The ensemble for this year's Beethoven and Banjos Festival, which will have performances at three different locations this weekend. Clockwise from upper left are Laurel Premo, Evan Premo, Halldór Smárason and Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir. (Submitted photo)

CRYSTAL FALLS — The annual Beethoven & Banjos Festival returns with a program inspired by the sounds and landscapes of Iceland.

The concerts, which are a cross-genre celebration of classical and folk traditions, take place at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time Friday at Reynolds Recital Hall, Northern Michigan University in Marquette; 7 p.m. Central time Saturday at Nicolet College Theatre, Rhinelander, Wis.; and 2 p.m. Sunday at Crystal Theatre in Crystal Falls.

Now in its 11th season, the festival continues its mission of weaving together music, plac

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