SET OF NORWEGIAN FIDDLE TUNES!

[chautauqua01]

The final tune is a Rorspols, which is well known in Minnesota and played by my band, Scandium.  I think that your playing is wonderful!

[Hikikomori013]

If it makes you feel better, Norway is only a country.You play the drone strings well enough that it doesn't need the sympathetic strings. i thought you did a good job playing it; even if it is out of tune.

[new50holland40]

eg kan spella harding fela

[akikowolf]

Do you play a hardangele (however it's spelled) like a normal fiddle? Or...well I'm confused as to where the resonant strings are and stuff. I'll look it up online...

[AleXzorZ]

@akikowolf

Well, you play it like a normal fiddle, in the sense that you stroke the strings with the bow etc, but the rythms and melodies of hardingfele tunes often varies from normal fiddle tunes.

You can find a couple of good hardingfele songs here on youtube, and then you can compare the playing style and melodies on those vids to videos with normal fiddle tunes.

Check out the user "Vikingskog" here on YT, he has uploaded quite a lot of different fiddle tunes etc ;)

[Katjablonder]

Well, doesn't matter what it is, is what you do with it. And as far as I can see you enjoy playing it don't you? Then keep it up and bring pride to your country. :) Good luck! ^_^ Says hello from Puerto Rico, my name's Christopher. :D

[lablover959]

Don't listen to these mean comments! I liked it!

[alakaramba]

please tune your violin before playing;) thanks!

[bertwindon]

I never realised I had been playing Norwegian tunes the other night. Must have had too much to drink !

[Larsensrock]

Totally my bad (see my comment from about 9 ms ago), the 2nd tune is Norwegian, it is Steffasgaardpols. I now have the transcription if anyone is interested.

[atalhlla]

That's a very nice looking fiddle! If I weren't so worried about harming the tone on my current baby (And, you know, scrimping for other more important things like an actual hardingfele... And rent.) then I'd totally do it up like that.

You don't sound too bad, And I think you'd have sounded better with an actual recording mic. ;) I did that myself. I recorded with the computer's built in mic and thought I was horrible! Then listened to myself on a real mic and surprised myself!

[gusthelesswise]

It's a vanlig fele isn't it? the hardingfele is the one with 4-5 under strings but this one has is like a regular violin though it's still norwegian sounding because of the thin strings and flat bridge. not to mention the decorations. nice vid

[simonlovald]

It is a Hardanger fiddle. You can see that from the carvings on the fiddle. It is much more decorated than a regular fiddle. But it sounds much better live. Recordings of hardanger fiddles always sounds strange :P

[Klezfiddle1]

As I mentioned in the "About This Video" section, the fiddle I play here, is NOT a Hardanger...it started out life as a £60 Stentor piece of junk!! It had potentially good tone, so I had the hideous"toffee apple" varnish hacked off & replaced it with this wonderful artwork (courtesy of Ken Thompson, Hobgoblin Music, Manchester, UK!)...to hopefully compensate, for my crappy self-taught fiddle playing "technique"!! ;o)

[OrjanPorjan]

i must agree with stupidnumberone this is not hardangerfiddle, but kudos for trying. proud to be acknowledged as a norwegian.

[Lucybpink]

Sounds... ugh... ok i am doing a project on Norwegian music so like is that a hardanger fiddle or not. is a just a regular violin?

[LittleUFreak]

It's not a regular violin. It's not the same sound, and a normal violin won't have all those decorations. It's at least not a baroque violin, and he says it's not hardanger fiddle, but I don't what kind it is.

[Klezfiddle1]

It's a regular crappy Stentor "violin"...encrusted with seriously pschedelic artwork - to hopefully compensate for my crappy self-taught playin "technique"! ;o) It sound different, as it is in open D tuning: ADAE

[stupidonr1]

You should tune your fiddle..! and practice more.. this is not how good hardanger fiddle music sounds like.. sorry mate..

[Klezfiddle1]

Sincere apologies for my rusty "rustic" playing "technique"! I am but a humble unpolished, self-taught folk fiddler...(who on this occasion could have benefited greatly from a nice, new fangled chromatic digital tuner!!)

[Frozenyak]

you should probably try playing to some drums or something, i think it would benefit you

[rapid287]

Nice looking violin the most beautiful that I have seen thou I don't understand in the sound so I can't tell if it is good vioin.

[manof1234]

no f..ing way. it's not a hardanger fiddle, and definitely not a "Nyckelharpa"

- Norwegian hardanger fiddle player.

[notblondeswede]

Oh ok. I'm not very good on knowing folk music instruments.

[Frozenyak]

a nyckelharpa is a big instrument that you play with a bow, but press on keys that push on the notes and you play it sort of like a guitar, on your stomach...

