Browsing NMH Brage by Author "Ellestad, Laura"
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Performing Norwegian American. The construction of identity through performances of bygdedans and Norwegian-American old-time music in the Upper Midwest, 1900–1970
Ellestad, Laura (NMH-publikasjoner;2023:3, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Abstract - This comparative study examines the music culture of the Norwegian-American communities in five states of the American Upper Midwest (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) between 1900 ... -
Valdresspel in North America: Illuminating an emigrant Hardanger fiddle tradition
Ellestad, Laura (Norges musikkhøgskole. Masteroppgave. Utøving med fordypningsemne;2014, Master thesis, 2014-09-30)This paper will attempt to examine and interpret the music and activities of five of the foremost emigrant Hardanger fiddlers from the Valdres district in Norway: Arne Steinsrud (1799-‐1878), Bendik i Nø’n (1827-‐1882), ...