This is an ad hoc group formed to play for fun in the Northern Virginia area.  All musicians are welcome - music will be provided.  Get-togethers are generally held from 2:30 - 5:30 on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
 
Contact for details: Karen Myers

NOT CURRENTLY ACTIVE.   This was an ad hoc group formed to play for dances held in Brisbane, CA.
 
Contact for details: Karen Myers

This is a spelmanslag that meets in the South Bay and plays for dances held in Palo Alto, CA.  New members are welcome.  Dances are generally held from 8:00 - 11:00 PM on the 1st Saturday of the month during the school year.  There are rehearsals on most Friday evenings. 
 
Contact for details: Northern California Spelmanslag

Nattergal members play and sing traditional Scandinavian folk music with unique harmonies and arrangements.  Performances include dance tunes, wedding music, mischievous songs, ballads, soulful listening tunes, and hymns.  Instrumentation includes: fiddle, nyckelharpa, accordion, cittra, harp, guitar, hardingfele, recorder, munnharpe, and piano, with vocals in Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, and Danish.
 
Contact for details:Nattergal

Most of these tunes are playable on nyckelharpa, and a few are best played on that instrument.  I have indicated some of these with the abbreviation "NHP", but this is only a sampling of good tunes for 'harpa

This is a spelmanslag that meets in the Washington, DC area and plays for dances held in Greenbelt, MD.  New members are welcome.  Dances are generally held from 8:00 - 11:00 PM on the 3rd Saturday of the month during the school year.  There are rehearsals from 7:00 - 8:00 before the dance.
 
Contact for details: Linda Brooks