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You may or may not know me already,
so let me tell you a little about myself
and the tour.
My first trip to Sweden was in the
spring and summer of 1974, when I just
got an introduction to Swedish music
and the folk culture that surrounds it.
In the following years I travelled much
more around Sweden, getting to know
the people, language, and traditions
very well...
In 1977 I conducted my first intimate
folk-tour for others.   I took 3 people
on a 6-week trip that included festivals,
private meetings with dancers and
musicians, and the experience of the
wonderful Swedish summer.    All three
of the travellers wound up moving to
Sweden!   I don't expect anyone on this
tour to go to that extent, but I certainly
felt that I had shown a favorable
picture of the country!
While I have kept up my Swedish
music, language, and connections, I
have only travelled there sporadically
through the intervening years.
In the summer of 2004, I refreshed my
travel knowledge by taking a very small
group on a 4-week tour.   I scouted for
places to go and to stay, checked out
prices, took pictures, and started
planning for annual tours.   In 2005 I
launched folksweden.com, with annual
2 week tours planned from now on.
The tours thus far have been fabulously
enjoyable!
I am fully fluent in Swedish, and a
great afficianado of the Swedish
folk-culture, as shown elsewhere in the
website.   I love sharing my enthusiasm
with others, and am looking forward to
an extraordinarily fun experience with
the travellers on the tour in 2007!