The OK Factor, a Minneapolis-based string duo, and an award winning Swedish quintet, Jaerv, will offer a workshop on traditional Scandinavian folk music on Sunday, Jan. 21.

The free two-hour workshop will begin at 1 pm at the Dairy Building in Bishop Hill, located at 410 N. Erickson St. The event is open to people of all ages and no pre-registration is required.

Later that evening, attendees are invited to listen to the two groups perform at the Bishop Hill Creative Commons.

The OK Factor opened for Jaerv at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis where they first met in 2017. With so much in common, the groups stayed in touch and are now starting their second US tour. They are inspired by classical, folk and pop music.

Jaerv is a Swedish quintet that presents an energetic take on traditional music with jazz and pop influences. The group members are Joel Hagen, Markus Gustavsson, Tobias Hedlund, Harald Nilsson and Anders Bergsten. Collectively they perform with instruments such as the flute, fiddle, pump organ, nycklharpa and vocals.

The OK Factor is a duet of cellist Olivia Diercks and violinist Karla Colahan. The pair have performed and toured together for a decade. They share their love of the music throughout communities by hosting outreach activities and workshops.

More details can be obtained by contacting the Bishop Hill Heritage Association at (309) 927-3899 or by email at bhha@mymctc.net.

The free Bishop Hill workshop is sponsored by the Bishop Hill Heritage Association and funded by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. John Taylor assisted in organizing the workshop.