This a form to let organizers know that you plan to attend the first event of the Finnish American Folk School's Midsummer Jouhikko Gathering 2024 in Hancock, MI. The specific location of the event will be shared with registered participants. By filling out this form you will help us to plan materials and set up. Have questions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoundation.org
Thursday, June 20 - 4-6pm
Cost: included in the registration fee for bow making & jouhikko playing workshops
Do you have a jouhikko that needs sprucing up to sound its best? Or maybe you’d like some tips on replacing your strings. Instrument maker Alice Margerum will offer advice, and demonstrate making horsehair strings, as well as checking the pegs and bridges on instruments brought by students. If you have lost your bridge, new bridges will be available for $5 each and Alice will help you fit it to your instrument. Registered players who don’t have an instrument of their own are welcome to join us to observe.
While Alice assists students with their instruments, playing instructor Clare Zuraw will briefly meet each student registered in the jouhikko playing workshops to determine whether they should be in playing group A or B based on their experience with jouhikko. This is also a great opportunity to meet and chat with other jouhikko fans in a relaxed setting.
