Trollfageln (The Magic Bird) – Emilia Amper, nyckelharpa

It’s all about the nyckelharpa in Global Sounds today. This traditional Swedish fiddle uses keys to change the length of the strings and create different notes. It almost died out in the middle of the 20th century, but thanks to the efforts of some dedicated players it’s made a comeback. These days you can even study it at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, as did our featured musician Emilia Amper.

Music details

TRAD: Bredals Näckapolska - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Ut i morka natten (Into the Dark Night) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa);
Olle Linder (guitar); Anders Loftberg (cello); Dan Svensson (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Isadora’s Land - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Olle Linder (guitar); Anders Loftberg (cello); Dan Svensson (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Brannvinslat fran Torsas (Drinking Song from Torsas) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa) ((BIS SACD 2013)
TRAD: Pigopolskan The Forgotten Polska) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Johan Hedin (nyckelharpa) ((BIS SACD 2013)
TRAD: Nar som flickorna de gifta sig (When Young Women Get Married) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Johan Hedin (nyckelharpa); Dan Svensson (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Till Maria - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa) (BIS SACD 2013)
TRAD: Trollfuglen (The Magic Bird) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Polska fra Hoffsmyran (Polska from Hoffsmyran) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Trondheim Soloists; Helge Andreas Norbakken (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Herr Lager och skon fager (Herr Lager and the Fair One) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Trondheim Soloists; Andreas Norbakken (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)
TRAD ARR AMPER: Vals fran Valsebo (Waltz from Valsebo) - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa);
Anders Loftberg (cello) (BIS SACD 2013)
AMPER: Galatea Creek - Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa); Trondheim Soloists; Andreas Norbakken (percussion) (BIS SACD 2013)