Bringing in the Light--Music, Dance & Folklore from Scandinavia at the Mariposa Museum

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Tags: Bringing in the Light  Music  Dance  Folklore  Mariposa Museum  Andrea Larson  Henriette Isene  lydia ievins  Gideon Morse  Joanna Morse  Nordic  winters  folk  songs  nyckelharpa  Hardanger Fiddle  Scotland  Ireland  Scandinavia 

On First Friday, March 5th at 7pm, the Mariposa presented Bringing in the Light—Music, Dance & Folklore from Scandinavia with Andrea Larson, Henriette Isene, lydia ievins and Gideon and Joanna Morse. Over the centuries the long Nordic winters were a wealth of creativity. The many hours of darkness not only yielded beautiful handwork, from intricate sweaters to woven rugs but also fiddle tunes were crafted and dance steps enjoyed for hours at a time. The performance at the Mariposa will include folk songs played on Swedish and Norwegian national instruments, the nyckelharpa and the Hardanger Fiddle and the dances that follow their tunes. Fiddler extraordinaire, Andrea Larsons entire repertoire included ballads, mouth-music and fiddle tunes from Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. Prior to moving to New Hampshire in 2001, Andrea toured nationally as a soprano in the Waverly Consort's "American Journey" program. As a collaborative musician, she has worked with director Richard Schechtner, choreographers Martita Goshen and Liz Claire and composers Glen Velez and Wayne Hankin. The past few Decembers Andrea Larson appeared as the fiddler in the Cambridge and New York City Christmas Revels. Gideon Morse, is an amazing Norwegian dancer and his wife, seasoned artist Joanna Morse, plays the Hardanger fiddle, the Norwegian national instrument. Whether playing Scandinavian, contra or English Country dance music, lydia ievins infuses her fiddling with great musicality, grace and ...

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Views from Hardanger

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Fjords - Views from Hardanger - Norway. A boat trip from Norheimsund via Herand, Utne, Lofthus to Ulvik. Video by www.fjords.com. Music by Bosques de mi mente www.myspace.com