Hardanger Fiddle Music of Norway - Knut Buen

One of the most exciting musics of Scandinavia is the sound of the Hardanger Fiddle with its own tradition of searing counterpoint and micro-tonal tunings. The Buen family have, for generations, been acknowledged as the finest exponents of the art and, in particular, Knut Buen is considered as being the world's best as was recently confirmed by the highest honour being conferred on him by the King of Norway. This album contains 23 tracks all played by Knut and which explore the various composition and performance styles of Hardanger Fiddle playing. The Fiddle's additional sympathetic strings (like a sitar) add resonance to the swirling melodies and rhythmic drones of the compositions and, with the micro-tonal notes, make this traditional Scandinavian music sound more Eastern than would be expected. Not an album to meditate to!!

1 Klonkaren (The Bell-Ringer)
2 Myllargutens Bruremarsj (Myllarguten's Wedding March)
3 Myllargangar Etter Halvor Flatland (Myllargangar After Halvor Flatland)
4 Siklebekken (The Trickling Beck) [Springar]
5 Maltstein (Malt Stone)
6 Kivlem Yane Etter Myllarguten (The Kivle Maidens After...)
7 Kivlem Yane Etter Myllarguten (The Kivle Maidens After...)
8 Kivlem Yane Etter Myllarguten (The Kivle Maidens After...)
9 Kivlem Yane Etter Myllarguten (The Kivle Maidens After...)
10 Filleveren (The Ragged Ram)
11 Fyrispel (Prelude)
12 Kivlem Yane (The Kivle Maidens)
13 H Vards Draum (H Vard's Dream) [Springar]
14 Kivlegangar (Kivlegangar)
15 Sigurd Jondalen (Siguard Jondalen) [Springar]
16 Leirlid'n (Leirlid's Tune)
17 Margit Hjukse (Margit Hjukse) [Lydarsl TT]
18 Rosa, Lydarsl TT Etter Lars Fykerud Og Svein L Ndal (Rosa,...)
19 Gangar Etter Lars Fykerud (Gangar After Lars Fykerud)
20 Huldregubben I Gaustafjell (The Forest Ogre of Gaustafjell) [Lydarsl T]
21 Fykerudvrengja Etter Olav L Ndal (Fykerudvrengja After Olav L Ndal)
22 Fanitullen (The Devil's Theme) [Lydarsl TT]
23 Fykerud's Farvel Til Amerika (Fykerud's Farewell to America)