User:Silvery/Flottkalaset
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{{infobox music festival |
| music_festival_name = Flottkalaset
| image =
| founders = Daniel Wikslund
| years_active= 2009 - present
| dates = August
| genre = Folk
| website = [http://www.flottkalaset.se/ Flottkalaset]
}}
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Flottkalaset (Raft Festival) is an annual music festival and cultural event held in Tjautjas in the Gällivare Municipality region in northern Sweden. {{cite news|last=Filipsson|first=John|title=En dag blir två vid tredje Flottkalaset|url=http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/kiruna/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=6298296|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Norrländska Socialdemokraten|date=29 July 2011}} The event was envisioned and organized by Riksspelman Daniel Wikslund, a noted Swedish folk musician. The two day festival takes place in August on an island in the middle of a mountain lake, accessible via rafts or by walking across a raft bridge. {{cite news|last=Bergmark|first=Kenth|title=Flottigt kulturkalas|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/arkiv/2009/08/14/Kultur/5021555/Flottigt-kulturkalas.aspx|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Norbottens Kuriren|date=14 Aug 2009}}
History
Daniel Wikslund settled in Tjautjas after being drawn there by nostalgic memories of his grandmother who had lived there. After being accepted by the village, he celebrated in 2009 by hosting a "housewarming party" that featured many of his folk musician friends. The event was successful and grew in subsequent years with the help of cultural arts funding. Daniel had earlier built a cabin upon a raft that floats in the lake, and it is the iconic symbol of the festival.{{cite news|last=Johnsson|first=Erik|title=Flottkalaset binder samman kultur- och naturupplevelser|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/kultur/?articleid=5490519|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Norbottens Kuriren|date=11 Aug 2010}} {{cite news|last=Stenudd|first=Hasse|title=Folkmusiker föds inte ur stubbar!|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/default.aspx?articleid=6026701|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Norbottens Kuriren|date=12 Aug 2011}}
The festival initially had around 400 attendees the first year, but has since grown to 1,000.{{cite news|last=Björkenwall|first=Fredrik|title=Flottkalaset trotsar festivaldöden|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/?articleid=6510520|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Norrbottens Kuriren|date=13 August 2012}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.flottkalaset.se/ Flottkalaset Tjautjasjaur]