Sweden

Dargason – From John Playford to Gustav Holst – Be Creative when you play Melodies like this!

I have recently started working on a new tune with my student – Dargason. This tune goes back to John Playfords book about dancing – it just one line of music with instructions how to dance to the tune. On the abc notation website you can find this tune as well: This tune is related …

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Josefin’s Dopvals – A Great Waltz by Swedish Band Väsen with Nyckelharpa, Fiddle and Bouzouki

During one of the sessions at the European Mandolin and Guitar Academy in Trossingen a great slow waltz was played – Josefin’s Waltz. This tune has been composed by Roger Tallroth who plays guitar and bouzouki in the Swedish folk rock band Väsen. Mike Marshall told that he has played this tune very often when …

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The Nordic Sound: Pettersson & Fredriksson – Nyckelharpa & Mandola

Pettersson & Fredriksson – nyckelharpa and mandola (octave mandolin) – a great duo with a great nordic sound. Daniel Fredriksson was part of a project that I have just recently written about in this blog – the Magic Lute Project from the TFF Rudolstadt in 2009. Daniel Fredriksson plays the nordic mandola, an instrument that …

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