Who was the maker of your hardanger fiddle? Is this person still making them. I know there are a few makers in the US. Just curious. I always wanted to get one.
Who was the maker of your hardanger fiddle? Is this person still making them. I know there are a few makers in the US. Just curious. I always wanted to get one.
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Wasn't it Tom Jessen?
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
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Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Chap by the name of Owen - unfortunately I dont recall his full name. It was a random ebay find.
So this ratty old lightweight bow does better on guts/worse on metal.. https://youtu.be/UBJuyYIvflg
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
What's my fiddle doing on someone else's bed!?
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
That was a "professional fiddler" he had demo it.
Btw, I asked him why he was selling it. He replied, " To build more.." So, maybe he'll have another ready soon.
Back to tunes. I came across my old copy of the Lindley/Kaiser compilation "Sweet Sunny North," on which there are several nice tunes. Here's one I might learn next: https://youtu.be/heluFpbTRGE
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Ya, and vol. II (also available on YT) is chock-full of good tunes.
I love how much sound these small fiddles produce, and with an economy of motion.. I learned this version of Fanten most recently: https://youtu.be/GJx_mrpXHmA
I love Patrik Andersson's bowing on that tune. For convenience:
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
I love this tune by Patrik especially with those harmonics. I was just listening to an Mississippi tune called "Farewell Whiskey" played by John Hatcher that has similar haunting harmonics.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Ya, that stuff is great. That piece by caoimhin o'rallagheigh (I posted here years ago) has a similar bit of melody.. The instrument can be so subtle..
https://youtu.be/R48lXNaeT00
... https://youtu.be/LhQhtwV7QoE
Btw, some Bernt Balchen.. https://youtu.be/O4Wbb9Jmnpg
Last edited by catmandu2; Jul-12-2019 at 12:26am.
Dang! Y'all are making me want one!
Mandolin: Kentucky KM150
Other instruments: way too many, and yet, not nearly enough.
My blog: https://theoffgridmusician.music.blog/
My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChF...yWuaTrtB4YORAg
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africanbanjogunnar/
Free backing tracks:
https://backingtrackers.wordpress.com/
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
The music and Halvard Bjorgum: https://youtu.be/A9rTBFeqo8g
Im at my laptop today, so can put up vids..
Nevermind...I stuck it over on the fiddle forum.
Last edited by catmandu2; Jul-21-2019 at 8:23pm.
Btw, that's the forum here https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/g...514&do=discuss (our fiddle group).
I've been playing hdgfl more lately. There's a lot of snow and trees and nature that inspire me.
Last edited by catmandu2; Nov-13-2020 at 2:30am.
I find I turn to the music with the season change. I love the cascading flow of the Hardanger styles in the winter.
Eoin
"Forget that anyone is listening to you and always listen to yourself" - Fryderyk Chopin
Me as well Beanzy. I live in the snowy north country and the hdgfl music is the perfect complement to a day of skiing in the woods - although ornaments are difficult with frozen fingers!
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