Friday 22 December 2017

När Juldagsmorgon Glimmar

Hello!
On this last Friday before Christmas I have my final #Christmas #nyckelharpa #tunefriday. När juldagsmorgon glimmar.  Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Friday 15 December 2017

Down in Yon Forest

Hello!
It's #Christmas #tunefriday again. :) This week we have Down in Yon Forest - a great old carol all about the birth of Jesus. Enjoy!
:))
Vicki



Friday 8 December 2017

Gläns Över Sjö och Strand

Hello!
It's time for a second #Christmas #tunefriday - Gläns Över Sjö och Strand.
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki





Friday 24 November 2017

Italian Rant

Hello!
This week I thought I do a tune that was playable on the standard three row chromatic nyckelharpa and the moraharpa. There might be a few of these coming up over the next little while. :)
So this week we have The Italian Rant. It's in Playford's Dancing Master, but is a tune dating back to the start of the 1600s from Italy. (Oddly enough!) Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Friday 20 October 2017

Gånglåt i Sorg

Hello!
This week we have the saddest tune of all time, Gånglåt i Sorg after August Strömberg. I chose to play it on the pipes and then swapped out the two pipe parts for nyckelharpa parts to make it into a #tunefriday.
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki



Friday 13 October 2017

Cuckolds All in a Row

Hello!
This week we have Cuckolds All in a Row, a great little Playford Dance tune.
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Friday 8 September 2017

Elegy

Hello!
This week's #tunefriday is an unusual one. Filmed at the Halsway Manor Harpas at Halsway Nyckelharpa Weekend 2017 it is a tune that Jonny wrote for me many years ago. It was actually written for double bass, but once I got my cello pitched nyckelharpa (oktavharpa) it was obvious that it was meant for this instrument! It is quite playable on a standard nyckelharpa. My oktavharpa is tuned with a D string, but this won't cause any problems for C tuned harpa players.
Download the dots and the piano parts in pdf format. I ask only one thing - if you perform it I'd like to hear it! Film it, record it, but play it and then send it on! (I just want to hear it!)

Elegy treble clef nyckelharpa part.pdf
Elegy bass clef oktavharpa part.pdf
Elegy bass clef piano.pdf

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Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Friday 1 September 2017

Sticky G&T

Hello!
I'm a little behind with my videos because I left my camera at Halsway Manor. So I'm going to have to work hard to catch up again! This week the tune is a tune that I wrote as a five note beginner tune, but it's taken about 6 months for me to get to grips with it and decide that I actually really love it! So here is Sticky G&T. (It's a long story!)
:)
Vicki


(The bottom title says G major - it shouldn't - it should say G minor!! I need to change that!)

Friday 28 July 2017

Gathering Peasecods

Hello!
It's another Playford tune this week. Gathering Peascods. Another great tune and also a great dance.
Enjoy
:)
Vicki



Friday 21 July 2017

Nobody's Jig

Hello!
This week we have a tune from the Playford Dancing Master - Nobody's Jig.
A great tune and a great dance!
Enjoy.
:)
Vicki




Friday 7 July 2017

Speed the Plough

Hello,
This week I thought I'd play the good old favourite, Speed the Plough.
Enjoy!
:)
Vicki



Friday 5 May 2017

Election Woes

Hello!
I'm generally not a particularly political type of person, but I always make sure I get out there and vote. Recent political developments though have been really upsetting and today felt like the right day to get this tune out there and into the nyckelharpa world. It wouldn't be my first choice of tune name, but I guess John was even more upset by todays politics than me.

The only political message here is - whoever you vote for, just get out and vote!!

A cracking little tune called "F**k the Tories" written by the wonderful John Spiers.  It could have been written for the nyckelharpa it fitted so well under the fingers! I usually try to stick to traditional or self written tunes, but this one just had to be played.
:)
Vicki



Friday 3 March 2017

Sally Gardens

Hello!
This week we have a reel as our #tunefriday. Sally Gardens.
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Friday 24 February 2017

The Rowan Tree

Hello!
This weeks #tunefriday is The Rowan Tree. A beautiful song I learned on the Scottish Smallpipes. Enjoy!
:)
Vicki