Episode 42: Olav Mjelva
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English - June 13, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsMusic Society & Culture conversation pearlman acoustic culture music tradition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A great player of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and the standard fiddle styles of his native Røros, Norway, Olav Mjelva is the third and final member of Nordic Fiddlers Bloc to be featured on the show and the third member of Sver (out of five). He takes Neil along for his journey through Norwegian traditional music from picking up the fiddle by the chance of a random childhood choice to mastering the regional style of his home town and writing some of the best new Scandinavian tunes being composed today.
Tunes on this episode: Opening is "The Doctor" by Olav Mjelva, Closing is a traditional tune from Røros. More resources, links and info at www.tradcafe.org/blog-1