SYMPATHETIC STRINGS highlights the fiddle makers, musicians, dancers and apprentices who have formed an ardent, close-knit community of folk tradition practice around Norway’s beloved national ...

Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...

This evocation of an aspect of country life is part of a radical reinterpretation of Edvard Grieg’s 19 Norske Folkeviser (19 Norwegian Folk Songs), composed in 1896. The first piece in the cycle is ...

Harvey, who lives in Sioux City, began playing the Hardanger fiddle, a traditional Norwegian folk instrument, about a year ago, and it has completely changed her musical perspective. She owns two and ...

The Holmen Area Historical Society will explore musical roots with a discussion of the Norwegian hardanger fiddle, sometimes called the national instrument of Norway. Elizabeth Becker will be on hand ...

We enjoyed a visit recently from QQQ, an avant-Norwegian-fiddle-folk-band. Band leader and Princeton University Music Professor Dan Trueman plays a traditional Hardanger fiddle, distinctive for its ...

The violin that called Tolkien’s hobbits to their quest and sounded the defence of Rohan against an orc army is to be auctioned next month. Owned and played by former All-Ireland champion fiddle ...

The group is based out of Fargo, with members ranging in skills from professional musicians to beginners, and in age from teenagers to senior citizens. All specialize in playing the Hardanger fiddle, ...

SVER play epic Nordic folk music with relentless energy and a seductive spark. Ranging from dreamy to a swinging, pounding and sweaty madness, SVER’s music invites listeners into the sonic party. SVER ...