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From: Ingrid Kjønnøy <>
Subject: Re: Amerikappleik
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:23:27 +0200
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Interesting story!
Are you aware that the name "Amerikappleik" is a play on words? It is a
combination of the two Norwegian words "Amerika" - and "kappleik" - the
latter meaning contest, particularly used about folk music competitions and
performances.
Ingrid

> Alice and I got home this morning after almost a 5000 mile trip going and
> coming from the Amerikappleik in Northfield, Minnesota. It started
Tuesday night
> the 22nd at the opera house in Stoughton, Wisconsin with a several hours
of
> Hardanger fiddle playing, Norwegian dancing, singing, story telling and in
the
> greatest atmosphere imaginable.
>

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