ICH North Passing on Our Musical Heritage
Kåll-Fröjdö, Sara (2025)
Centria University of Applied Sciences
2025
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ICH is an abbreviation for intangible cultural heritage, also known as living heritage. Living heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive elements, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and the knowledge and skills related to craftmanship. Musical heritage is also included.
Musical heritage as a concept might be strongly connected with folk music, but there are also a lot of other vocal and instrumental traditions that can be seen as musical heritage, as well as for example the knowledge on how to build instruments. Following UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO 2025), any living musical tradition, or a related skill that a community or individual consider important to pass on to following generations, could be seen as musical heritage.
ICH North is the name of a Nordic cross-border project carried out between 1 February 2023 and 31 December 2025 and funded by Interreg Aurora1. Interreg Aurora is a program in the European Interreg community for cross-border co-operation. The program area consists of the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, including Sápmi. The activities within ICH North were planned through a preparatory project with the same name, funded by Interreg Nord, an Interreg program active before Interreg Aurora.
Musical heritage as a concept might be strongly connected with folk music, but there are also a lot of other vocal and instrumental traditions that can be seen as musical heritage, as well as for example the knowledge on how to build instruments. Following UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO 2025), any living musical tradition, or a related skill that a community or individual consider important to pass on to following generations, could be seen as musical heritage.
ICH North is the name of a Nordic cross-border project carried out between 1 February 2023 and 31 December 2025 and funded by Interreg Aurora1. Interreg Aurora is a program in the European Interreg community for cross-border co-operation. The program area consists of the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, including Sápmi. The activities within ICH North were planned through a preparatory project with the same name, funded by Interreg Nord, an Interreg program active before Interreg Aurora.