• Valdresspel i Amerika (CD)

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  Solo Hardanger fiddle music from Valdres, Norway. Nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannprisen) and a Norwegian Folk Music Award (Folkelarmprisen).
  
  During the main period of Norwegian emigration to North America – an era spanning from approximately 1825 to 1925 – around 60 Hardanger fiddle players from the Valdres district emigrated to North America. This recording presents interpretions of tunes from the repertoires of five of the foremost emigrant Hardanger fiddlers from Valdres: Arne Steinsrud (1799–1878), Bendik i Nø’n (1827–1882), Knut Sjåheim (1849–1908), Trond Eltun (1823–1896), and Oscar Hamrey (1884–1943). All five fiddlers were important bearers of the Hardanger fiddle tradition
  from Valdres (a tradition I have chosen to call valdresspel), and each of them found unique and innovative ways to share their music in their new homeland.
  
  For years, I have been fascinated by these emigrant fiddlers, and the process of digging into their music and personal histories has been a great adventure. In order to recreate repertoire linked to the five selected fiddlers, I have used a wide range of source material, including transcriptions and archive recordings. My own playing style has also played a signi ficant role in my interpretations. The tunes on this recording therefore constitute an exciting and lesser-known part of the Hardanger fiddle tradition from Valdres.
  
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