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Subject: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Jack Campin Date: 28 Jan 17 - 02:12 PM At a Swedish session yesterday somebody played a lovely tune called "Fele gubbeni" (the old man's fiddle) with an interesting backstory - the old man was found living alone in a house after his parents had both died, almost unable to communicate verbally but able to play that tune on his fiddle. I can't find any trace of it on the web, the player has gone back to England and I can't make it back to that session for a while. Anyone here know it? Does it have another name? |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST, topsie Date: 28 Jan 17 - 04:51 PM Do you know who the fiddler was at the session yesterday? And where was the session (presumably not in England? Was it in Sweden? Maybe Richard Mellish can help. |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Jack Campin Date: 28 Jan 17 - 05:04 PM Glasgow. Carol from Leeds, I think. |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST, topsie Date: 28 Jan 17 - 06:26 PM Possibly Carol Turner? |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST,silver Date: 29 Jan 17 - 07:46 AM I'm Swedish, but I'm very sorry to say I've never heard of this tune. However, I suggest you drop the "i" at the end of the title. "Gubben" = "the old man". |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST, topsie Date: 29 Jan 17 - 09:55 AM Here is a tune with 'Gubben' in the title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOqozfZfpSE |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Richard Mellish Date: 29 Jan 17 - 11:32 AM The name means nothing to me, but I have just emailed Carol Turner asking her to look at this thread. Richard |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Crowhugger Date: 29 Jan 17 - 02:54 PM I have a few Swedish musical friends I'll ask. ~CH |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Crowhugger Date: 29 Jan 17 - 03:25 PM Jack, is this the one? Felgubben ~CH |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Jack Campin Date: 29 Jan 17 - 04:09 PM That's it! Thank you! Seems to have been used for a computer game soundtrack: Unravel |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Richard Mellish Date: 29 Jan 17 - 04:35 PM Once we have the correct name, Google is your friend. Dots are here. |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: Crowhugger Date: 29 Jan 17 - 04:59 PM Yay!! And thanks for the dots, Richard! It's a beautiful tune. |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: gillymor Date: 29 Jan 17 - 05:28 PM Nice tune and well played. |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST,Carol Date: 29 Jan 17 - 08:02 PM Magnus holstrom taught me the tune and will send Me the story once he is home, i'll pass it on then |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: GUEST,silver Date: 30 Jan 17 - 04:53 AM Enjoyed the comment on FolkWiki, on where the tune was found: "Far away as hell, up in the north." (Dorotea, Lappland) |
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune) From: leeneia Date: 30 Jan 17 - 11:02 AM Nice! I also enjoyed listening to other Scandinavian music which appeared on my screen when I followed Crowhugger's link. |
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