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Hello!
We're back home from Sweden and straight back onto the road again. So it's time to bring a couple of lessons over from the old site. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to bring over Mid-Year Spice as it is the middle of the year! Play it with a laid back groove!
Mid-Year Spice

I've also added Gånglåt i Sorg on the English Border Pipes. Very sad tune! (If you'd like to play it on nyckelharpa go to this version!)

I hope you're all having a great midsummer!
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Vicki

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Hello!
I decided it was finally time to complete the Spring Weekend videos! There were three left, so here they are! (I'm just one video behind now from the study week, so watch out for that!)
Imeland och Grimeland
Polka från Finland
Bobby Joe
And finally another tune for the Scottish Smallpipes - Colin's Cattle
I'm off to Sweden to celebrate Midsommar soon - so I'm learning some new tunes for that. They'll end up here in the fullness of time!
On a light hearted note - we bought a train whistle and I decided I absolutely had to unbox it! Video below.
Enjoy
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Vicki

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Hello!
This week we a couple of tunes suitable for the beginner and some Scottish Smallpipe tunes!
Lavenders Blue
The Shoemaker
Skye Boat Song (on the mini-harpa)
Sevenoaks for Scottish Smallpipes
Røros Pols for Scottish Smallpipes

I also got round to filming the video that I've been wanting to do for a while now - the video showing the thumb from the players perspective and why it should be bent!
I'm starting to have to book some flights to get to the international workshops I'm teaching at, so I've updated my Flying with a Nyckelharpa page on my main website. It's a tricky question and one that I've never found an answer to that isn't stressful! There is a link to a page where I'm going to be writing about all my flying experiences, you'll need to ask me for the password for that.
Enjoy!
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Vicki

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Hello!
I finally managed to edit the Global Vännens Långdans and so it is here! I loved every single video that was sent to me. Something I really loved was the range of abilities - from the more experienced player to complete beginners that had only been playing for less than 48 hours. This is exactly what I wanted - something for everyone! Thank you to everyone who sent a video or two in!

Now that World Nyckelharpa Day is done for this year I can work on some new videos! There are some exciting workshops this year as I head off to Italy, Portugal and then Germany to teach nyckelharpa. These are indeed exciting times!

In the meantime I have videos to put out! This week we have:
Shepherd and Shepherdess
Schottis in C

More next week!
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Vicki