[cheekychoppyoppy]

love the violin sure if you were to polish your sound it would sound lovely! anyway lovely playin... :D

[thinkerartist]

Polish? I'm a classical violinist and violist and certainly strive for polish in Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, et al. But some of the most engaging *folk* music I have ever heard has been far from polished -- it is the ruggedness that gives it the charm. :-)

[Larsensrock]

The second tune is I think a Swedish pols of some kind I recognize it. It is possible to play hardanger tunes on the regular fiddle. It is just that the absence of sympathetic strings will make the fiddle less resonant and also the regular fiddle is tuned a whole step down from the hardanger and that also impacts tone. Nice job. If you want another tune to learn - check out my Ringnesen video, but bear in mind that it is tune up. I do have it transcribed, it is on my website.

[headhuntedd]

it's norwegian.

[passacaglia57]

"Unpolished" ? Why? Hey, brother, yours is pure genuine popular music! Congratulations!

[PillowDown]

kul fele, men vurder å skifte den mørkeste strengen.. den var litt dårlig lyd i..:/ men bra video;)

[MirthTones36]

You've got a lot going for you, but I think if you just lightened up on your bow, your sound would so much better! It sounds like you're choking the fiddle--you have to caress the sound out. Try playing as lightly as you can once, you might be surprised!

[whyamionfire1]

awesome-looking fiddle

[onestepcloserthetrut]

I love the this violin. Not only because it is norwegian. Its wasent really bad. But you should keep practise.

[AleXzorZ]

This is just a look-a-like, it's still only got 4 strings. Harding fiddles have 4 strings + 4/5 resonant strings that go through the bridge.

[Klezfiddle1]

I already explained that this is just an ordinary fiddle in the video description...with about £600 of fancy artwork painted on it - to hopefully compensate for my crappy, self-taught playing "technique"!;o)

[AleXzorZ]

Ah, okay, sorry :P

What are the names of those tunes?

I'm Norwegian and I listen to lots of Norwegian folk music, but I've never heard any of those :o

The playing is not that bad :)

[snowmannorth]

last time for this one !!

[snowmannorth]

please!!!!!

[swhiz]

get some lessons. I hate people that think they can show off on the violin and make a real horrible sound. I have one of these fiddles and yes it is amazing, but you suck.

[angusfhinn]

I like it. it's about the soul of the piece, not about how tonally perfect it can be. and to previous posters who are unaware, the Norwegian Hardingfele, or as north americans call it, the Hardanger fiddle, is tuned in various different ways depending on the reigon of Norway it came from and the type of tune being played. While this fiddle doesn't have the "sypathetic strings", it is still a great rendition. Good work, keep it up.

[Poodlepups]

keep it up! make a video of your hardanger close up, I love those things and wonder how they are made.

[maniac2011]

bra

godt å höre hardingfela er så få som spiller den her. keep it up

[jimgoodinmusic]

Frankly there's tremendous arrogance here criticizing what is clearly a passionate soul for his muse. Yes the performance is not perfect but doesn't matter, this fiddler has emotion and clearly love for the music and when those items are there nothing else matters. As it's said across the water from you, "more power to your elbow mate", keep fiddlin'

[vernicus151]

nice fiddle.

You REALLY need to watch where your fingers go, the tuning's screwed up (octaves are off) and I have a hard time believing it's meant to be like that.

[Klezfiddle1]

Apologies again, for my entirely self-taught "technique"!;o)

[eragon30]

Just keep practicin, i remember sounding like that(still do in fifth position) but i got first through fourth in five and a half years, so its possible. Just PRACTICE(with a tuner really helps) slowly and build up the speed as you go.

[1966oslo]

Horrible.........sounds like crap. You need to study some more Norwegian Hardingfele Music.

[mormalv]

Why not come with some CONSTRUCTIVE comments instead of just saying it's just crap..? If u are such an expert on the Hardanger fiddle that wouldn't be to much to ask...

[Pladask]

Pah, it's not that bad at all. Kudos from me, keep playing man!

[Jokkemokke]

This is not very well played.. Norwegian guy

[samhaindk]

Lyder rigtig godt! :)

Sounds very good :)

[filmarne]

HE PLAY VERY VERY BAD!!!!!

[per1602]

bra mann du er god:)

[PureJordal]

This is not well played at all =/

- Norwegian guy..

[Ballyvourney]

I love nordic tunes!!!

You can put other tunes?

The hallings are wonderful.

and your palying is awesome!

thanks

[Klezfiddle1]

Glad you like it! Unfortunately, these are the only 2 Norwegian tunes I so far know - I learnt them by ear from an obscure tape recording many years ago. Do you know anywhere where I can get more of this music, and any sheet music/recordings you can recommend? Thanks!

[fiddle4u]

I am an irish traditional fiddle plsyer

but this stuff hipnotises you --

jim,,,

[IrishDancir]

whew! nice violin!

