Hello!
Today we have a request! It's for a tune called Vänner ooh Fränder. I've filmed it in two different keys, the key it was sent to me in and also a key that is slightly nicer to play in on the nyckelharpa.
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I was supposed to be at Halsway Manor this week teaching advanced nyckelharpa. This has sadly been cancelled. I had a lot of great tunes I was going to teach and some extra musical activities that involved a cross between Bal-a-Vis-X and Dalcroze Eurythmics. They'll live to fight another day. So today I'm a little sad to be missing all my friends. So for the next seven days I'll post things I would have been playing! Starting with this little säckpipa (Swedish bagpipes) tune.
Enjoy!
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A really pretty little waltz today, The Lockdown Waltz written by Bert de Cock. He has this plan that he wants lots of musicians from all over the world playing this little tune. What better thing that to do this in this global upheaval! So I recorded and filmed it for him and now I'm challenging all of you to do the same! All the details you need are here - CLICK HERE!
In Bert's words:
This is a simple waltz, written in quarantine, during the Corona-lockdown. Now we need musicians from all over the world, who want to play one or more parts. Choose your score and record it (audio or video). Please, use the recording above to ensure the correct tempo. Send your recording to lockdownwaltz@hotmail.com. Use WeTransfer.com if the attachment is too large. Mention your name and country (would be fun for the statistics).
So watch the video, film/record and send it off to Bert!! Here are the dots for the simple melody for you, but make sure you follow Bert's instructions on his website!
Enjoy!
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Today is Mothers Day and we had a call out from our friend Bob. He wanted a tune for his Mum for Mothers Day. So we set to work and by 6:15pm today Jonny had written a tune and we'd live streamed it for Diana. It was a lot of fun! So I had to post this up today!
Hello!
A little polska for you today. Bortapolskan. Borta means gone.
It's a kontrabasharpa polska, so I've got two videos. One on a contra and one on a normal nyckelharpa. At the bottom is my teaching vide from the Halsway Virtual May workshop day - it's the second tune in the video.
Enjoy!
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Vicki
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