Name

Chester Ringdahl

Authors

Chester Ringdahl

Files

Biography

Except for a brief time living in Worcester, Massachusetts, Chester Ringdahl was a lifelong resident of New Sweden, ME. His grandmother was one of the original Swedish settlers in the town. Ringdahl, as one of the few remaining Swedish speaking members of the community, helped pass along the area’s cultural heritage that would otherwise have been lost. The performance heard here was recorded by Ringdahl some time before the interview with Jeff McKeen.

Keywords

New Sweden, Maine, Jeff McKeen, singer, Nils Frykman, “Jag har en vän”, “I Have a Friend”

Disciplines

Ethnomusicology | Folklore | Oral History

Works

“Jag har en vän” (“I Have a Friend”) collected by Jeff McKeen.

Recommended Citation

Ringdahl, Chester, "Chester Ringdahl" (2012). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 7.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/7

Location

New Sweden, ME