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Tunes Played at our Jam Sessions

Below you will find our Allspel List. In addition, we have created a webpage for our zoom jam play lists. Many of the tunes that will be found on the play lists will have source material below.

Zoom Jam Play Lists

An American Nyckelharpa Allspel List

This is an effort to help American nyckelharpa players have some common repertoire. When we meet, it would be nice if we had some tunes in common, so we could play them together. At events, it’s very common to have an Allspel, literally translated as All Play, where everyone is invited up on stage (or to the center of the hall) to play some tunes together. The tunes are taken from the common repertoire.

We published a proposed list of allspel tunes in the May 1999 issue of Nyckel Notes. Based on the responses Sheila received, here is the revised allspel tune list.

Also, don’t miss the discussion on the limitations of written music. Written music is not perfect, but hopefully between the written music and the sound files you can learn the tunes.

Many thanks go to Sheila Morris for starting this project and compiling this list!

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TUNE NAME KEY DOWNLOADS
Boda Mattes Polska
Bondpolska från Viksta
C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Brännvinsmarschen
Listening, maybe Snoa
C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Björklingelåten
Snoa
C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Emma
(Finnish Vals)
Vals
Dm GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Dödens vals
(Farfarsvalsen)
Vals
C/G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Furuboms polska
by Lisa Furubom
Hambo
Am/C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Hambo på logen
by Karl Salomonsson
Hambo
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Josefins Dopvals
by Roger Tallroth
Vals
F or G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Karolinermarschen
by Eric Sahlström
Snoa
Dm GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Konvolusjonslåten
by Anders Norudde
Schottis
Dm GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Kyrkmarschen
by Olov Jansson
Listening
Gm/Bb GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Kyrkpolskan
by Lars Näsbom
Listening
F GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Kärleksvalsen
efter Sahlströms
Vals
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Långbacka-Jans
gånglåt, Snoa
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Långt ner i Småland
by Roger Tallroth
Schottis
Dm GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Masbopolkett #1 (Ettan)
Snoa/Polka
C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Polska efter Båtsman Däck
Bondpolska från Viksta
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Polska till Fred
by Agneta Wiberg
Senpolska
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Polkett från Lövstabruk #1
Snoa/Polka
F GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Polkett från Lövstabruk #2
Snoa/Polka
F GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Polska från Hållnäs
(aka Kalles hambo)
Bondpolska från Överhärde
F GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Rullande Gubben
Slängpolska
Am GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Schottis från Harg
Schottis
C GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Skålarna
efter Byss-Kalle
Listening
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Slängpolska
efter Byss-Kalle
Slängpolska
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Stures schottis
(aka Istår’n or Istukka)
Schottis
Gm GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Tierpspolskan
Bondpolska från Viksta
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Tobogubben
Bondpolska från Viksta
F GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Vendelspolskan
by Viksta-Lasse
Bondpolska från Viksta
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Äppelbo gånglåt
Snoa
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI
Örbyhuspolskan
Bondpolska från Viksta
G GIF | PDF | MP3 | MIDI

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MP3: Get RealPlayer to play, and RealProducer to record (both free!)

MIDI: Get Notation Player (free!)
though MIDI files usually sound stilted and without soul.

The MP3s aren’t perfect, but hopefully they will give you an idea of the way the tune goes.