Leufsta Samlingarna
Leufsta Samlingarna / The Leufsta Collection
Publisher: Eric Sahlström Minnesfond, 1991-93
Price: $140 (same price for everyone)
To Order: Limited quantities; E-mail first.
Facsimilie reproduction of three volumes in the Leufsta Library.
During 1915-17 Louis DeGeer of Leufstabruk in Uppland comissioned a Gunnar Norlén to write down tunes played by local nyckelharpa players. One musician at a time was wined and dined in the manor house in preparation for several days of playing tunes over and over while Gunnar Norlén wrote down all the notes. This resulted in three volumes bound in leather and placed safely in the library of the manor never to see the light of day again.
With the upsurge of interest in the nyckelharpa and its music, the Eric Sahlström Minnesfond was able to arrange for the reprinting of this collection in a limited quatity. A real treasure. Photos of all the musicians. Book one contains 125 tunes; book two, 125 tunes; and book three contains 180 tunes.