American Nyckelharpa Association

What is a nyckelharpa?

The nyckelharpa is a traditional Swedish instrument that has been played, in one form or another as it evolved, for more than 600 years. At least four different versions of the nyckelharpa are still played today, an uncommon situation for most folk instruments.

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Jun 08, 2012: 13th Annual Nisswa-stämman

Jun 09, 2012: Mendocino 2012

Jun 16, 2012: Nyckelharpstämman

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Eric Sahlström Scholarship

It is now time to apply for the Eric Sahlström Scholarship 2012. Send your application no later than April 30 to Eric Sahlströms Minnesfond, att. Cajsa Ekstav, e-mail: cajsa.ekstav@gmail.com
More info at: http://www.ericsahlstrom.se/inenglish1

Interested in finding some new (old) tunes? Check out new links provided by member Nils Liberg on the Links > Written Music Resources page. Or click <here> for The folkmusic commission’s musical score collection and the music museum’s player tunebooks and <here> for Folkwiki: A growing collection of Swedish Folk Tunes in ABC and MIDI.

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