Category Archives: Nyckelharpa

Hello!I am about to head off to Norway for the weekend! At the start of lockdown I recorded for a rock opera version of Beowulf. It was a lot of fun and now I’m heading for rehearsals for the live … Continue reading →

Hello!Back home again with a freshly serviced nyckelharpa. Hurrah and we’re straight back into work and preparation. We’re reaching the end of the quieter part of the year and it’s going to get busy! We had thought this year would … Continue reading →

Hello!Every so often one needs to have a service done on your nyckelharpa, so that’s this week’s task. Visiting Sören Åhker to give my nyckelharpa some much needed tender loving care! As part of sorting out a session pad for … Continue reading →

Hello!I’m at Halsway Manor this week teaching lots of lovely tunes to lots of lovely people. What’s new this week? Well, it was Burns Night last week and we played for a wonderful Burns Night Ceilidh in a pub, so … Continue reading →

Hello!Halsway Manor has come round again and I find myself right in the middle of preparations putting together the music I want to teach, making badges and general getting ready! I’ve done quite a bit of filming, so there’s plenty … Continue reading →

Hello!This week having moved my rooms around I’ve been filming away in the spare room and it definitely seems to be working! This week I’ve been doing some work on the beginners course, so we a new video on the … Continue reading →

Hello!I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I had a great time in Sweden and have come back refreshed and ready to get back to work! Lots to be done. Lots of recording and filming and … Continue reading →

At long last I can talk about a project that I did quite a lot of work for during the pandemic. I got to work on Netflix’s The Witcher Blood Origin. The character Éile, an elven bard plays the nyckelharpa, so … Continue reading →