A wild Recercada by Diego Ortiz finishes off this exciting set, which is complimented by a rich palette of instrumental color from delightful instruments like the Swedish stringed instrument called the nyckelharpa, the vihuela de mano, which is a Spanish lute, and the sprightly sound of an organ. ❋ Unknown (2009)
While Johansson described the nyckelharpa, which is essentially a Swedish 16-stinged keyed fiddle played with a bow, as "a portable, disposable barbeque rack," it was clear that his mastery of this unique instrument helped to fuel the musical vehicle that Marshall and Anger have worked so hard to fine tune. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The nyckelharpa is a unique instrument, and it's interesting to hear how you've incorporated it into your sound. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Hield is a fine technical singer, though the best songs here are those featuring the subtle accompaniment of Boden on fiddle, concertina and guitar, and his Bellowhead colleague Sam Sweeney adding viola, fiddle or the traditional Swedish nyckelharpa. ❋ Unknown (2010)
By far the strangest instrument encountered was the nyckelharpa, pictured above. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2009)
Labels: globalquerque, nyckelharpa posted by dubjay at 2:10 PM ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2009)
Sometimes people get very crazy - I once had a nyckelharpa delivered here and practically had to hold a news conference when I opened the thing up - since it was coming from Sweden, the UPS guy would not leave until I'd opened up the box within the box within the box and OK'd that it was not damaged. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Recorded at Real World Studios and featuring a host of acclaimed musicians, the album proffers a treasure trove of instruments, from harp, hurdy-gurdy and accordion to oud, lyra, kanoun and nyckelharpa the Scandinavian keyed fiddle. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The instrumentation, lovingly performed and beautifully recorded, consists of Baroque harp, viola da gamba and nyckelharpa - an antiquated contraption that looks like a cross between a fiddle and keyboard. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Pessi's Baroque harp feels remarkably guitar-like against the nervous flutter of nyckelharpa keys and the haunting solo, played midway through by Marco Ambrosini. ❋ Unknown (2012)
They don't play straight-up mountain music but rather combine its breakneck tempos and wild polyphony with the dense, rich harmonies of their own tradition, created in part by the sympathetic drone strings of the hardanger fiddle and nyckelharpa (which Esko Jarvela plays). ❋ Unknown (2010)
There's also an exquisite nyckelharpa, a keyed string instrument that looks a bit like a viola. ❋ Laura M. Browning (2010)
The Swedish nyckelharpa meets mandolin and cello in an ensemble with space for spontaneous ideas. ❋ Unknown (2009)
