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I am looking to build a Moraharpa and I wondered in f anyone had a spare set of plans they could sell me, I coulp pay by Paypal. (I have tried to email Bjorn...
Hello to All Members of the Nyckelharpa Group! I am Mike Hulme and I have been playing the harpa for just under one month. I first encountered it at the St...
Mike-- Yeah, the nyckelharpa bug bites hard......good luck with your building project, and with learning to play the harpa! There are several harpa players in...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 15, 2004 11:13 pm
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The instrument is mechanically complex, hence the cost. I suggest that you look for a used instrument which is playable, but which has been well used;...
Kent Nilsson
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Aug 23, 2004 3:58 am
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Kent-- You could try Leif Alpsjö at www.nyckelharpa.com , he sometimes has used ones. He lives near Uppsala. Or maybe my friend Lennart Carlsson could...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 23, 2004 4:30 pm
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I give up! I know when it's hopeless! I have been playing nyckelharpa for 30 years now, although I have not been able to travel to Sweden for summer...
Hi Jim, No comments from this side...as I am just a beginner:-). But I do have one question; which tunes do you consider should be on everyone's list? I of...
The good old regional tunes are a matter of personal taste and preference, one which I share with you, Tim. In fact, I'll go further and express a preference...
Karen Myers
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Aug 24, 2004 9:47 pm
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Hi, I would also like to know what I should be expected to learn/know if I attended a stamma. Cheers, Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello Sheila, Thanks for your nice email. Yes, the bug bit hard, and I was so desperate to get hold of this 'harpa before anyone else that I had to make 9...
Mike-- Sounds like you're well on your way! And you're not the only person to have had to make multiple ATM visits to get a harpa! I just took my VISA card...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 24, 2004 11:25 pm
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Tim-- AHA! He has seen the light! The phenomenon you describe is part of the reason we included some modern tunes in the ANA allspel list. While the list was...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 24, 2004 11:25 pm
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OK, here's the ANA allspel list, edited to reflect things I have actually encountered in Uppland at the stämmor..... Boda Mattes polska Björklingelåten...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 24, 2004 11:47 pm
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Hello, I am looking for books on Swedish (or Scandinavian) folk music. They should be about things like: - harmonics, counterpoint and forms of Swed./Scand. ...
Klaus-- Unfortunately, given the obscurity of Swedish folk-music outside of Sweden, I don't think there are very many books in other languages. Two I know of...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 26, 2004 3:45 pm
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Hallo, I'm interested too in books (or websites?) about the topics KLaus indicated... Since I'm planning to learn some Swedish, I'm interested to know of any...
... would want just exactly THAT tune! The problem is, that there are several mutually exclusive versions of it, and I've never seen it written down the way...
Mike-- Swedish fiddlers use polska-bowing too....... Sheila ... From: mikehulme56 To: nyckelharpa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:22 AM ...
Sheila P. Morris
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Aug 31, 2004 2:17 am
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Hi all Scandophiles and lovers of nyckelharpa music in particular, There is all sorts new fandangled ways to get digital music files out to your audience these...
According to the Weedfiles FAQ, Mac and Linux support is coming soon... whatever "soon" means. That said, there is hope for the rest of us, so don't despair. ...
Hi Rita, Here I sit with my new MAC computer, so .... However, I am interested in Puma's DVD's. Must see how to order them. Good luck with your projects. PS ...
Leif Alpsjö will be in the Seattle area from Nov. 5-14. Below is a flyer indicating all of the events where he will present, together with a registration...
Dear Virginia, Hello! Sorry, not much time to write just now....my Dad and Auntie are visiting and I'll be driving them back home tomorrow....but wanted to...
Hi All! This is a heads-up to the five Swedish music oriented "lists" that I have a connection with ... All Songs Considered, NPR's Online Music Show, presents...
For anyone who's going to be within range, I thought I'd mention that Vasen is going to be performing at the Barnstormers Theater in Tamworth, NH on Saturday....
To nyckelharpa players and ambitious aspirants of all ages and skill levels: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! I am very happy (ecstatic in fact!) to announce the completion...
