND STEEL VIKING ENCAMPMENT
This returning band and local favorite plays dances
like the Varsouvienne, the Butterfly and the Irish
Waltz as well as polkas, schottisches, waltzes, and
hambos. They even play the Chicken Dance and
the Hokey Pokey! Coreen plays the accordion, Ken
plays the tuba, and if we’re lucky, Sven Sundstrom
of Sweden and Jorgen Madsen of Denmark will
also play. Hear them during the Queen’s Ball Friday.
VASA YOUTH GROUP
The littlest dancers at the festival come from
The Empire of Chivalry and Steel specializes in the
recreation of the culture of the Middle Ages, including
the art forms, events (feasts, tournaments, ceremo-
nies and wars), and combat arts from that period. The
purpose of this nonprofit educational corporation is to
study and teach European ideals and history from 800
A.D. to 1650 A.D. Empire of Chivalry and Steel partici-
pants will open their Viking Encampment to the public
Saturday and Sunday and provide demonstrations of
sword fighting and amour making.
Bendable banking.
Cost: $25 entry fee includes: a 2015 Troll
Run T-shirt, or three-day admission to the
festival, free Saturday parking and a bottle
of water.
Race day check-in: 7 to 8 a.m. at the
Clatsop County Fairgrounds building en-
trance. T-shirts or festival buttons, as well
as parking pass and water are distributed
at this time.
Awards: Overall top male, female, teen
and youth finisher/runner in 5.75-mile run
will be awarded prizes.
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