[worldofurin]

its not a violin, its the hardanger fiddle

[worldofurin]

opsi, its meant to be harding fiddle

[Klezfiddle1]

Actually, it is just a regular 4 string fiddle- with some pretty fancy artwork I done to it(to hopefully compensate for my crap, self-taught playing "technique"!).I played this set in an open A tuning, to try to poorly immitate the amazing resonance of a TRUE Hardanger fiddle's sympathetic strings

[worldofurin]

dude the decorations is the harding fiddle ones, u should get hardingfele then. a harding fiddle has better tune and is more traditional.

[kokokobuffness]

Oh, KEWL!

[Rickdownunder28]

I love Norway! And it's music!

[worldofurin]

are you norwegian?

[Klezfiddle1]

Nope - I'm Scouse, unfortunately most definately NOT Scandinavian...erm, like...calm down! Ye know warra mean, like?!;o)

[banana51287]

You are awesome! I have been taking lessons for ten year and am still not brave enough to post a video on youtube. You are an inspiration and you sound really good by the way. Fiddle is a music that thrives in self taught musicians. Keep up the tradition and keep up the good work!

[Livelure]

fantastic, fantastic

Norway, yeah!

[Albertiine]

Glad you like us ;D

[guitarvirtuoso89]

That was excellent, well played! I liked it a lot! I enjoyed this piece of music, as I enjoy a lot of Norwegian folk music!

Although, this isn't a real hardingfele (but it looks fantastic!), but you've done an excellent job in impersonating the sound with the style you play! I wish I could play like you do with your "hardingfele" :)

You should try to learn something by Ole Bull, or Myllarguten! Ole Bull is the greatest composer to emerge from Norway, next to Grieg of course ;)

[Hravn]

Dont mind all the haters. Im glad u love Norwegian music:D ~Norwegian viking~

[popoaggie]

I was over there near Bergen, but never got a chance to hear any Hardanger fiddling. There are some groups in Minnesota that play it. The beginning and ending credits to the movie "FARGO" has Hardanger fiddle.

[CreativeCritisizm]

The Norse invaders must have brought this style back from Scotland !

[scosmos]

hlodynn needs to take the hardingfele out of his rumpe, ja?

[hlodynn]

Folks, don't be misled. This instrument is NOT a Hardanger fiddle/hardingfele. It is nothing but a bastardized violin. Anyone who truly knows hardingfeler laughs at those who claim they can "convert" violins. It isn't possible. Please don't insult true, rich Norwegian cultural traditions with such a cheap imitation. It cannot hold a candle to the real thing.

[Klezfiddle1]

I wasn't intending to "insult" anyone!!I just happen to be a humble, self-taught fiddle-player who just happens to like Norwegian music...surely this is "acceptable"??I have already explained that this is NOT a Hardangers fiddle - it is JUST a regular 4 string fiddle with some fancy artwork which I had painted on it on it...what is your "problem" with this??

[0pteryx]

The council of elders have reconciled the dispute and decided that we shall not behead you with a long axe. However, we demand that you play the wretched tune "Herr Mannelig" in mockery of the Swedes, this will be sufficient to make amends.

[haartufs]

You need to learn yourself Fanitullen.

I tried learning this instrument once as well, but my limbs are to stiff to handle a bow.

[ijerry1]

If you convert a violin be sure to put in larger blocks - about one third bigger than violin ones to take the stress of the extra strings

[toronto55]

Thank you for keeping old culture music relevant and interesting.

[seisflutes]

I'd be interested in hearing more about the transformation of your fiddle from varnish encrusted to funky. I'm into Irish music, but have recently been developing an interest in the hardanger fiddle, and have been thinking of converting my crappy bright orange fiddle into an approximation of one. I hadn't thought much about decoration, but it would be cool. Do you know what was done as far as removing varnish, what kind of paint, etc. ?

[Klezfiddle1]

Ken Thompson of Hobgoblin Music,Manchester,did the wonderful transformation on mine - have you read my description?He also can convert regular violins into Hardangers!I had one of these converted fiddles of his for many years,which I had to sadly sell.When I found this great-sounding,formerly "toffee apple varnish encrusted" Stentor fiddle which I bought for £60,I thought this would be a great opportunity to have the same artwork he put on my Hardanger painted onto THIS one!

[motstraumen]

Ikkje så verst. Not too bad...Of course the modern Norwegian fiddlers are so polished that they might comment, but when you hear the fiddlers of my grandfathers day you approach them very closely. Tusen Takk.

[vldas]

very interesting song, you play goood

[slowedkalimero]

You`re very good!

[Motstand13]

Nice going, keep the norwegian culture alive!

[FenrirUlf]

Excellent work, especially considering you are self taught. You have a gift. Sounds like hardanger fiddle to me, and I've heard lots of it! Keep playing! Suzie

[zaivanbuijs]

Why apologise, sounds fine to me :)