Radio podcast on Swedish roots music in Minnesota, w/ link to an interesting studentspelmanslag ["Student Folk Big Band"] in Sweden

Aired Oct. 28 on KFAI-FM (Minneapolis-St. Paul), on the Scandinavian Cultural Hour, hosted by Dick Rees. Program listing:

Following the music from MN back to Sweden, then back a few centuries. A one hour journey to the roots of the roots.

For this program, link here:
http://www.kfai.org/node/23760
Hosted by Rees and Dean Johnson, the Scandinavian Cultural Hour "presents a wide range of music from Scandinavia, both old and new," according to the program listing. "It features Scandinavian releases of every musical genre: Instrumental, vocal, classical, folk and jazz." Value to this cast, along with the music, is what Rees says about the music between selections.

Especially nice: "Hinsvals & Hinspolska," medley by Bollnäsbygdens Spelmanslag beginning at 11:18. Background on student spelmanslag clubs since Linköping Folk Festival in 2003. According to their MySpace profile, their "music mixes old and new, back-country fiddle and distorted electric guitar." It features 30-plus fiddles, "recorders, cellos, accordion, key-fiddles [nyckelharp], guitars, percussion, cittern and bass." Interesting sound. More on spelmanslag ["Student Folk Big Band"] movement at Studentspelmanslags-VM website. Mostly in Swedish with an English summary (click on British flag) and links to YouTube clips on "Historisk" page.