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Week 3: Camera Time!

Hello!
The camera has been out and I've been catching up on a few videos. I've been meaning to do a video of how I use a normal guitar strap as a Y-strap for the oktavharpa. That is now done and edited! I should have been a bit more attentive to the edges of the green-screen, but it works! That video is now in the lesson - Holding the Nyckelharpa and also embedded below!
I completed the final two tunes that I did at Benslow and these are totally new to the website, so here they are!
Vårvinda Friska
Polska efter Jonas Börjesson

Pretty soon it's time to ramp up the World Nyckelharpa Day preparation!
More soon!
:))
Vicki

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Week 2: Benslow Week

Hello!
I have just returned from teaching Swedish tunes at Benslow. It was brilliant to be out teaching again! So what did we do? Here's the list. It's not quite complete as I haven't got films/lessons for two of the tunes. They'll end up in next week's blog entry!

Hassefallpolskan
Skänklåt, Skålarna Nr 9
Fläderhuspolskan
Konvulsionslåten
Christina Nilssons Vals
Härjedalsschottis
Schottis efter Sixten i Verpehultesberg
Vännen’s Långdans
Pols efter Jon Andersson
Polska efter Hugo Hägerström

I've also finally managed to re-film Poignant Waltz so you can finally play along with it!

This week's Spotify tune is here and is below. You can check out the whole Playlist on the Spotify page.

😀
Vicki

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Week 51: Happy Christmas

Hello!
It's the final week for the advent calendar. It's been so much fun putting this together. I've enjoyed sharing these every day, so maybe I'll do another one next year too! I'll have to hunt around to find some cool Christmas tunes.

Silent Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Past Three O'Clock
In Dulci Jubilo
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

I hope you are all well and safe out there and have a lovely Covid free Christmas
:))
Vicki

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Week 50: More Advent Calendar!

Hello!
It's yet more advent calendar! Another seven Christmassy carols this week. There's another week to go, so enjoy the duets!

Jul Jul, Strålande Jul
Good King Wenceslas
Sankta Lucia
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Nu Har Vi Ljus
I Saw Three Ships
Mary Free

We had a plan that we were going to go to Sweden and see family and do a YouTube concert. However with the state of Covid right now we've decided it's not safe to go. So instead we are going to do a real live Zoom concert on Wednesday 22nd December at 7pm. Entry is by donation, details are on our duo website. Hope to see you there!
:))
Vicki

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Week 46: The NH Duet Advent Calendar!!

Hello!
It's finally time to release my Christmas project! It's taken several weeks of filming, editing and website editing! So here it is! During the month of December I will be releasing a new Christmassy duet from the 1st to the 24th. I'm calling this my Nyckelharpa Advent Calendar. You can have a look at the page already - but nothing will turn up until the 1st December!

Subscribers you'll be able to go to each lesson page, download the music and see all the videos on one page. Each duet has a tune lesson, the duet in full and a minus-1 version for you to play along with. It was an epic project to put together with 80 videos made and more involved in the whole advent calendar!

So what else is new on the site this week?
I've added Norrahammarsvägen and The Drunken Piper. One into our dance tunes course and one into tune Friday.
We have a new flute duet up - The Piper's Wedding March. There are play-along videos for you in this lesson.
For the Scottish smallpipes we have Headphones and Admins, it's mostly about practising triplets!

Enjoy and stay safe!
:))
Vicki

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Week 43: What's new this week?

Hello!
What's new? The camera was busy last week with the session and lots of new lessons on double bass, flute and Scottish smallpipes. Right now my focus is on creating something really special for Christmas. You'll have to wait and find out closer to the time!

Caucasia Contra
Stena's Hornpipe
Presbyterian Hornpipe

Halsway Parade - Flute Duet
The Lights of Yew, Ringdans, Au Claire de la Lune, The Cuckoo are all new in Double Bass.
Polska från Gladhammar has been added to the Scottish Smallpipe course.

Enjoy
:))
Vicki

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Week 42: Session Filming Week!

Hello!
After an incredibly busy last 6 weeks we plan on filming a few sessions this week. I enjoyed the tunes so much at Fürsteneck that our plan is to make two sessions with these tunes. The next session after that will be the tunes I taught at Halsway and then finally my plan is for a week of jigs! This jig session has been delayed a little as it was planned in for September. Then we're into the Christmas season, so expect Christmas for a few weeks after that! So what is going to be in the session?

Doodle Oak Cloggers into Childegrove
The Female Sayler into Dr Who Pirate jig
Hornpipe Hollandica
Lightening the Load (32 bar version)
Red House
PDF of the tunes

What else is new to the site this week?
Konvulsionslåt (on the moraharpa)
Olle's Födelsedags Låt
Shepherds Hey (a version aimed at Children)
Schottis efter Axel Sjölander (Swedish tune on the SSPs!)

A new subscriber extra video has been put up. To find out anything about this video you need to be a subscriber and go visit the subscriber extra section of the website!

I'm looking forward to the next session coming this Sunday! See you there!
:))
Vicki