Music in Sweden 2 - Folk music

A5. The clog-fiddle

   

 

A5. The clog-fiddle
a) Polska after Ola Lans, Sjörup (1'10)
b) Waltz after Ola Lans, Sjörup (1'20)
Carl-Eric Berndt, clog-fiddle, Lund, Skåne  
   
A local version of the fiddle from Sweden’s southernmost county, Skåne. A worn-out clog is used as raw material. It has a sound more frail than that of a normal fiddle. Carl-Eric Berndt is a master of this instrument and an expert on the folk music of Skåne.

 

A5. The clog-fiddle

   
Music in Sweden 2 - Folk music
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