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Traditional Scandinavian Music & Musical Instruments:
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Viking History and Culture page Nyckelharpa (below) Scandinavian Accordian (below) Hardanger, Danish Fiddle, & Swedish Fiddle (below) Danish Traditional Instruments (below) Finnish Traditional Instruments (below) Music of the Sami People, Norway (below) Icelandic Traditional Instruments (below) Introductory Articles: Traditional Nordic dance music - Wikipedia Nordic folk music - WikiZero article Nyckelharpa: Ramund (Danish folk song) on Nyckelharpa - Myrkur - Youtube 2018 Två Konungabarn - Scandinavian folk music style (new) song on Nyckelharpa by Myrkur, 2017 Youtube The Hedgehog by Griselda Sanderson on Nyckelharpa (new song) Youtube 2014 Tales of the Boatman: Nyckelharpa - Angels and Ravens Part 1 - Composed, performed, and produced by Chris Rippey Gammelkäring - Scandinavian folk music style (new) song on Nyckelharpa by Myrkur, 2017 Youtube The Accordian in Scandinavia: Traditional Swedish accordeon music - Emigrantwaltz and Wiggen polka - Youtube uploaded by Odd Arne Halaas 2006 Swedish Polka - Accordion Cover By Mike Shaine משה זוברמן Skvis Accordion Trio from Norway performs at Nisswa-stämman 2017. (3 Dance-style songs) Hardanger, Danish, and Swedish Fiddle: Basic differences between Hardanger Fiddle and violin - Youtube by Rachel Nesvig 2016 Hökpers Vals - Smörgåsklickarna (www.nyckelharpa.ch) play traditional Swedish folk music. This is a very popular waltz from Dalarna comp. by Lars Hökpers, Falun) . Youtube 2018 - recorded in Munich (Germany). Folkmusic Denmark - Kristian Bugge og Steen Jagd, Højbystævnet Bakkegaarden - "Lammet" - "Dansk folkemusik - Fanø - Traditional Danish folk music from the island Fanø (Fanoe) in the NorthSea.Youtube 2013 Hardanger fiddle - Wikipedia What You Should Know About the Hardanger Fiddle - article by Hardanger Fiddle Association of America Rachel Nesvig playing the Hardanger Fiddle - 2 songs - 2013 Youtube Ragnhild Hemsing plays the Hardanger fiddle - "Valdresguten" - Halling dance Hökpers vals & Carica polska - Swedish Fiddle Youtube 2015 - Mia Marin playing "Hökpers vals" and her own composition "Carica polska" on her five string violin
Danish Traditional Instruments: Folk group Lang Linken - Denmark Small concert on Old instruments - "Danish Folk Music. "Lang Linken" playing New music in traditional style on old instruments at the Mime Theatre in Odense. Lang Linken has been playing together for more than 40 years. 2012 Youtube Danish Traditional : Marken er mejet - Marken er mejet; Michala Petri, recorder; Lars Hannibal, guitar, lute; Yan Jiang, pipa; Chen Yue, xiao/dizi - Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival July 20th 2012 - Bordesholm Klosterirche - Youtube 2012 Finnish Traditional Instruments:
Nuku Nuku - Ancient Finnish Lullaby - played by Merja Soria, Finnish Folk Musician, on a 5 string kantele (Finnish Folk Harp) Ida Elina - Evolution of Kantele (Finnish Harp) - 2020 Youtube 5 strings kantele "Itkevä tyttö" 嘆きの少女 - 2017 Youtube 5 strings kantele "Säkkijärven Polkka" - 2017 Youtube "Kalevala Melody," traditional Finnish folk song played on Psaltery (kantele), Finland, 19th century - Youtube uploaded by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2017 Kantele song - "This is my handmade kantele." - Youtube uploaded by Einherjer 2018 3 Finnish Folk Music Instruments (played with a modern slant) - "3 beautiful, separate performances by Sibelius Academy musicians on a harmonium (harmooni), peasant's kantele (talonpoikaiskantele), and a pair of mandolins, respectively." Music of the Sami People, Norway: The Sámi people (Sami, Saami), are the indigenous Finno-Ugric people who inhabit the Arctic area of Sápmi (parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, & the border area between southern and central Sweden and Norway. Five Sami Joik Songs from Karasjok, Norway (1954) - Five Sami Joik (Yoik) songs from Karasjok, Norway. 1954 field recordings - Youtube 2017 Mari Boine - "Brother Eagle" - alba nelle Dolomiti - 2016 Youtube Mari Boine - "Brother Eagle" - alba nelle Dolomiti - LIVE 2016 Youtube
Mari Boine has blended the traditional vocal chants of the ancient Sami of Norway (the "reindeer people") into the modern world of music,
much as Einar Selvik has done with Viking instruments (see our Viking Culture page). Mari Boine - "Brother Eagle" - alba nelle Dolomiti - 2016 Youtube Mari Boine Gula Gula (Hear the voices of the foremothers) Youtube 2014 Mari Boine: "Jearratt Biekkas" / "Asking the Wind" (Boine & Valkiapää) - Youtube 2013 Icelandic Traditional Instruments: Stóðum Tvö í Túni" on Langspil - "Ryan Koons of the traditional Celtic and Nordic music ensemble Wherligig performs the traditional Icelandic song "Stóðum tvö í túni" on the langspil, a type of zither from Iceland. Langspil built by Ken Koons." Youtube 2013 Two Icelandic lullabies on the langspil - Ian Summers "This langspil is (very loosely) based on an unusual instrument with a two-part body which I saw in the National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik. This version has overall length 90 cm, with a hollow fingerboard and wire "staple" frets... I am sounding the strings by hitting them with a stick. The two lullabies are "Sofðu unga ástin mín" and "Bíum bíum bambaló". Youtube 2014
