Den Bortkomne Sauen

The weather has been much colder for the past few days, which is probably why this piece of music popped into my head and I thought I’d share it here. It’s a Norwegian folk song called Den Bortkomne Sauen (“The Lost Sheep”) and it’s played by Annbjørg Lien on Hardanger fiddle and Iver Kleive on pipe organ. In case you weren’t away the Hardanger fiddle is similar to a normal violin, which has four strings, but underneath them there are four or five others to produce sympathetic vibrations when the main strings are bowed. This makes for a very unique sound, and adds to the haunting atmosphere evoked by this piece.

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

The theme music for one of my all-time favourite movies, Fargo, released 30 years ago in 1996, was based on this tune which was originally written by the person who wrote all the best tunes, Trad…

P.S. I like this track so much I bought the whole album, Felefeber, which is wonderful!

#AnnbjørgLien #Fargo #Felefeber #HardangerFiddle #IverKleive

Ever seen a nyckelharpa? Me neither.
Thanks to @BernardBlue for the introduction to the wonderful Lodestar Trio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vc07wO3jf4&list=PLSlaa29EQHJ-j30IjySkCn24OWf7X83da&index=10

#music #bach #sundaylistening #nyckelharpa #hardangerfiddle

Erlend Apneseth – Song Over Støv Erlend Apneseth's love of the #Hardangerfiddle, Norway's national instrument, has led him on some spectacular journeys over the years.

2022's venture Nova found him exploring its evocative sounds on his own, ruminating on its harsh yet reflective tone. For the follow-up Song Over Støv, he has gathered a group of fellow travellers amongst whom are another three Hardanger players as well as another eight instrumentalists #jazz #folk https://freq.org.uk/reviews/erlend-apneseth-song-over-stov/