Category Archives: Nyckelharpa

Hello!Another week passes and time seems to pass faster and faster! I am writing this update from the A1 as we drive north to see the finale of the Jorvik Viking festival where Jonny wrote the sound track again. I … Continue reading →

Hello!I’ve been back from Sweden for a week now and I spent it on the road! We had a folk club, I recorded for a secret project, then spent two days at Warwick Castle and then tried to catch up! … Continue reading →

Hello!I’m running behind again, so I’m blending last week and this week into one update. I am now over in Sweden ready for the course at the Eric Sahlström Institute. It’s been snowing lightly. everywhere looks lovely and I managed … Continue reading →

Hello!Happy Burns Night! I’m a little late in sending this out as it was a full on Burns Night weekend. As you can see from the video below I’m not averse to piping in the haggis and then giving it … Continue reading →

Hello!January is well and truly here and the Christmas decorations are down and everything is dark. Sigh. But lighter times are coming. I’ve been busy working on the things I’m going to be teaching over the next few months. I … Continue reading →

Hello!I’ve done a lot of recording, filming and editing this week, especially on the Scottish smallpipes and work for World Nyckelharpa Day. You’ll spot the videos I did as they come through because I left the green screen at home! … Continue reading →

Happy New Year!I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. I’ve had a week of tidying a few things up. We had a lovely end to the year with a Symmetry Dance, the video is edited up ready … Continue reading →

Happy Christmas everyone! – God Jul allihoppa!We complete our Christmas work on Sunday 22nd December. On Monday 23rd I grabbed the camera and spent the day filming. Normally I would then spread out the videos that I’d made – but … Continue reading →

Hello!It’s solstice week and we’ve not touched ground since my last update, so this week it’s a little thin on the ground. We had our Zoom concert on Monday and it was a lot fun! Just like we do for … Continue reading →

Hello!It’s Lucia today! To get a real feel of Lucia take a little trip over to SVT (Sweden’s national TV channel and watch their Lucia concert). At around 20 minutes in you’ll get to see Josefina Paulson playing nyckelharpa! We … Continue reading →