Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...

The Norwegian group has a age-old salve for those who can't stand "Jingle Bell Rock" — 15th-century English carols. For The Season, Trio Mediaeval Spans Centuries For all those who just can't bear to ...

In music as in life, hybridity is everywhere. Still, are there mornings when the members of Aerialists wake up not knowing what kind of band they’re in? “Oh, absolutely!” says fiddler Elise Boeur, ...

We enjoyed a visit recently from QQQ, an avant-Norwegian-fiddle-folk-band. Band leader and Princeton University Music Professor Dan Trueman plays a traditional Hardanger fiddle, distinctive for its ...

With the sounds of a traditional Norwegian fiddle, a viola, a classical guitar and a drum set, the music of QQQ suggests an odd kind of Americana. Geographically, it would probably live somewhere ...

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That’s Norwegian for “Lunch!,” which is exactly what 86-year-old Marie Hard and the St. Paul area chapter of Nordmanns-Forbundet (Norwegians Worldwide) are offering up early next month. Under Hard’s ...

Like many classical-music groups, the Apollo Chamber Players savor works by revered composers. But the Houston quartet also performs gypsy melodies from Hungary, Norwegian fiddle music and British ...

The insular valley of Setesdal is opening itself to visitors, hoping to embrace the modern age while fighting to protect its unique traditions. In the steep-sided valley of Setesdal in Norway, the ...