Tag: folk
A man is charged with the rape and kidnapping of a woman at Vindeln folk high school – the task force stormed the school
The incident is said to have taken place at Vindeln Folkhögskola in early April and the trial is now underway in Umeå district court. The man is accused of kidnapping,…
Students worried about suspected strippers at Wik’s folk high school
– It is an unusual event, we are not used to things like this happening in our safe environment, says Igor Kaluzny, deputy rector at Wik’s folk high school. The…
The festival in Säffle is coming back – “We hope for a folk festival”
Last year 800 tickets were sold and this year there will be 3,000 tickets per day. On Saturday there will be a box car rally and a free concert with…
Folk festival and packed in Luleå – the CHL final attracted large crowds
Luleå Hockey is undefeated in the CHL and many supporters have long longed for a big title after Saturday’s final. “Nerves on edge” – We will have our nerves on…
Student folk art up for bid in Catholic board auction
Student artists representing every school in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board have their work up for bid in the board’s first ever art auction. Included are 105…
Folk rock pioneer David Crosby has died at the age of 81
Crosby co-founded the bands The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, where he played together with Neil Young. A musician considered a pioneer of folk rock David Crosby has…
Folk high schools are forced to cut back after reduced support
Several community colleges around the country are now sounding the alarm about cutbacks, after the government announced in its budget that they are cutting support by half a billion this…
Its benefits are the subject of folk songs: It grows even on the side of the road! Prevents cancer, dries inflammation
Hibiscus is among the foods that contain high antioxidants. The leaves of this beneficial plant can be used raw in salads or cooked in meals and soups. However, the most…
Music: Herman Dune, return to grace of the folk troubadour
/ Podcasts / Cultural meeting Prosperous and triumphant, David Ivar returns solo with Herman Dune, to whom young French folk owes a lot. The Franco-Swedish pioneer, now alone at the…
Rodriguo Cuevas: the Iberian folk troublemaker
Sensuality screwed to the body, Rodrigo Cuevas, self-proclaimed “folk agitator” puts on his big golden clogs (and his garter belts) to dust off the traditional songs and rhythms of Asturias,…