First session for the nyckelharpa
Great session in the Wigtown Ploughman (now the Craft restaurant – 2018) yesterday afternoon – the nyckelharpa had its first […]
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
2014
On yer bike!
Found the bits of Malcolm’s bike in the stairwell – have reinstated it to the land of the living –
Chromatic nyckelharpa
Minnie o’ Shirva’s Cradle Song
I’ve added a few more nyckelharpa tunes to Soundcloud. Playing is gradually improving! There are a couple of old Shetland
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I love baseball!
At the Toronto Blue Jays baseball game a week or so ago – Malcolm introduced us to this wonderful game!
Chromatic nyckelharpa
Polska från Öland
Well I need to practice a lot more, but at least you’re able to hear what it sounds like! I’ve
Proud owner of a three-row chromatic nyckelharpa
My lovely new nyckelharpa, collected a week ago from Olle Plahn.
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Life
Nuisance phone calls
Just had an unwanted phone call clearly from a call centre – trying to sell me – guess what –
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Fiddle
Isle of Whithorn Session
Took the fiddle to a great session at the Steam Packet Inn in Isle of Whithorn yesterday afternoon. Very friendly
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Clarsach
EIHF 2014 – 3
A first go at recording the pibroch Karen Marshalsay taught us on the EIHF course. Lots of practising needed yet
Clarsach
EIHF 2014 – 2
Thank you Karen Marshalsay for the great introduction to pibroch on the wire strung harp at the The Clarsach Society
Clarsach
EIHF 2014 – 1
Just had a great first day at The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival (Facebook won’t let me shorten
Fiddle
Fiddle workshop at Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers
Have enjoyed a great fiddle workshop at Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers – with Andrew Gifford from Fiddlers Bid. Brilliant!
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Crocuses in Morningside
The crocuses at the bottom of Morningside are lovely just now. Is spring coming?
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Fiddle
Sassermaet supper with Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers
Just back from the Edinburgh (and district!) Shetland Association’s ‘sassermaet supper’. Yum! Was part of the entertainment with the Edinburgh
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Life
Celtic Connections 2014 – 2
Back from Glasgow again – another great concert, Vasen this time – nyckelharpa, 5-string viola and guitar. Here they are
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Life
Celtic Connections 2014 – 1
Just got back from Glasgow – a Celtic Connections concert with ‘Northern Lights’. A fantastic project – they only got
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Astronomy
Stargazing Live
This is about the only real science on the BBC at present. Such a small amount of time devoted to