>> JEARLYN: THIS WEEKEND THE AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE WILL HOST THE MIDWINTER FOLK FEST THAT INCLUDES MUSICAL PERFORMANCES OVER AT THE CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER.

HERE WITH US NOW IS HELENA HALLBERG HEADLINING THE CEDAR WITH LOCAL MUSICIAN ROSS SUTTER TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT.

HEY, ROSS.

>> HEY.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.

>> HEY, DUDE.

OKAY.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG EVENT.

>> IT IS.

>> TELL ME WHAT IT IS THAT YOU KNOW THAT'S BIG ABOUT IT.

>> WELL, THAT IT'S THE BIGGEST THING, I THINK, IS IT'S FREE FOR YOUTH TO COME TO THIS FESTIVAL.

>> I LOVE THAT.

IT GOES UP TO WHAT AGE?

>> UP TO 18.

>> 18, EXACTLY.

>> AND ADULTS CAN COME TOO.

IT WAS A FESTIVAL STARTED BACK IN THE '80s FOR GETTING KIDS TO LEARN SWEDISH MUSIC AND TO PLAY IT.

ESPECIALLY ON THE FIDDLE.

>> YOU'RE INTRODUCING THEM TO THE DULCIMER.

>> THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT WE WILL GIVE TO EACH OF THE KIDS THAT COME TO A MORNING WORKSHOP WITH ME ON SATURDAY.

>> TOMORROW.

>> TOMORROW.

- >> YEAH, YEAH.

>> AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY GET TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY SWEDISH TUNES FROM HELENA.

>> NOW, HELENA, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO HELENA IS, SHE IS THE PERSON, EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR TOMORROW.

WELCOME.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> THANK YOU.

I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> OKAY, NOW THAT YOU'RE IN MINNESOTA, WHAT DO YOU KNOW SO FAR?

AND WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT MAYBE NONE OF US NOTICED?

>> I MEAN, IT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY LIKE SWEDEN.

IF I'M GOING TO BE HONEST.

I TOUCHED DOWN A THE -- WITH THE AIRPLANE AND I'M LIKE, WOW, I'M IN SCANDINAVIA.

>> OH, MY GOSH, I'M A SWEDE.

OH, MY GOSH.

OKAY, SO HERE WE GO.

YOU'RE DOING THIS CONCERT, REALLY, RIGHT?

AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS ABOUT THE DULCIMER THAT LANDED IN YOUR HEART.

>> WELL, I WAS NTRODUCED TO THE DULCIMER BY -- THROUGH JONI MITCHELL.

I ALSO -- THE WHOLE REASON WHY I REALLY REALLY STUCK WITH IT IS THE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS AROUND IT AND EVERYONE IS SO KIND AND SO WELCOMING AND SO OPEN.

AND THAT REALLY -- THAT REALLY JUST MADE ME FALL IN LOVE MORE WITH THIS INSTRUMENT.

>> FALL IN LOVE WITH AN INSTRUMENT.

>> YEAH.

>> AND YOU SING AS WELL.

>> I DO, YES.

>> WHICH ONE IS IT THAT YOU LOVE THE MOST OR ARE THEY TWINS?

>> I WAS A SINGER FIRST SO I THINK I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE A SINGER FIRST.

OR A SONGWRITER FIRST, MAYBE.

YEAH.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO SING WITH YOU ONE DAY.

>> PLEASE.

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

>> I'M JUST SAYIN'.

YOU WOULD LOVE THAT.

>> I WOULD LOVE THAT.

>> I'M SO GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT.

>> KAY, GREAT.

>> YOU'RE ABOUT TO PLAY.

WHAT IS THE FIRST SONG THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY TONIGHT?

>> THE FIRST SONG IS CALLED "FROM THE OUTSIDE," IT'S FROM MY UPCOMING DEBUT RECORD AND IT'S INSPIRED BY THE SWEDISH FOREST I GREW UP IN, BUT ALSO INSPIRED BY THE COURAGE OF STEPPING OUT OF YOUR OWN CULTURE AND TAKING A CHANCE.

>> THIS IS ALL HAPPENING TOMORROW.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THERE.

SHE'S PERFORMING AT 8:45, TAKE A LISTEN.

♪ I DO BELIEVE IS THE ONLY WAY IN IS OUT ♪ ♪ I'M QUIET WHEN THEY SEEM TO SHOUT ♪ ♪ MY MIND IS ON THE FOREST FLOOR SENDING THOUGHTS TO THE ETHER ♪ ♪ THEY GAVE ME CHOICES, BUT I WASN'T REALLY FREE TO CHOOSE ♪ ♪ SET MYSELF UP TO LOSE ♪ ♪ AND WHEN THEY SAID LIVE OR DIE, I SAID NEITHER ♪ ♪ YOU SAID NOWHERE FAST, I SAY, SOMEDAY SOON ♪ ♪ I'M NOT RUNNING, I'M FINDING MY STRIDE ♪ ♪ I KNOW I'LL SEE THE TREES OF THE FOREST FROM THE OUTSIDE ♪ ♪ AND EVEN WHEN THE DANGER'S CALLING ME INSIDE ARE FALLING AND I MIGHT HAVE TO BREAK TO BEND IN THE END ♪ ♪ I'VE SEEN IT ALL FROM THE OUTSIDE ♪ ♪ I DO BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN, IS IT ENOUGH TO WIN SOME SYMPATHY, LOST ON A WINNING CAUSE OF THE GREAT PROTECTOR ♪ ♪ OH, HOW I RELISH MASCULINITY IN HEELS, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR EMPATHY, IF YOU DON'T GO TO THERAPY SOON, YOU'LL JUST END UP A PROJECTOR ♪ ♪ YOU SAID, MOTHERHOOD, I SAY, MEN ARE KEY ♪ ♪ I'M NOT RUNNING, I'M FINDING MY STRIDE ♪ I KNOW I'LL SEE THE TREES FROM THE FOREST FROM THE OUTSIDE ♪ ♪ AND EVEN WHEN THE DANGER'S CALLING ME, THE INSIDES ARE FALLING AND I MIGHT HAVE TO BREAK TO FEND IN THE END ♪ ♪ AND IF IT ALL COMES RASHING DOWN ♪ ♪ AND I NEVER QUITE MAKE IT OUT ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHEN I'LL PACK UP MY LIFE AND I'LL SETTLE DOWN SOMEHOW ♪ ♪ SAYIN' AT LEAST I TRIED ♪ ♪ AND I'LL HAVE STORIES ON MY SIDE ♪ ♪ I'M NOT RUNNING ♪ ♪ I'M FINDING MY STRIDE ♪ ♪ I KNOW I'LL SEE THE TREES OF THE FOREST FROM THE OUTSIDE ♪ ♪ AND EVEN IF I COME HOME WITH BROKEN BONES, AT LEAST I MAY HAVE LEARNED TO MEND ♪ ♪ BECAUSE IN THE END ♪ ♪ I'LL HAVE SEEN IT ALL FROM THE OUTSIDE ♪