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Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)

28 Jan 17 - 02:12 PM (#3835349)
Subject: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Jack Campin

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?


28 Jan 17 - 04:51 PM (#3835388)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST, topsie

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.


28 Jan 17 - 05:04 PM (#3835393)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Jack Campin

Glasgow. Carol from Leeds, I think.


28 Jan 17 - 06:26 PM (#3835416)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST, topsie

Possibly Carol Turner?


29 Jan 17 - 07:46 AM (#3835477)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST,silver

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".


29 Jan 17 - 09:55 AM (#3835490)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST, topsie

Here is a tune with 'Gubben' in the title


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOqozfZfpSE


29 Jan 17 - 11:32 AM (#3835503)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Richard Mellish

The name means nothing to me, but I have just emailed Carol Turner asking her to look at this thread.

Richard


29 Jan 17 - 02:54 PM (#3835533)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Crowhugger

I have a few Swedish musical friends I'll ask.
~CH


29 Jan 17 - 03:25 PM (#3835535)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Crowhugger

Jack, is this the one?

Felgubben

~CH


29 Jan 17 - 04:09 PM (#3835544)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Jack Campin

That's it! Thank you!

Seems to have been used for a computer game soundtrack:

Unravel


29 Jan 17 - 04:35 PM (#3835554)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Richard Mellish

Once we have the correct name, Google is your friend. Dots are here.


29 Jan 17 - 04:59 PM (#3835564)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: Crowhugger

Yay!! And thanks for the dots, Richard! It's a beautiful tune.


29 Jan 17 - 05:28 PM (#3835573)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: gillymor

Nice tune and well played.


29 Jan 17 - 08:02 PM (#3835609)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST,Carol

Magnus holstrom taught me the tune and will send
Me the story once he is home, i'll pass it on then


30 Jan 17 - 04:53 AM (#3835650)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: GUEST,silver

Enjoyed the comment on FolkWiki, on where the tune was found:
"Far away as hell, up in the north." (Dorotea, Lappland)


30 Jan 17 - 11:02 AM (#3835709)
Subject: RE: Fele gubbeni (Swedish tune)
From: leeneia

Nice! I also enjoyed listening to other Scandinavian music which appeared on my screen when I followed Crowhugger's link.