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This central Wisconsin musician is on a quest to recreate the sounds of Vikings
Imagine a Norwegian village during the Viking age. When the day’s work is done, the people play instruments and dance around the fire.
But what are they dancing to? For musician Eric Bestul of Iola, imagining those sounds has become an obsession. WPR’s Rob Mentzer brings us this story of using music as a bridge to the past.
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Imagine a Norwegian village during the Viking age. When the day’s work is done, the people play instruments and dance around the fire.
But what are they dancing to? For musician Eric Bestul of Iola, imagining those sounds has become an obsession. WPR’s Rob Mentzer brings us this story of using music as a bridge to the past.
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