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SCANDINAVIAN POTLUCK TUNE LIST

1 Saturday Night Waltz - also known as Lordagsvalsen
2. Appelbo/Gärdebylåten/Noa Snoa - Swedish walking tunes
3. Edvard Pettersson's Waltz - from Sörmland, Sweden
4. Karin Butler's shottis - original tune by Arne Anderson, Brainerd, Mn.
5. Blädinge Polka - a tune from Mary's ancestral home town
6. Vals in D after Viksta Lasse - peppy fiddle tune
7. Orevalsen - usually played by fiddles, this one we do on accordions
8. Danish March #13 - we did #14 on the Barnburner!
9. Fiddler's Holiday tune - great and peaceful melody
10. Lost Lake Polka - we have no idea where this tune came from!
11. Nall Jon's Polska - sweet fiddle tune from Rättvik, Sweden
12. Vårdagsjämning - accordion walking tune
13. Shottis from Havero - scary fiddle tune
14. Koppa Polka - we learned this from a Forsmark Tre recording
15. Kulkurri Vals - most famous Finnish Waltz in the midwest
16. Karen O'Connorson's waltz - another original tune by Arne A.
17. Swedish Mazurka - jumpy fiddle tune
18. Wiggin Polka - accordions rule on this popular polka
19. Vals in A after Viksta Lasse - a million notes in this fiddle tune!
20. Ydrepolka - fiddle polka from Östergötland
21. the Cunning Student polka - 2 row button accordion heaven
22. Engelska medley - "English" tunes interpreted by Swedes
23. Hälsa dem Därhemma - Mary sings this Scandinavian/American song
24. Day by Day - lovely Swedish hymn

Skålmusik is a Scandinavian-American folkband from Minnesota, the immigrant home of many Scandinavians. Founded in 1990, our gang has been going strong for quite a few years now, touring all over the midwest and occasionally traveling even farther afield to perform our fun-loving brand of old time music.

It's been a good three years since we recorded Barnburner, so we decided to put on the coffee, have a potluck dinner and record a few tunes over at our place. After all, no really good music can ever be made without having food involved somehow! Here is the result, and we hope that you like it!

Var så god!

Mary Abendroth - harmonium, vocals
Arne Anderson - harmony fiddle, piano accordion, kid bro
Bob Anderson - stand up bass, older bro, guffel beater eater
Harold Herboldt - piano accordion
Paul Wilson - button accordion, understring fiddle, guitar, banjo