Diggers Tuesday session
Another great session at the Diggers (the monthly Tuesday group this time). Harpacam in action again! Need to get Edinburgh […]
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Chromatic nyckelharpa, Fiddle
esf at the Diggers
Great Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers session at the Diggers this evening – took both fiddle and nyckelharpa and both got a
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Northern Streams 2016 – 2
Back from a great day of music at the Northern Streams festival; the nyckelharpa had a lot of exercise in
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Northern Streams 2016 – 1
Just got back from the first Edinburgh concert of this year’s Northern Streams festival which was great. Sally Simpson and
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Diggers session again
Another session at the Diggers – mostly fiddlers but the nyckelharpa had a good time. Tidlösa Valsen proved popular again
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Wigtown session
Harpacam photos at the session in what was the Wigtown Ploughman yesterday afternoon. A great time had, the harpa enjoyed
Replacing sympathetic strings
The top four and bottom four sympathetic strings now replaced. A lovely gold colour! (They are brass.)
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Nyckelharpa at the ceilidh
Well the Comunn Tìr nam Beann Dùn Èideann ceilidh went well – I did two 15 minute slots and several
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Nyckelharpa at a (proper) ceilidh
So – I’ve managed to infiltrate the Edinburgh Gaelic scene with my nyckelharpa 😉 – looking forward to it.
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Nyckelharpa out at an Edinburgh session
Great session at the Diggers this evening – the nyckelharpa having an outing at an Edinburgh session for a change.
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Swedish fiddle music
Enjoyed our Yuletide session yesterday (yes, two in two days!) – lots of tunes played, songs sung, food eaten, drink
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Nyckelharpa and erhu!
Thanks to Anne, Dennis and family for today’s session. Here’s a good combination – nyckelharpa and Steven’s erhu. We even
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
A nyckelharpa at the Fiddle Festival
The nyckelharpa had a bit of an outing over the last two days in the session at the Scots Fiddle
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A trip north with the nyckelharpa
Last Wednesday Jean Cameron (who I had met at Halsway) and I were at the Fèis Rois session at the
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Microwave Band at the GMRT 2015
The “Microwave Band” entertaining guests at the dinner for the 2015 GMRT. Ian White GM3SEK on melodeon, Nadine White MM0WNW
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The case is finished
The case for my nyckelharpa is (nearly) finished. There is even room for strings in the box at top left!
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Chromatic nyckelharpa
Vicki’s Halsway teaser for 2016
A nice video from Vicki Swan to encourage people to come next year. No encouragement needed for me! I can
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Halsway 2015
Here’s a photo of all of us, as long as Facebook maintains the link: https://www.facebook.com/UKNyckelharpaProject/photos/a.944843248942063.1073741830.140950379331358/944853308941057/?type=3&theater Got back today from the
Chromatic nyckelharpa
Hezelius Hedin – Himlapolskan / Da Lounge Bar
Found this on YouTube after being pointed at the tune “Da Lounge Bar” by Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers. I’ve been playing
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Recent nyckelharpa activity
Not content with seeing Frigg and Väsen (plus Chris Stout, Catriona McKay and the Scottish Ensemble) at a superb concert
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Nyckelharpa custom flight case
Making progress with the new custom case for the nyckelharpa. It will take a while to fit out though! It
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