Articles related to "Norwegian Tradition"
Tradition: The Most Dangerous Game (Part I of II)
When I started dabbling in rosemaling years ago, my grandmother suggested to me that I use my newfound skills to decorate the frame of my mother’s brand-new big screen TV. As a young girl in Larvik, she had herself painted the linoleum on her mother’s kitchen floor and thought a few extra touches to the décor here and there would be a great asset. While I decided against applying my brush to that great glassy monolith, her suggestion made me rethink the whole idea of Norwegian tradition and authenticity. Where does one draw the line?
• norwegian cultural politics abroad • norwegian tradition • traditional norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs
When I started dabbling in rosemaling years ago, my grandmother suggested to me that I use my newfound skills to decorate the frame of my mother’s brand-new big screen TV. As a young girl in Larvik, she had herself painted the linoleum on her mother’s kitchen floor and thought a few extra touches to the décor here and there would be a great asset. While I decided against applying my brush to that great glassy monolith, her suggestion made me rethink the whole idea of Norwegian tradition and authenticity. Where does one draw the line?
• norwegian cultural politics abroad • norwegian tradition • traditional norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs
Tradition: The Most Dangerous Game (Part II of II)
Now, according to <I>Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language</I> (1989), “tradition” is “the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc. from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice.” It is the unbalanced interpretation of this definition that leads us continually to confusion, for while we tend to emphasize the concreteness of “statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc.” as if these things were proper objects in themselves, we also tend to ignore the importance of transmission “by word of mouth or by practice.” It is the mode of transmission, I would argue, that ultimately defines the object of tradition.
• norwegian cultural politics • norwegian tradition • norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs
Now, according to <I>Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language</I> (1989), “tradition” is “the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc. from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice.” It is the unbalanced interpretation of this definition that leads us continually to confusion, for while we tend to emphasize the concreteness of “statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc.” as if these things were proper objects in themselves, we also tend to ignore the importance of transmission “by word of mouth or by practice.” It is the mode of transmission, I would argue, that ultimately defines the object of tradition.
• norwegian cultural politics • norwegian tradition • norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs
Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag
The Chateu Neuf Spelemannslag (CNS), which emerged in 1994 at the University of Oslo, is a group that goes beyond this simple classificatory system. Featuring some nineteen odd instrumental players and vocalists, the group manages to infuse traditional Norwegian folk tunes with modern sentiments from genres such as jazz, swing, classical, and rock. In so doing, they pay tribute to the roots of nordic experience and acknowledge the continuity of that experience.
• chateau neuf spelemannslag • norwegian folk music • norwegian fusion music • norwegian contemporary music • new traditionalism
The Chateu Neuf Spelemannslag (CNS), which emerged in 1994 at the University of Oslo, is a group that goes beyond this simple classificatory system. Featuring some nineteen odd instrumental players and vocalists, the group manages to infuse traditional Norwegian folk tunes with modern sentiments from genres such as jazz, swing, classical, and rock. In so doing, they pay tribute to the roots of nordic experience and acknowledge the continuity of that experience.
• chateau neuf spelemannslag • norwegian folk music • norwegian fusion music • norwegian contemporary music • new traditionalism