There isn't much chat about hardanger fdl online that I've found over the years. I thought I might try to put my experiences learning hdgfl here .. Last year I learned a handful of tunes, then spent most of the time playing accordion, refurbishing an old harp, buying a house, home-schooling kids.. We got big snow a few weeks ago and I picked up the fdl again.. Still haven't the right bow, but using what I have. The wind and forests and snow inspire me.
I read the Knut Hamre/Benedicte maurseth book - "To be nothing" - quite a look into S Nors trad.
Cool rendition of Nordafjolls - reminds me of the early Alan Stivell celtique albums
Hauk Buen passed on the first of March. "Rosa" is particularly evocative for me.
Strings article. https://stringsmagazine.com/a-trip-t...-to-make-them/
Knut Hamre, Hallvard Bjorgum, et al.
The Buens and Shetland folk festival/ Tom Anderson
I missed hdgfl this past fall and winter; i break it out as soon as the snow flies but last year it had to go to the shop - until this month when i got it back. THEN tailpiece fastener broke and i had to reattach the tailpiece Restringing a hdgfl is not my favorite.
A bit of devil on the wine keg - the pizz section is said to be the devil's heels knocking on the barrel.