ICH North

Read the column (in Swedish) on Idebanken.fi by our ICH North colleague Johanna Björkholm at KulturÖsterbotten. Johanna reflects on what folk music has meant to her and how we can ensure that intangible cultural heritage continues to exist in the future. Link here: https://lnkd.in/dP-N2fQk #interregaurora #ichnorth #livingheritage #intangibleculturalheritage

ICH North October newsletter is out! Read here: https://lnkd.in/difhStks Topics among others this time are: • Community involvement • Norwegian embassy, Versailles and other surprising places for folk music! • Webinars and events to come • What have we been doing lately #ichnorth #interregaurora #intangibleculturalheritage #musicalheritage

Collaboration over great distances – an innovative trial of multi-node online workshop across the Aurora region. ICH North will connect 9 open physical meeting points in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Additionally, participants will be joining from their homes – either together in groups or on their own. The idea is that new theory will be introduced by instructor Mattias Pérez, professional folk musician and experienced lecturer. Then the theory can be tested in practice, together in physical groups. The concept allows for network building across boundaries, as well as for sharing costs and resources. The online workshop is the first of its kind within the field of Nordic folk music. Keep your fingers crossed for the technology to collaborate with us! Join the online workshop with Mattias Pérez on November 4th! Remember to sign up before Friday 25th of October: https://lnkd.in/dyMmH65H More information: https://lnkd.in/drciwfwV #interregaurora #ichnorth #intangibleculturalheritage

Thank you to all participants for inspiring meetings and discussions in Sundsvall! ICH North collaborated with Medelpads Folkmusikförbund and the event Samspel i Sundsvall 2024 to arrange various workshops on 18th -19th of October. We brought a group of representatives for our associated partners in Ostrobothnia over the sea, for some cross-border collaboration with our associated partners in Sweden. Music knows no borders! Photos by Johanna Björkholm / KulturÖsterbotten #interregaurora #ichnorth #intangibleculturalheritage

Today is a special day to highlight ICH! Happy Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to all grassroot practitioners, our associated partners, everyone in the network and the ICH family - and anyone who passes on the heritage in their everyday life with love and passion! #intangibleculturalheritage #ichnorh #interregaurora #musicalheritage

ICH North was one of many Interreg-funded projects on display at the Centria Open Door event yesterday. We brought intangible cultural heritage and a lot of colors to the event. We’re happy that so many students, teachers and stakeholders’ representatives stopped by to say hello and ask us questions. We also got to meet a representative from our main funder, Interreg Aurora, and shared some words on the project activities. A warm thank you to the other projects in Centria UAS’ Wellbeing and Health-department, with whom we shared the exhibition station. We have projects that fit under four research group themes: "HEALTHtech", "Nature and culture", "Social sustainability and cohesion" as well as "Living heritage". It was nice to collaborate with you, as always! A special thank you to Anni Järvelä at Folkmusikforum i Österbotten/Näppärästi eteenpäin for the live music. #interregaurora #InterregDay2024 #EUValuesOvercomingBorders #CentriaTKI

Again news about intangible cultural heritage! Read our September newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/duhxtYz4 #ichnorth #interregaurora #intangibleculturalheritage

Join an open physical meeting point and learn the practice behind head arrangements of traditional music together! Collaborators within the ICH North network in Finland, Sweden and Norway are inviting participants and to come take part of the online workshop at their places. Bring your instrument, take part of the theory, play and socialize together! The event takes place at Monday 4th of November 2024, 12:30-15:45 (SWE/NO) / 13:30-16:45 (FI). Some physical meeting points will also invite their participants to an optional lunch hour before and a jam after the actual online workshop. No physical meeting point close to your location? Arrange your own and invite some musical friends over to partake at your place! All you need is a working internet connection and a screen that everyone can see. (And please be considerate of neighbors that you share walls with, if you are planning to host a bigger group! 😊 ) Want to learn more about head arrangements, but don’t really feel like jamming with others? No problem! Join from your own computer and discuss the theory in break out rooms instead trying it out in practice! Sign up: https://lnkd.in/dyMmH65H More information: https://lnkd.in/drciwfwV #interregaurora #ichnorth #intangibleculturalheritage

On October 10th at 1-4 PM Centria University of Applied Sciences arranges the traditional Centria Research and Development open doors at the campus in Kokkola, Finland. This year, the event is part of the Interreg Cooperation Day, highlighting nine Interreg Aurora-funded projects, six Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic-funded projects and three Interreg Baltic Sea Region-projects. And yes, ICH North is one of them, bringing some intangible cultural heritage and music into the mix of different projects! Hope to see you in Kokkola, if you are in the neighborhood - come and say hello to us! 👋 https://lnkd.in/dH4bDQjE Photo: Ulla Nikula #InterregDay2024 #EUvaluesOvercomingBorders #InterregAurora

Read about Mats Granfors, our ICH North colleague at Novia University of Applied Sciences and his thoughts on the importance of Interreg Aurora funding and the potential of the creative industry in our regions!