"If we're not careful, we just might have fun!"

Founded in September 2002, Nordic Jam™ is a weekly open acoustic jam session that meets Monday evenings 7:30ish p.m. at the Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South in Northfield, Minnesota USA.

Come and join us!

Nordic Jam™ plays music from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) and their immigrant communities in North America. Most of our tunes are dance music: waltz, polka, schottische, polska, tango, etc. We socialize and play in a friendly, supportive non-smoking environment. Participants, dancers and listeners at all ages and levels of experience are always welcome. Sometimes special guests from the Nordic countries stop in to play with us.

People learn the music in different ways. We play mostly by ear, the same way they do "over there". We also have resources (sheet music, recordings) that help folks learn the tunes. Some of our members have spent years learning the music/culture and have traveled to Scandinavia. We love to share!

Our usual complement of instruments can include, but are not limited to:

* Fiddles, bass, guitars, mandolins, banjos
* Accordions, including piano accordion, 5-row chromatic, 1/2/3-row diatonic accordions (buttonboxes) and concertinas
* Recorders, flutes
* Trøorgel (small pump organ)