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What is the polska?
The polska is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polska in Sweden and Finland and by several names in Norway in different regions and/or for different variants – including pols, rundom, springleik, and springar.
What is traditional Swedish music called?
Swedish traditional music (the Swedish word is folkmusik) is definitely alive, and there are lots of people all over Sweden who play it. Someone who plays traditional music is called a spelman, plural spelmän (the verb att spela means “to play (music)”).
Is ABBA from Sweden?
ABBA was a Swedish Europop group whose songs dominated European charts in the 1970s. It enjoyed historic commercial success in the landscape of pop music. Group members included Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
What kind of music do they listen to in Sweden?
They are known to be avid drinkers of coffee and milk. Traditional Swedish folk instruments include accordion, fiddle, harmonicas and clarinet. Dansband dance was adopted in the 1970s. Kulning and ballads are traditional folk songs. Sweden is a famous pop exporter of music such as ABBA.
What kind of festivals do they have in Sweden?
The people of Sweden have plenty of festivals and cultural activities in different seasons. The Walpurgis Night is observed as a custom on April 30th every year. Swedes gather around bonfires singing choral. The custom is performed to usher in spring at the end of winter.
What kind of culture do they have in Sweden?
Gothic art, Gustavian style, Karl Johan style and medieval art are some of the arts practiced in Sweden. The Modern expression of artistic work has been enhanced by painters like Albin Amelin, Philip von Schantz and Torsten Billman. Various cultural and traditional artifacts are well preserved in museums.
What kind of whistle do they play in Sweden?
There are also a number of Swedish pages about the nyckelharpa. Nowadays many people play the recorder (blockflöjt), but there is also a traditional type of whistle called spelpipaor spilåpipa. It is not too uncommon to hear someone playing the flute either.