Deckman: Same to you, dude.

Margaret: Sap! ;) Actually, some of the bands will be on the East Coast, according to North Side's tour page. Here's who'll be touring, and where:

Frigg:
July 22-23, 2006: Mission, British Columbia (Canada): Mission Folk Music Festival www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca
July 25, 2006: Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada): Rogue Folk Club www.roguefolk.bc.ca
July 27-30, 2006: Calgary, Alberta (Canada): Calgary Folk Music Festival www.calgaryfolkfest.com
August 1, 2006: Golden, British Columbia (Canada): Arts Council
August 3, 2006: Chicago, Illinois: SummerDance, Grant Park www.www.cityofchicago.org
August 6, 2006: Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Ark, www.a2ark.org
August 10, 2006: New York, New York: Makor (92nd Street Y) www.92y.org
August 11, 2006: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Musikfest www.musikfest.org
August 15, 2006: Ketchum, Idaho: Arts Council
August 16, 2006: Portland, Oregon: Aladdin Theatre www.aladdin-theater.com
August 17, 2006: Kenmore, Washington: "Kenmore Concert Series" @ St. Edward State Park
August 18-20, 2006: Salmon Arm, British Columbia (Canada): Roots & Blues Festival www.rootsandblues.ca
More dates to be announced. Also booking April-May, 2007 North American tour. For booking info, contact Michael Wolke, Yulunga Arts, info@yulungaarts.com.


Gjallarhorn:
July 14-15, 2006: Grass Valley, California, California WorldFest, www.worldfest.net www.worldfest.net
July 17, 2006: Felton, California: Don Quixote's, www.donquixotesmusic.com
July 18, 2006: Berkeley, California: Freight and Salvage, www.thefreight.org
July 19, 2006: Portland, Oregon: Aladdin Theatre www.aladdin-theater.com
July 20, 2006: Kenmore, Washington: "Kenmore Concert Series" @ St. Edward State Park
July 21, 2006: Duncan, British Columbia (Canada): Islands Folk Festival, www.folkfest.bc.ca www.folkfest.bc.ca
July 22-23, 2006: Mission, British Columbia (Canada): Mission Folk Music Festival www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca
July 25, 2006: Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada): Rogue Folk Club www.roguefolk.bc.ca
July 28, 2006: Greensburg, Pennsylvania: St Clair Park Amphitheater, www.greensburg.com
July 29-30, 2006: Jamestown New York: Scandanavian Festival, www.scandinavianjamestown.org
September 20-21, 2006: Chicago, Illinois: Chicago World Music Festival, www.cityofchicago.org/WorldMusic
September 22, 2006: Madison Wisconsin: Madison World Music Festival, www.union.wisc.edu/worldmusicfest
September 24: Albuquerque, New Mexico: Globalquerque, www.globalquerque.com www.globalquerque.com
September 29, 2006: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nordic Roots Festival, Cedar Cultural Center, www.nordicroots.org
More dates to be announced. For booking info, contact Michael Wolke, Yulunga Arts, info@yulungaarts.com.


Maria Kalaniemi Trio (with Maria Kalaniemu, Olli Varis, and Timo Alakotila):
September 27, 2006: Berkeley, California: Freight & Salvage Coffee House www.thefreight.org
September 28, 2006: Los Angeles, California: Skirball Cultural Center, www.skirball.org
September 30, 2006: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nordic Roots Festival, Cedar Cultural Center, www.nordicroots.org


Värttinä: Värttinä's fall 2006 U.S. tour has been cancelled. For more information, contact David Garr, Ritmo Artists, david@ritmoartists.com.


Väsen:
September, 23-24, 2006, Sebastopol, Sebastopol Celtic Festival, www.cumuluspresents.com
September 28, 2006, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nordic Roots Festival, Cedar Cultural Center, www.nordicroots.org
September 30, 2006, West Kortright, New York: West Kortright Center www.westkc.org
October 1, 2006, Oneonta, New York: Master Classes - Hartwick College - Pine Lake Center, 607-278-5429
October 5, 2006, Bloomington, Indiana: Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, www.lotusfest.org
October 7, 2006: San Luis Obispo, California: California Poly Arts, www.calpolyarts.org
October 8, 2006: Felton, California: Don Quixote's, www.donquixotesmusic.com
More dates to be announced. For booking info, contact Sandra Peevers, On Queue Performing Artists: info@onqueueartists.com.


Swåp:
October 1, 2006: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nordic Roots Festival, Cedar Cultural Center, www.nordicroots.org
October 5, 2006: Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Ark, www.a2ark.org
October 6-7, 2006: Bloomington, Indiana: Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, www.lotusfest.org

open mike: Yup, 2002. You likely saw the back of my head several times.

---Lepus Rex