Hardanger Fiddler Hank Buen To Play in Wisconsin and Minnesota!
According to the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, a Hardanger Fiddle is:
The Hardanger fiddle (in Norwegian, hardingfele) is often called the national instrument of Norway. It is similar to the violin and each one is a handmade work of art. A typical hardingfele is beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay and black pen-and-ink drawings, called rosing. It is topped with a carved head of a maiden or, more frequently, of an animal, usually a lion. Its most distinguishing feature is the four or five sympathetic strings that run underneath the fingerboard and add echoing overtones to the sound. The traditional playing style is heavily polyphonic. A melody voice is accompanied by a moving "drone" voice. Together, the instrument and the playing style create the sound for which the Hardanger fiddle is famous.
Hank Buen will be performing on this beautiful instrument in Madison, Wisconsin on July 23, 2006 and in Northfield, Minnesota on July 25, 2006.
