Today’s a good day to share something beautiful. This is my new hardingfele, a nine-string fiddle that’s the national instrument of Norway. Hardanger fiddles were developed in the 17th century, and (despite being branded “the devil’s instrument” during the Haugean religious revival) they quickly became the most important instrument in Norwegian folk music. Typically, they […]
Hardingfele (Hardanger Fiddle)
