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17 Sep 08 - 01:36 PM (#2443231) Subject: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: open mike The Key Fiddle or Bowed Hurdy Gurdy as it is also called, can be found on the Swedish postage stamps (75 Ore) and the currency (50 Kronor note) as well as at many folk festivals, concerts, spelmanslag, stemmor, etc. see www.nyckelharpa.org, www.nyckelharpa.net, www.nyckelharpa.com for more info. there are other threads on this..but i was inspired to start this one in response to a "national instrument of Enland" thread. Laurel |
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17 Sep 08 - 01:48 PM (#2443241) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: open mike the other message has a list of 6 links connected to it from 2002 Click here. |
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17 Sep 08 - 02:49 PM (#2443297) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Spleen Cringe Check out the very good Nyckelharpa orchestra and Olav Johansson CDs on Northside. Great sounding instrument beautifully played. I think there are sound files on the Northside website. |
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17 Sep 08 - 03:12 PM (#2443336) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: open mike yep--www.noside.com see earlier threads |
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18 Sep 08 - 06:37 AM (#2443863) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: GUEST,Sarah Swedish nyckelharpa player Johan Hedin is to appear at Islington Folk Club on November 13 and is also doing workshops in nyckelharpa and Swedish fiddle over the subsequent weekend, also in London. I've booked my train tickets already Cheers Sarah |
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18 Sep 08 - 06:51 AM (#2443868) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Fidjit Viki Swan plays one site here If you don't know what they look like. We have the leader of our "Spelmännslag" = Team, playing one here We have our 75th anniversary this year with a concert on November 8th. You should check out the Swedish ahref="http://www.sackpips.smedja.com/">bagpipe as well Chas |
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18 Sep 08 - 06:54 AM (#2443869) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Fidjit Swedish bagpipes That should work. Chas |
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26 Sep 08 - 07:31 AM (#2450700) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Fidjit refresh |
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26 Sep 08 - 07:53 AM (#2450717) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Michael Sam Pirt also plays one. Mike |
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23 Oct 08 - 08:12 AM (#2473608) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Fidjit Now I've gone for the Durspel. Melodeon to you lot. Just back from Stowmarket where ten of us were on a course with Emmanuel Pariselle to put one together. You get the pictures on my myspace site Chas |
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23 Oct 08 - 10:04 PM (#2474356) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: GUEST,From: open mike For fans of weird news, there is a website called fark.com. Today they have discovered the nyckelharpa, and had members have fun with photoshopping a picture of an old harpa. Here is a link, if you are interested: http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3949700 |
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24 Oct 08 - 12:22 PM (#2474969) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: open mike Fark members' photoshop images of antique nyckelharpa |
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25 Oct 08 - 12:43 PM (#2475908) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Fidjit I always though you could do something else with it. Chas |
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29 Dec 09 - 11:28 AM (#2798516) Subject: RE: Sweden's Nat'l Instrument:: Nyckelharpa From: Alice refresh |