#3676: New Music for Hardanger Fiddle

New Sounds | Jun 11, 2017

Listen to new music for the instrument from Southwestern Norway known as the Hardanger fiddle, (or hardingfele), but of course there’s a twist. For this New Sounds, there’s post-rock, world music, electroacoustic music, and even an Irish-American duet on this Norwegian instrument – with music from Scotland, Ireland, and the U.S. Hear the collaborative recording between Hardanger fiddle master Nils Økland and the post-rock duo The Low Frequency In Stereo, called Lumen Drones – which comes off as a psychedelic drone band.

Hardanger fiddle

Then, listen to music from the octogenarian bard Robin Williamson (of Incredible String Band reknown), along with violist Mat Maneri and drummer Ches Smith. Then, hear a duo record from Caoimhin O Raghallaigh (of The Gloaming) and Dan Trueman (founder of Princeton Laptop Orchestra), which stretches and recombines the DNA of Norwegian folk and Irish trad fiddling on a 10-stringed instrument, the Hardanger d’Amore. Plus, there’s music from the Hardanger’s likely ancestor, the viola d’amore, by composer/violist Garth Knox, and more.

PROGRAM #3676 Hardanger Fiddle Music (First aired on 12/23/2014)

ARTIST: Lumen Drones (Nils Okland/Per Steinar Lie/Orjan Haaland)
WORK: Dark Sea [3:54]
RECORDING: Lumen Drones
SOURCE: ECM 2434
INFO: ecmrecords.com

ARTIST: Annbjørg Lien
WORK: Aja [6:27]
RECORDING: Baba Yaga
SOURCE: North Side #6044 / Grappa , Musikkforlag GRCD 4158
INFO: annbjorglien.com

ARTIST: Robin Williamson w/ Mat Maneri, viola and Ches Smith, drums
WORK: Our Evening Walk [5:40]
RECORDING: Trusting In The Rising Light
SOURCE: ECM 2393
INFO: ecmrecords.com

ARTIST: Steve Tibbetts & Knut Hamre
WORK: Bygdatråen [6:00]
RECORDING: Å
SOURCE: Hannibal #1438
INFO: stevetibbetts.com

ARTIST: Lumen Drones (Nils Okland/Per Steinar Lie/Orjan Haaland)
WORK: Keelwater [6:15]
RECORDING: Lumen Drones
SOURCE: ECM 2434
INFO: ecmrecords.com

ARTIST: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Dan Trueman
WORK: fead an iolair [4:02]
RECORDING: Laghdú
SOURCE: store.irishmusic.net

ARTIST: Carla Kihlstedt
WORK: Hold My Own [5:00]
RECORDING: Borrowed Arms
SOURCE: kihlstedtbossi.bandcamp.com

ARTIST: Garth Knox
WORK: Malor me bat (2004) [4:54]
RECORDING: D'Amore
SOURCE: ECM 1925
INFO: ecmrecords.com

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