Event

Harpavus

Harpavus
(A Celebration of the Nyckelharpa)

August 24-26, 2017

The first annual nyckelharpa gathering in North America! Other instruments are welcome to the celebration. It will be 3 days of concerts, jams, workshops, and a few surprises. This year's visiting artist is Josefin Berglund from Uppsala Sweden.

Don't know what a Nyckelharpa is? It's a Swedish instrument, also known as a "keyed fiddle." The first versionof the instruments is recognized to pre-date the violin by roughly200 years. It has 16 strings, 4 of which are bowed and the remaining 12 that are sympathetic (unplayed strings that sound and/orring out). It has three rows of wooden keys, which can be pressed into the strings to make sounds. The wooden keys are arranged chromatically, much like a piano or a guitar, allowing the nyckelharpa to be used as a versatile stringed instrument.

Event schedule

Thursday - August 24: ($20)
A celebration of Eric Sahlström's birthday!
6:00p - Trans-state Spelmanståg (Procession)
6:30p - Allspel
7:30p - Pot luck/Jam

Friday - August 25: ($40)
10:00a - Workshop
3:00p - Dance/Playing for Dance Workshop
8:00p - Dance

Saturday - August 26: ($40)
10:00a - Kids/Family Demonstrations
12:00p - Howell Farm Fiddle Contest
3:00p - Workshop
7:30p - Concert (Josefin Berglund)
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Day Prices: Th ($20), Fri ($40), Sat ($40)
3Day Package: $80 (Buy 2 full days = Thursday is Free)
Concert Only: $20