Music at the Karl Oskar House - Karl Oskar Days Continues!

Join the Varsk Spelman Music group at the Karl Oskar House on Sunday, July 14th from 2-3pm as Karl Oskar Days continues!  
Thomas Spargo, Carolyn Spargo, Julie Anderson, Francis Olson
The Spargo family, Antonio on fiddle, Annika on fiddle, Thomas on guitar, and Carolyn on accordion and sometimes fiddle, started performing Swedish folk music together in 1999 while living just out of Luck, WI, after coming home from living in Northern Sweden. They perform for festivals and private events, play for the Amery Swedish club, coffee shops for Italian sodas and tips, various nursing homes, and different events in the USA and in Sweden.
The name Värsk is the gårdnamn (farm name) of Carolyn's father, Ragnar Johansson, where he grew up in Western Dalarna. Spelmän are folk musicians, thus Värsk Spelmän became their name.
A CD was made by Värsk in the early 2000's of tunes made by the family members. Three of the tunes can be found on the ASI Spelmanslag's last CD: Minnen av Sunnansjö, Finska Mormor Emma Schottis, Emilias Visa. Carolyn had joined the ASI Spelmanslag in 1987 as a fiddler. Annika was the director of the ASI Lilla Spelmanslag for several years and took them to Sweden.