The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ...
The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ... The fiddle traditions The violin comes to Norway It is believed that ...
Other forms of playing nowadaysFrom the 1970s onwards, there was an increased interest in combining differentfolk music instruments. Old instruments such as langeleik, flutes, harp, harpleik,clarinet and pedal organ were played together with fiddle and Hardanger fiddle.Several groups were formed, usually with members from different districts, andgroups from many places in the country have, in their own way, contributed tocreating new ways of playing together.CD 2 – 18 Bukkene Bruse: Stev etter Ellen Nordstoga and Sondre Bratland,text by Stein Versto.CD 2 – 19 Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag (Chateau Neuf Fiddle Society):Hopparen, etter Ola Mosafinn.Folk music and other styles of musicIn recent years, folk music has been heard in combination with other musicalforms. Jazz musicians in particular have engaged with folk music andcollaborated with folk musicians. The saxophonist Jan Garbarek’s collaborationswith folk musicians, amongst others, the kvedar Agnes Buen Garnås and the Samisinger Mari Boine, are examples, likewise the bass player Arild Andersen’scollaboration with the kvedar, Kirsten Bråten Berg. In the 1970s, a large jazzensemble was formed under the name, “Søyr”, who interpreted folk musicmelodies from Østerdalen.In the 1990s, the fiddler Håkon Høgemo combined the strains of his fiddle withthose of Karl Seglem’s saxophone and, with music students in Oslo as the startingpoint, the Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag was formed. They take old tunes andarrange them for Hardanger fiddle, piano, accordion, electric guitar, song,saxophones, clarinets, oboe and bagpipes.The fiddler, Hallvard T. Bjørgum, has recorded albums with the American singer,Eric Andersen.Instruments from other countries have also been heard in combination withNorwegian traditional fiddles, and Norwegian folk musicians have collaboratedwith colleagues from distant shores.
Folk music in the citiesPeople from the countryside have always settled in the cities and, obviously,fiddles and fiddlers came as well. Already in 1903, a spelemannslag was formedin Oslo, and up until the modern day many high-class fiddle players have joinedforces to create a dynamic environment in the capital city.Laget for folkemusikk (The Society for Folk Music) in Oslo was, for many years, acentre for this activity and fiddlers and dancers who had migrated to the cityfrom throughout the country have had regular social contact. These days, thereare also regular folk music evenings in some places in the capital and theimportance the culture club “Club 7” had for folk music and dance in Oslo mustnot be underestimated.Fiddlers have also met in Bergen for many years and the fiddle group,Fjellbekken, has played a central role. Many young folk musicians continue tostudy in Bergen, thus creating a strong folk scene there. Because these playerscome from different traditions, Bergen has become an important melting pot forfiddle playing.
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Folk music in the citiesPeople from the countryside have always settled in the cities and, obviously,<strong>fiddle</strong>s and <strong>fiddle</strong>rs came as well. Already in 1903, a spelemannslag was formedin Oslo, and up until the modern day many high-class <strong>fiddle</strong> players have joinedforces <strong>to</strong> create a dynamic environment in the capital city.Laget for folkemusikk (<strong>The</strong> Society for Folk Music) in Oslo was, for many years, acentre for th<strong>is</strong> activity and <strong>fiddle</strong>rs and dancers who had migrated <strong>to</strong> the cityfrom throughout the country have had regular social contact. <strong>The</strong>se days, thereare also regular folk music evenings in some places in the capital and theimportance the culture club “Club 7” had for folk music and dance in Oslo mustnot be underestimated.Fiddlers have also met in Bergen for many years and the <strong>fiddle</strong> group,Fjellbekken, has played a central role. Many young folk musicians continue <strong>to</strong>study in Bergen, thus creating a strong folk scene there. Because these playerscome from different <strong>traditions</strong>, Bergen has become an important melting pot for<strong>fiddle</strong> playing.
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