Langspil.& icelandic fidla - Langspil.& icelandic fidla played by Jón Sig & Rakel Br. |
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SCANDINAVIAN CULTURE Scandinavian Traditions - an hour-long video looking at various Scandinavian crafts, foods, and traditions, with contributions for cultural favorites from the various Scandinavian countries. Youtube made by Prairie Public in 2016. Scandinavia with Rick Steves - a lecture and slide-show by the famed traveler. 1913 - Street Scenes in Stockholm, Sweden 1936 - Bergen, Norway - Vintage movie footage ca. 1928 - A Day in Copenhagen 1922 - Helsinki - Old Street Scenes and Famous Landmarks Check out our links to videos about Scandinavian Culture: Scandinavian Folk Dancing & Folk Costumes Videos: (below) Traditional Scandinavian Music & Musical Instruments (left) Scandinavian Games and Contests (including Vikings') (below) Scandinavian Architecture and Buildings (below) Rosemaling Youtubes (below) Scandinavian Folk Dancing & Folk Costumes Videos: Skansens folkdanslag -- Västgötapolska Swedish Folkdancing 2010 Norwegian Folk Dance - Youtube of students in Oslo, Norway, 2012 Norwegian Folk Dance - Youtube from Heritage Center, Norway, 2017 Icelandic Folk Dancing A short lesson in icelandic folk dancing, at Folk Festival in Siglufjörður 2011 - Youtube with Gorgeous mountain background! Skansens Folkdanslag -- Vingåkersdansen Swedish Folkdancing 2011 Valdresspringar and Hardanger Fiddle Valdres Samband - music featuring Hardanger Fiddle Norway Folk Dance - Norway has an unbroken folk music and dance tradition, since folk music has been passed along continuously from generation to generation. Youtube, 2008 Norwegian Wedding Dance - Youtube, Heritage Center, Norway, 2014 Finnish Folk Dances - Youtube 2008 Norwegian Folk Dance - Youtube 2017 with accompanist playing a Nyckelharpa from the Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is an "open air museum" in Oslo. Icelandic Folk Dancing - Dancing the "Loom Weave" - 2013 Youtube Norwegian Folk Dancers -. Youtube 2017 from Stoughton WI Traditional Norwegian Dancing - Youtube from Norway. In this dance, the man has to impress the girl, dance-off style! Danish Folk Dance - Masquerade - Youtube from Junction City Scandinavian Festival (USA) 2008. Fun Dance! The Stoughton Norwegian Dancers - Youtube from Las Vegas, 2019 Kiiriminna, Suomalainen kansantanssi, Finnish folk dance - Youtube 2016 Danish Folk Dance, Jyllinge, Denmark - Danish folk dance is mainly a social dance involving groups or groups of couples of dancers, often designed for large gatherings. The dances were supposed to be simple enough for everyone to join in. Danish folk dances are made for social and educational purposes, generally speaking not for exhibition purposes. Source. Wiki - Youtube 2019 Slängpolska from Chicago - New Scandinavian folk dance Set dance choreographed by the members of Leikarringen "Heimhug" Norwegian Folk Dancers of Chicago. 17 de Mai program, Park Ridge, Illinois, May 19, 2013 Scandinavian Games and Contests (including Vikings') A bit about two Viking era board games and other historical games Scandinavian Architecture and Buildings: Beautiful Norway Village Life and Landscapes - Youtube with of Wagon driver traveling around Folk Museum village Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is an "open air museum" near Oslo. Norsk Folkemuseum is located at Bygdøy in Oslo and has an Open-Air Museum with 160 historic buildings. A main attraction is Gol Stave Church from around 1200. The museum focuses on the time period from 1500 until present time, and in-door exhibits feature Norwegian folk costumes, folk art, church art and Sami culture. Open Air Museum - The Countryside Images of farm buildings moved from various locations in Norway (original locations noted). Open Air Museium - Images of City, Town, and Suburb Buildings - buildings moved from town locations. The Stave Church from Gol in King Oscar II's Collection Setesdal 1739 - Storehouse Image and Reenacter in Period Folk Costume Setesdal Farmhouse & Farm Buildings Images Click on lower picture links for more pictures for other buildings on the farmstead. Stabbur - Youtube about Food Storehouses on old Norwegian farms Youtube explaining what they did, how they were built, and giving several picture examples. Traditional Wooden Houses in Trysil, Norway - Youtube by a couple who move and renovate 100+ year old Norwegian buildings on their property and share as Bed and Breakfast. 500 Year Old Wooden Buildings in Norway - A Detailed Look Lengthy (17 minute) tour of the group of buildings with closeups of construction, etc., including raising (on stilts).... Grass/Sod Roofs - History and Explanation. Turf House and Farm Building Cluster (museum) in Iceland, including how it was built and the tools used. Youtube video includes a tour of the various buildings (inside!) for various uses, all connected! Tour guide states a farm such as this would have had 20 attached buildings! Sweden - Heritage Of Sigtuna - including Viking age and Post-Viking age buildings. Castles & mansions around the Swedish lake Mälaren and other sights in the south of Sweden. Rosemaling Favorites - A Youtube slideshow of various Rosemaling creations found on the Internet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myxt782PIj4More Links Coming Soon! |
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