Annbjorg Lien

[kisza93]

I love her<3

[1herjir]

Goood girl :)))

[rickgriffin83]

That's the most ridiculously good bow control i've ever seen. AMAZING!

[awhowahman]

Perhaps it should be illegal to be able to play so beautifully and to be beautiful at the same time. Ha! What a lovely fiddler.

[Cleverhill]

@awhowahman It's a fairy for sure (a hulder in person) :-)

[awhowahman]

@Cleverhill HA! No doubt you are right. I had to look up "hulder," but I agree.

[goodboring]

Although I love A.L. and the hardingfele, can anyone tell me why the instrument usually sounds a little 'sharp'? (That may be one reason I'm drawn to it!)

[F0NIX]

@goodboring The hardingfele may sound a bit "sharp" because of the 4-5 extra strings that are "play-along" strings under the ordinary strings.

[keixoun]

@goodboring I read the wood used to buling hardingfele is thinner then usual violins... perhaps this is the reason?

[Aasmundar]

Vi har noen skatter her i Norge og hun er absolutt en av dem...

[lunhil12]

Discovered her on iTunes, I love it.



[Katjablonder]

I love it so much, I even downloaded it for my Mp3. :))))

[CinnAlla]

Okay, I think I've got it - "Knepphallingen" (pardon my Norwegian)

[CinnAlla]

What is the name of this tune, anyone?

[corinne54]

Wonderful performance. I'd never heard of this instrument before. 

[kazioDK]

Yes! Sådan skal det være!

[tarannon]

I love when she grins at the camera.

[irateofwatford]

@tarannon Man, I love it when she plays! I want more!

[tkrokli]

Alltid hyggelig å se en utøver som er så dyktig og flink til å spille at de fortjener å bli kalt VIRTUOS. Nok til å få meg til å smile, ihvertfall! :-D

[mariusmjenssen]

God på hardingfela ja. Fint å høre.

[Katjablonder]

I feel so glad when I enjoy this. :D

[MonicaNelly]

shes one with the instrument.... :)

[Katjablonder]

Oh wow! It's really amazing! tehehehe :D ^_^ Name's Christopher, I'm from Puerto Rico. I really like how this fiddle sounds and how she plays it. :D I'm going to keep track on her. yay!

[karensolgard]

@AuldViolin It's actually the opposite. The violin family is a newer version of stringed instruments in Europe which had sympathetic strings. We don't spend much time in our music history lessons on the Renaissance and Early Baroque. With the advent of tempered tuning, all families of instruments adapted. Think the modern flutes, oboe, French horn, trumpet, even trombone in orchestras. In parts of Sweden there are also regular looking violins that have sympathetic strings.

[veles666]

noen som kan anbefale mer folke musikk med harding fele?

[PressAltF4plz]

@veles666

ja jeg har en, su meg i rasshølet

[veles666]

@PressAltF4plz desverre så er jeg ikke en liten homsegutt slik som du er!

[troelsnybo]

Beautifull music. Ugly misspelling.

[pankter]

Hvor får jeg tak i notene ?

[karensolgard]

You could learn by ear. That's what most of the world does to learn music.

[Bronzecaster67]

Mycket bra !! Det svänger & spritter-lekfull musik

[kvg1979]

ho får jaggu den skrikete fela til å låte ganske stilig

[sarahelin1975]

Anbjørg Lien med hardingfela. DET er musikk det...

[anjilala]

Now that was lovely, and I've been saved from feeling like to be a fiddle player, I have to look like a total dork and half dead as well lol there's hope!! beautiful to listen too and watch thank you

[makrelll]

Respect for the elder, please! You'll get there soon enough. ; )

[toronto55]

Norway is I believe the only country to use this 8-stringed violin.I think it's there invention,too.Beautiful.A rare sound not for everybody,but it has its' place.

[ellgrerog]

It's origialy for Asia, but is modifyed in Norway. I think it's more often used in Norway today.

