Day 30 - Ransäter

Started with a hike through the forest around the hotel (really.a vandrarhem, or hostel), then some fiddling, then off to the spelmansstämma. Really good class with Mats Edén, then a bunch of good music for listening and dancing. Really crowded dance floor, but we managed--and nice to see lots of younger dancers.

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