Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)

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.