Posted by JanetB, written by Byss-Kalle
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Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 5/27/16, this dance tune comes from Sweden in the early 1800's. The composer was well-known for playing the nyckelharpa, which slightly resembles a violin, but is more complex in structure. (Check out the TOTW to learn more.) The structure of the tune itself is foreign to my ears, but sounds typical of other European tunes I've heard. They're not "square," as so many of our fiddle tunes, thought the AABB parts are repeated in a similar way. The tune is fun to play and fits in well with clawhammer, thanks to the arrangement that helped me learn it by Jan-Olov Sundqvist, a Swedish BHO member who posted this week for TOTW.
3 comments on “Slangpolska (Swedish TOTW)”
rickhayes Says:
Monday, May 30, 2016 @7:45:59 AM
Nice playing on what sounds like a tough one Janet.
JanetB Says:
Monday, May 30, 2016 @8:53:41 AM
Thanks, Rick. Jan-Olov's tab was easy to play. I then just listened and used the available musical notation to tab it in a different timing. It's a fun tune on banjo. Check out that Swedish fiddle, the nyckelharpa!
john fincher Says:
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 @4:59:59 AM
Lovely playing Janet. It would be interesting to hear the myckleharpa and clawhammer banjo together.
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