New Norwegian hardingfele fiddle tune inspired by Northfield
Apr 2nd, 2008 by admin
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There’s a new hardanger fiddle tune inspired by Northfield night life…sorta.
Sturla Eide, a musician and composer from Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, has composed and recorded a hardingfele (Norwegian Hardanger fiddle) tune called “A Train In The Night” on his new solo CD, Murru.
A few years ago, Eide came to Northfield with the Norwegian folk group, Flukt, at the invitation of Multe member, Ruth Marie Sylte. The group stayed in town for a couple of days during which they gave a concert at The Grand Event Center, visited and played with Nordic Jam and had a garage jam at a local home. Like many Northfield visitors, they were awakened in the middle of the night by the trains that come through town on a regular basis.
The tune, an interesting combination of a listening tune and an almost “bluegrassy” halling (2/4 dance), effectively uses the unique properties of the hardingfele to evoke the sounds of a train.
Eide is currently featuring the tune on his Sturla Eide MySpace Profile, where you can listen to the tune. If you have a MySpace account, you can leave Sturla a comment about the tne tune - in English or Norwegian.
You can be sure that the next time Sturla comes through Northfield, he’ll be asked to play this tune.
You might also want to visit Flukt’s MySpace and listen to their music at the Flukt MySpace Profile.
