Carolyn Spargo was invited to attend a meeting of the

Swedish Council of America at Luther Seminary in

August 2004, by Elise Peters of Illinois. The evening

program was wonderful with the acapella group, The

Lingonberries performing. Margareta Beyer also

attended the concert. After talking intensely that night

on the telephone, Carolyn and Margareta started the

idea of a Swedish women's chorus being born out of

the American Swedish Institute.

 

Within a few weeks, the ASI Cloudberries pushed up

through the ground. Within three months, the ASI

Cloudberies were singing at the ASI. Since then, they

have sung at the ASI midsummer celebration,

Christmas Fair, SWEA Internation June event,

private organizations, Valborgmässafton and

Spelmansstämma at the Gammelgården in Scandia,

Minnesota. In 2006, the highlight of the ASI

Cloudberries was 5 members riding to Illinois to

participate in the American Union of Swedish

Singers convention which the ASI Cloudberries are

a member of.