Who was the maker of your hardanger fiddle? Is this person still making them. I know there are a few makers in the US. Just curious. I always wanted to get one.
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Who was the maker of your hardanger fiddle? Is this person still making them. I know there are a few makers in the US. Just curious. I always wanted to get one.
Wasn't it Tom Jessen?
Chap by the name of Owen - unfortunately I dont recall his full name. It was a random ebay find.
So this ratty old lightweight bow does better on guts/worse on metal.. https://youtu.be/UBJuyYIvflg
Is this one yours?
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What's my fiddle doing on someone else's bed!? :)
That must be Owen's bed. And I think this is a video of Owen playing a decidedly un-hardanger fiddle tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIecKt1PBFU
That was a "professional fiddler" he had demo it.
Btw, I asked him why he was selling it. He replied, " To build more.." So, maybe he'll have another ready soon.
Back to tunes. I came across my old copy of the Lindley/Kaiser compilation "Sweet Sunny North," on which there are several nice tunes. Here's one I might learn next: https://youtu.be/heluFpbTRGE
Ya, and vol. II (also available on YT) is chock-full of good tunes.
I love how much sound these small fiddles produce, and with an economy of motion.. I learned this version of Fanten most recently: https://youtu.be/GJx_mrpXHmA
I love Patrik Andersson's bowing on that tune. For convenience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJx_mrpXHmA
I love this tune by Patrik especially with those harmonics. I was just listening to an Mississippi tune called "Farewell Whiskey" played by John Hatcher that has similar haunting harmonics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSzX77WUDZA
Ya, that stuff is great. That piece by caoimhin o'rallagheigh (I posted here years ago) has a similar bit of melody.. The instrument can be so subtle..
https://youtu.be/R48lXNaeT00
... https://youtu.be/LhQhtwV7QoE
Btw, some Bernt Balchen.. https://youtu.be/O4Wbb9Jmnpg
Dang! Y'all are making me want one! :crying::popcorn:
In that tune it sounds like he is playing quartertones...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Wbb9Jmnpg
The music and Halvard Bjorgum: https://youtu.be/A9rTBFeqo8g
Im at my laptop today, so can put up vids..
https://youtu.be/A9rTBFeqo8g
https://youtu.be/heluFpbTRGE
https://youtu.be/lnmKEvN3Kp0
Nevermind...I stuck it over on the fiddle forum.
Btw, that's the forum here https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/g...514&do=discuss (our fiddle group).
I've been playing hdgfl more lately. There's a lot of snow and trees and nature that inspire me.
I find I turn to the music with the season change. I love the cascading flow of the Hardanger styles in the winter.
Me as well Beanzy. I live in the snowy north country and the hdgfl music is the perfect complement to a day of skiing in the woods - although ornaments are difficult with frozen fingers!