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- ↑ St. Olaf College: Emeritus Faculty and Retired Faculty and Administrators
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.andreaeen .com - ↑ Rittmueller, Tracy (May 10, 2008). "There Is Music in Northfield Women Poets' Anthology, Penchant". Rakemag.com.
- ↑ Hardanger Fiddle Association of America: Our History
- 1 2 Larsen, Brent; Gage, Amy (May 3, 2002). "Hardanger fiddle aficionado Andrea Een keeps a Norwegian folk tradition alive at St. Olaf".
- ↑ Andreaeen.com: From the Valley CD - President Thomforde's March
- ↑ Andrea Een and the Hardanger Fiddle – Brightcove Archived July 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
