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The Lingonberries are a bilingual a cappella quartet based in Ottawa. That's bilingual as in English and Swedish. All four members are originally from Sweden. Three of them moved to Canada fairly recently, only Helene moved from Sweden as a child and grew up in Canada. The group performs regularly in Ottawa. You might have seen them at local venues, including National Arts Centre 4th Stage, Rasputin's and The Elbow Room. The Lingonberries recently performed at the Museum of Civilization as part of the successful exhibit "Viking: The North Atlantic Saga". They've also been featured on CBC TV Canada Now, Breakfast Television, NewRO News At 11, CJOH News At 6, CBC Radio's "Ottawa Morning", Rogers Television's "Daytime", The Ottawa Citizen and in the Ottawa Sun. In addition to their public appearances, The Lingonberries often entertain at private parties and functions.

While the group's repertoire is centered around traditional Swedish folk songs, The Lingonberries have recently added a number of English songs to their extensive repertoire. For instance, their Christmas program includes several songs traditionally sung both in Sweden and North America. It's not uncommon for the group to perform the first verse in English only to finish it off in Swedish, or vice versa. The group took its name from the Swedish word "lingon", a very sweet and tasty berry commonly found in most areas of Sweden.