Nyckelharpa is great but no one told you these things ! Some are just annoying, some are problematic, one is nice.
1:01 Finger Precision
3:09 Beware of the pain !
4:51 Not Standardized
6:49 Carry your lot
9:11 Bowing is HARD
10:29 Climbing is HARD
12:24 They Just Feel Different
14:23 Poor sound techies
16:31 Get Tinkery
19:18 Nice Nerdy Bunch

I'm Emelie Waldken, I play Scandinavian folk music on nyckelharpa and fiddles, and I teach folk music and dancing.
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Bag Luthiers in Spain makes soft cases for rare instruments, aka for nyckelharpas of different shapes https://bagluthiers.com/en/
Nyckelharpa with 4-rows keyboard & bow by Jean-Claude Condi, Mirecourt, France.
Velvet wrap-vest, necklace & embroidered map by me.
Thumbnail by Marguerite Minnot-Thomas http://margueriteminnot-thomas.com/
Thanks to Esther for the cider.

HAPPY WORLD NYCKELHARPA DAY !!
http://worldnyckelharpaday.com/

Recorded April 2023 in Uppland, Sweden.
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