[felenisse]

The Harddanger Fiddle is a norwegian instrument with rooths in Norway. It is possible that it exists a similiar instrument in Asia, but if so it has nothing to do to with this instrument...

[ellgrerog]

Jeg tar det på norsk jeg ;)

Fela i norge har opprinnelse fra et strenginstrument fra Asia.

Utover på 1700-tallet kom felene fra sørover i Europa fra de kjente og "moderne" fiolinene derfra. Etterhvert tok man og spleiset disse to instrumentene med overstrenger og ressonansstrenger.

Kile: Ekko 1

(Musikkhistoriebok som brukes på musikklinjer i hele norge)

[histerics3]

not true, popular conceptions of history have grossly underestimated the influence of Asia. The first bowed string instruments originated in the middle east, traveled through Spain and Italy some 1500 years ago, and found their way North over time and evolved as they went. European culture is permeated through and through with the influence of Asia. I wouldn't say the harddanger has nothing to do with Asia - very distant, long lost relatives.

[fws88]

hardingfela<3

[OleMauritz]

Well, this one. Sweden has a similar instrument Låtfiol. Though ours is much better.

[karensolgard]

Not Norway's invention, but they didn't "progress" to the modern violin in parts of Norway. The Hardanger fiddle may be uniquely Norwegian, but sympathetic strings are not unique to Norway.

[HazyDenton]

maron my fucking ears!

[dixiecowboy78]

i have a hardanger, but not skilled enough to play by ear well. anyone ever seen sheet music for this?

[ellgrerog]

It's tradition to learn all this type music by ear so it's rear to find on sheet.

[stupidonr1]

You can find a lot of sheets for hardanger fiddle music in some books called "Hardingfeleverket".

[novokarpati]

I have 3 CDs of nordic fiddle music, it just rocks, love this stuff...of course the Ukies/Russkies/Czech/etc/etc all have theirs, This just stirs the soul,...ancestral/genetic memories I suppose. Iz Bohom, myk

[BlackDestination2089]

esto si me raya... the music is very good!

[SELFproclaimedVIRGIN]

I LOVE annbjorg

[1966oslo]

Meget Bra.....!!

[skralif321]

Supa funky fresh

[SELFproclaimedVIRGIN]

i love you... ann

[brainwasher9876]

Excellent control of left hand pizzicato:) is it ann being awesome or does the hardingfele just sound naturally better than the violin in pizzicato?

[shiromori]

Bit of both, I think. The hardingfele is tuned at a higher pitch than the violin, so (to my ears, anyway), it has a clearer tone.

[PillowDown]

Utrolig bra:D Digger Knepphallingen!:)

[cdelalora]

it's great ! very well played

[GAKDragon]

what's the name of the song(s)?

[luseblus]

This is a traditional dance piece called "Knepphallingen" (The Plucked Halling)

[MokkaViking]

No it is 4 i think.. :)

[newmillshaker]

yep 8 strings...met her and her beautiful fiddle last week.

4 strings under the bridge....

[BlackRaven87]

WOW, great. Is that 8 strings on there?

[honeyspur]

One of my favorites from Annbjorg!!

[blankplanet]

mega cool chick

[LODBURZUM]

Awesome!

[fiddle4u]

Back again Sober this Time- Annbjorg Lien ..

What I ment to say was =

Really really brill,, From an irish fiddler

oh! God how Lovely..

jim,,,,

[lyargutten]

Really awesome norwegian style there Annbjorg! Nice!!

[fiddle4u]

Really really brill an irish fiddler

but oh god god--

jim,,,,

[Aoife222]

Brilliant fiddler! Great song! I love the sound of the Hardanger. Very pretty.

[losttribe21]

I'm in LOVE! Sound and Flesh and Soul, beautiful!

[WhiteTiger333]

Me, again. I'm new to awareness of the Hardanger fiddle. Every time I listen to this and watch it, I'm gaining more appreciation of this instrument. The gorgeous, skilled and delightfully playful qualities of the fiddler just adds to the appreciation!

[WhiteTiger333]

Sweet! Love her outfit, too. :)