Zorn Prize
The Zorn Badge () is an award that is given to prominent spelman (music), folk musicians in Sweden. The prize is awarded by , the Swedish national organization for traditional music, dance and handicraft.Zornmärket, ''Nationalencyklopedin'', accessed 21 July 2016 History In 1910, the first national gathering of (performers of traditional folk music) took place at Skansen in Stockholm. For this occasion, the artist Anders Zorn, who was interested in the revival of traditional folk culture, designed and financed a silver badge for distribution to all the participating . In the early 1930s, received the rights to the badge from Zorn's widow Emma. They put together a Riksspelman#The_Zorn_Jury, jury for a new Riksspelman, National Folk Musicians' Gathering in Västerås in 1933, before whom spelmän could test their mettle. Riksspelman#The_Zorn_Jury, The Jury would grant a number of different awards to those spelmän, the highest of which would be Anders Zorn's silver badge. The ...
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