?Two major facets of traditional Norwegian music: the beguiling richness of ancient melodies in ballads, love songs, wedding marches, dance-tunes, nursery rhymes, lullabies, coupled with the singular charm of hardingfele music, a singular violin considered the king of Norwegian instruments. The hardingfele (fiddle from Hardanger), richly decorated with bone and mother-of-pearl-inlay, and "rose painting", and has four or five sympathetic strings, is a prominent member of the fiddle family, due to it's make, tunings, and the particular richness and diversity of it's regional styles and repertoire. The playing of hardingfele music has been a lasting tradition for nearly three centuries. Even today, airs and musical style are passed on orally. Several terms are frequently employed for vocal repertoire in Norway. In the first category, the words stev (sung poem), vise (popular song) and kveding (recitation) are often used. Depending on the type, a stev or vise can be recited or sung; the term vise stresses the importance given to the text. Songs for shepherds and herdsmen, dance, and cradle songs represent other forms of vocal tradition. Laling and lokking are used to call in the animals, or to re-unite people separated by great distances. As well as the wordless tralling, tulling or hulling, there is the slÃ¥ttestev, whose rhythm is more important than the words or the meaning.

Tracklist:

Halling Etter Gabriel Reed
Springar Etter Peder Straumen
Kari, Kari
Skraddarlatten
Halt Halvord
Rotnheims-Knut
Ja, dÃ¥ e va Litin
Springa Etter Ola Reieshagen
Store Gud og Frelsermand
Ja, e Huska Vel ei Gong
Springar Etter Johannes Holsen
BrureslÃ¥tt Etter Peder Straumen
Nattergalen
Springar Etter Torger Hegge
Liten va Guten
Springar av Vidar Underseth
Kitte, Kitte
LydarlÃ¥tt Etter Ola Okshovd
Heimreisa
Sorg Aldri du Min Pike
Gudvangen, Gangar Etter Anders Sagen
Hvad er Det Godt at Lande
BrureslÃ¥tt Etter Abraham Malvaer
Hatelelien
Rettno Kjeme
Lagdajordin
Det Sprang ein Liten Gut
Halling Etter Peder Straumen
Hei, So Dansa Jenta Mi
LÃ¥tten Henne Ragnhildi Rolandsgarde
SjÃ¥heimen

UPC: 3415820000692
Label: Ocora France
Release Date: 3.24.23
Format: CD

Underseth / Gulbrandsen / Braten - Norway - Song & Hardingfele (CD)