Fiddle concerts slated

Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Torgeir Straand will perform two concerts in the area.

He will play at 7:30 p.m. today at Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., with an $8 suggested donation at the door, and at 7 p.m. Saturday at Westwood Lutheran Church, 5035 Rainbow, in Shawnee Mission.

Straand is on his third American tour. The Hardanger fiddle is the national instrument of Norway. For more information, contact Byron Wiley at ingevaldmusik@yahoo.com.