Festivals in Lofoten islands

The World`s Most Beautiful Music Festival

The violinist Arvid Engegård

Dear Chamber Music Friends!

It pleases me enormously to tell that the Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen is one of our artists in the summer of 2005. In several decades he has been our countries leading violinist, an ideal and a huge inspiration for very many young Norwegian musicians, including myself.

Many will know him from numerous performances of the concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. But not all know that he always was a dedicated chamber musician. But he did already long ago brilliant recordings of chamber works, for more..

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date:	12-17/07-05
url:	www.lofotenfestival.com
address:	LOFOTEN INTERNASJONALE KAMMERMUSIKKFEST
tel:	+47 91398640
email:	Knut@lofotenfestival.com

World Championship in Cod Fishing

The World Championship in cod fishing, Lofoten Islands, Svolvær City
photo by: www.svinoya.no

Every year during the Lofoten cod fishery in March and April you can take part in the biggest event in Lofoten: The World Championship in cod fishing during the last weekend in March or first weekend in april

Facts 2005:
Winner cod 26 kilos
More than 13 nations were present
More than 600 persons went out on the fishing grounds 

Don`t miss it!

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date:	31.03-01.04.06
url:	www.vmiskreifiske.info
address:	Lofoten Islands, Svolvaer
tel:	0047 911 50 553
email:	nsvol-as@online.no

The Great Liquor Day

March 25 is known as "the Great Liquor Day in Lofoten".
How this came to be is somewhat obscure, but the tradition apparently goes back to the end of the last century, when measures were taken to counteract excessive consumption of liquor during the fishing season.
By and by, the day came to represent the opposite of what it was meant to: On this day, it was acceptable, as it were, to be seen meandering unsteadily through the village.

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date:	March 25, every year

Day of the Cod

Takes place on the first Saturday in March, every year. Cod is the very basis of Lofoten´s existence, and on this day a number of programmes are carried out all over Lofoten. The purpose of this day is to celebrate the Lofoten Fisheries history and the interesting coastal culture that has evolved around it.