Väsen Street

Swedish trio Väsen perform "Väsen Street" live at the Nordic Roots Festival, 9/26/2008 in Minneapolis, MN, USA.Video courtesy Minneapolis Television Network (http://www.mtn.org/), ⓒ 2009 NorthSide (East Side, Inc.) (http://www.noside.com/)

Sound mixing: John Scherf

Viola: Mikael Marin
Nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle): Olov Johansson
Guitar: Roger Tallroth

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Väsen
• Vasen
• Swedish
• folk music
• nyckelharpa
• Cedar
• Nordic
• NorthSide

[lelapindore]

In my opinion Väsen is the best nordic band by far, such virtuoso musicians! and the sound they produce together is so masterfully crafted, incredibly cohesive!

[YetiBerra]

Loving it...

so nice

[chloe2shoes]

truly, from appreciation a small USA town named a street after this band; vasen street.

[trevafolk]

In three years, Treva will play this festival. Mark my words!

[MrBurner252]

yuckkyyy teresa :p

[splaticon5]

Great stuff! I especially like that deep, full sound of Tallroth's guitar. That and his percussive way of playing

[TheNeddyeddy]

Is there a transcription of this? I was going to order your sheet music book off your website but it doesn't have this piece. COuld I buy the sheet music to this please???

[Inte100]

I think the correct translation for nyckelharpa is key fiddle.

[yxol]

@Sponger500 Nyckelharpa

[Sponger500]

what instrument is the man in the middle playing?

[lelapindore]

@clorofilazul

Hedningarna is one of my favorite bands of all time, I do hope both groups continue playing this wonderful music

[niure86]

@fatdanios It's a "nyckelharpa" (keyed harp). It was quite popular all over europe in the later medieval period, but the tradition more or less died out apart from some places in eastern sweden, especially the region of Uppland.