Continued: The Big Gigs, Sept. 23-29

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Fans of Finns, folk and fiddling won't want to miss this week's double bill of global stars Frigg and local bright lights Kaivama. Frigg is a rousing seven-piece Finnish/Norwegian powerhouse with violins, violins and more violins, sawing away with mad contagious energy. Kaivama, colorfully self-described as "Finnish-American excavators," is the Twin Cities duo of Sara Pajunen and Jonathan Rundman. They recently released a gorgeous, beautifully recorded and packaged self-titled debut CD. It features original tunes that sound deeply traditional ("Cross Country"), and authentic folk songs that seem both timeless and contemporary ("Pirun Polska"). (7:30 p.m. Wed., Cedar Cultural Center, $18-$20.) Surowicz