Courses

Courses, lectures and panel discussions 2026

Click on the course links for more info and to register! It is not necessary to register in advance for lectures, panel discussions or courses in folk music and dance - just show up! Venues are listed by title/link.

* Courses/lectures with an asterisk will be completely or partially in English. Program points with an asterisk will be completely or partially in English.

The course is a collaboration between the Folk Music Scene at Rauland, USN Rauland, Seljord Folk High School and Rauland Handicrafts Club.

Friday 6 February
Tanning and sewing an Elk Eared Purse (Friday, Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar

Tuesday 10 February
Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
Threading (Tuesday - Wednesday) The varnish
Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) Middle train
Tanning and sewing an Elk Ear purse (Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar

12:00 - 12:50 Conor Caldwell: Jazz and traditional Irish Music (in English)* Myllar Hall
13:00 - 13:50 Lecture by Breandán de Gallaí: Manly Men: Creative Process and Choreographing Masculinity in Irish Dance* Vaasalen
17:00 - 17:50 Crash course in dances from Telemark* Vaasalen

Wednesday 11 February
Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
Shrink boxes (Wednesday) Three
Violin Praise (Wednesday)* The wine hall
Viking necklace making (Wednesday - Thursday)* The metal workshop
Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
Tanning and sewing an Elk Ear purse (Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
Threading (Tuesday - Wednesday) The varnish
Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) The Olav Cellar

09:00 - 11:00 Traditional song with Anne Gravir Klykken and Unni Boksasp* grottoes
09:00 - 11:00 Dance classes with Vetle Springgard* Vaasalen

12:00 - 12:50 Panel discussion: "Community, quality of life and intangible cultural heritage" Siri Mæland(associate professor, USN Rauland) and others Vaasalen
13:00 - 13:50 Workshop: «Community, quality of life and intangible cultural heritage» continues in a workshop of community about and in reflection, interaction and practical expression Vaasalen

13:00 - 13:50 Tin whistle with Per Åsmund Omholt* Light blue
14:00 - 14:50 Speed ​​date Norwegian traditional dances with Stian Roland and Siri Mæland* Vaasalen
15:00 - 15:50 Speed ​​date Irish traditional dances with Breandan de Galli (IRE)* Vaasalen
15:00 - 16:30 Irish Fiddle with Conor Caldwell (IRE)* Light blue

Thursday 12 February
Caraway harvest (Thursday - Friday) FULL! The Sloughing Hall
Smi tumbling (Thursday - Friday) FULL!  The Anvil
Horsehair Brooms (Thursday-Friday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
Shrink boxes* The varnish
Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) Middle train
Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
Viking necklace making (Wednesday - Thursday)* The metal workshop

0900 - 0950 Intro to West - Telemark traditions: Lecture with Ottar Kåsa - traditional Hardanger fiddle player and builder* The stump
1000 - 1130 Intro to langeleik and Norwegian jaw harp with Anders Røine* Gorrlaus
1000 - 1130 Kveding with Marit Karlberg and Øyonn Groven Myren* grottoes
1000 - 1130 Hardingfele with Ottar Kåsa The stump

12:00 - 13:00 Conversation with Karin Eriksson (post.doc., USN Rauland) and Sigurd Johan Heide (Kartellet dance company) - About gender and the performative in Norwegian folk dance: between play and seriousness. Myllar Hall
12:00 - 13:00 Research presentations in English* from Laura Ellestad (Associate Professor, USN Rauland), Benjamin Rygh (Associate Professor, USN Rauland), Linn Sigrid Bratland (Ph.D. fellow, USN Rauland) and Kim Sølve Jacobsen (Associate Professor, USN Rauland) Light blue

1300 - 1450 Interplay/Accord with Leif Ottosson (SWE)* Light blue
1400 - 1450 Polska with Ami Dregelid and Olof Misgeld (SWE) Vaasalen
1500 - 1630 Kveding with Hill, Øyonn and Tone Romtveit* grottoes
1500 - 1630 Olof Misgeld and Ami Dregelid (SWE) Lecture on and practical exploration of the music-dance relationship Vaasalen

1800 - 1900 Dance classes with Hill and Øystein Romtveit - for those of you who have danced a little before and need a refresher in West Telemark tricks and turns. Vaasalen

Friday 13 February
Tile weaving (Friday)* The middle dress
Work with nettle fibers (Friday)* The varnish
Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
Caraway harvest (Thursday - Friday) FULL! The Sloughing Hall
Smi tumbling (Thursday - Friday) FULL! The Anvil
Horsehair Brooms (Thursday-Friday) FULL! The Olav Cellar

10 - 1130 Hardanger fiddle with Laura Ellestad* Light blue

12:00 - 12:50 Lecture: Red List Crafts with Maiken Bjørklid Light blue 
12:00 - 13:30 Panel discussion: Musical articulation in Swedish and Norwegian folk music. With Sven Ahlbäck, Olof Misgeld and Ami Petersson Dregelid (Kungl. Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) and Anders E Røine and Mats Johansson (USN Rauland). Myllar Hall

1345 - 1515 Harding violin with Johanne Flottorp Light blue
1345 - 1515 Song with Anna Wikenius and Sofia Sandén (SWE) Light blue
1530-1630 Artist meeting with Karl Seglem Vaasalen
1530 - 1700 Fiddle with Sven Ahlbäck (SWE) Light blue

Saturday 14 February
Enameling (Saturday) The metal workshop
Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall

10:00 - 12:00 Nailing by the fire Telemarkstunet
12:00 - 13:00 Lecture: Clothing with a fully Norwegian value chain with Veronika Glitch (Associate Professor, USN Rauland) and Nina Alsborn Myllar Hall
13:00 - 15:00 Nailing by the fire Telemarkstunet

registration

Registration for craft courses via online form - find the correct link for each course

Material costs are additional.

Would you like to be on the waiting list? Send an email to ingrid.hamberg@usn.no

See here for the course program from 2025

See here for the course program from 2024

See here for the course program from 2023