“The band, making it a mission to spread positive vibes across the globe, will make a stop at Lawrence University’s Warch Campus Center as part of the school’s World Music Concert Series Monday. The Appleton stop is part of Frigg’s 11-date fall tour, filled mostly with dates in the Midwest.

Frigg, whose live performance involves numerous fiddlers, a double bass, viola, mandolin, cittern and bagpipes, have been at it in one form or another for 15 years. They’ve had opportunities to take their music to ‘almost every corner of the world,’ as Jarvela puts it, and is just grateful they can keep unloading good times to all willing hosts.

He and his merry band of string-benders have chosen to ignore the more recent, darker musical trends of their homeland, and instead dig deep into their Nordic roots ...”