History of Fiddle - Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School

10 Traditional Norwegian Musical Instruments

New single out now! 💫 I’m so happy to share a new single, “Peer’s halling” with my VETRA folk jazz band! I wrote Peer’s halling for a new stage production of Peer Gynt at the National Theatre in Oslo in 2024. I was invited to take part as a performer of Edvard Grieg’s original music on both the Hardanger fiddle and Violin, while also composing new material inspired by his work. The result is Peer’s own dance - a powerful halling tune inspired by my own folk music traditions of Valdres, interwov

Ragnhild Hemsing on Instagram: "What an incredible week with the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra and Ustina Dubitsky! 🤍 On Friday we premiered a brand new Hardanger fiddle concerto by Gordon Hamilton. I can’t wait for our third concert together on Monday Jan 19 🌟 (all three are sold out). There is something truly special about bringing a completely new, fresh concerto to life, especially for an instrument so close to my heart. Playing this new work for Hardanger fiddle and orchestra has been pur