Live at the royal albert hall 2cd loreena mckennitt shop. Loreena mckennitt lost souls 2018 canada gps sonoro. A sound that at the same time is full and warm but has a. We can be very proud of the new blood that is being pumped in the old and wrinkled body of folk music these days. Building kits, strings, drawings, kits and all parts for nyckelharpa making. Whoever wants to bring the nyckelharpas rich sound to life should master the art of bowing.
The nyckelharpa also is known as the swedish key fiddle and is a popular instrument used in traditional swedish folk music. Loreena mckennitt will release her new album, lost souls, on may 11, 2018. Oct 31, 2019 the live at the royal albert hall performance includes loreena, her band and five special guest musicians, including renowned egyptian percussionist hossam ramzy and daniel casares, one of the top flamenco guitarists in the world, plus fellow spaniard and nyckelharpa virtuoso ana alcaide. We will conduct educational programs and activities to promote knowledge of and interest in the nyckelharpa and the traditional music of the nyckelharpa. According to the american nyckelharpa association ana, a nonprofit that preserves and fosters the instrument, the instrument has evolved over the past 600 years. Ana alcaide born 1976, madrid, spain is a spanish performer, composer and music producer.
The live at the royal albert hall performance includes loreena, her band and five special guest musicians, including renowned egyptian percussionist hossam ramzy and daniel casares, one of the top flamenco guitarists in the world, plus fellow spaniard and nyckelharpa virtuoso ana alcaide. The nyckelharpa is a traditional swedish instrument that has been played, in one form or another as it evolved, for more than 600 years. It has developed into a versatile instrument with three rows of string dampers actuated by finger keys. Nyckelharpa swedish keyed fiddles the nyckelharp keyed fiddle predates the flat fiddle violin by several centuries. Ana alcaide playing a nyckelharpa at toledo as a street performance, musica callejera. At least four different versions of the nyckelharpa are still played today, an uncommon situation for most folk instruments. In this recording you can listen to tunes from different areas of piedmont val chisone, canavese, val varaita, roero, valli di. May 10, 2017 the nyckelharpa also is known as the swedish key fiddle and is a popular instrument used in traditional swedish folk music. Live at the royal albert hall, released november 1st, is a mustown memento of that unforgettable evening from the european leg of the lost souls world tour. Ana studies nyckelharpa in malmo and wrote to tell us about her new cd. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string the nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a fiddle or the bowed byzantine lira.
The many strings give the music a very rich, distinctive quality. I have been trying and looking at so many different nyckelharpas over the years. She also plays violin, moraharpa, rebecs, and hardanger fiddle. It is a blending of two cultures resulting in a romantic and surprising sound. Scopri le migliori offerte, subito a casa, in tutta sicurezza. Ana is a lover of instruments from other traditions and cultures, always looking for new sounds to enrich her music. With her fifth album in 10 years, the ever inventive and inquisitive ana alcaide combines two passions her affiliation with the arcane nyckelharpa, a swedish. Today, there are at least four variations a rarity for. A nyckelharpa literally key harp, plural nyckelharpor, sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional swedish musical instrument.
The old beautiful, good sounding and well working ones. Loreena mckennitt live at the royal albert hall 2019 hires. Interview with rising sephardic and world music performer ana. Loreena mckennitt live at the royal albert hall new age music. Here is a link to the broadcast, which was aired in december 2015. In addition to her regular touring band of storied instrumentalists loreena was joined on that memorable evening by a number of special guests including renowned egyptian percussionist hossam ramzy, one of the top flamenco guitarists in the world in daniel casares and spanish nyckelharpa player ana alcaide. Live at the royal albert hall, released november 1st, is a mustown memento of that unforgettable evening from the european leg of. The pressreactions to the debutalbum were very positive. The american nyckelharpa association is a nonprofit corporation for the preservation and fostering of the nyckelharpa sometimes called the swedish key fiddle.
Biography at the age of seven alcaide took up classical violin. Visita ebay per trovare una vasta selezione di nyckelharpa. With her fifth album in 10 years, the ever inventive and inquisitive ana alcaide combines two passions her affiliation with the arcane nyckelharpa, a swedish keyedfiddle cum hurdygurdy, and. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. The links page connects to other web pages, videos, performer sites, north american nyckelharpa events and lessons. With its very special articulation possibilities, the bow leads through the melodic and rhythmic twists and turns of the individual parts, the keyboard with its keys and tangents enables precise intonation. If you just want to buy a case, please contact betty or tammy directly. Ana alcaide is a singer and instrumentalist from toledo, with a particular interest in sephardic music. Mientras estudiaba biologia, viajo a suecia y alli conocio.
Swedens master builder, soren ahker generously consented to be filmed as he worked, reasoning that the well loved nyckelharpa is a fragile remnant of a bygone time and hoping that the knowledge and insight required to build this amazing and unique traditional instrument not be lost. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string. Loreena mckennitt lost souls new album out in may 2018. The nyckelharpa, which at that time, was very probably no longer known in germanspeaking areas, perfectly melds bachs two musical souls. A nyckelharpa case sold with instrument is incorporated into the instrument accessories. World, medieval, folk, sephardic, nyckelharpa cd ana. If you just want to buy a bow, please see our bows pages.
Presented in a high quality, six panel softpak, the 1 hour and 45 minutes, two cd package. This longawaited and eagerly anticipated album is a rich and eclectic tapestry of songs woven with influences from the celts to the bedouins, stitched with the sounds of a diverse and exotic collection of musical voices, including the nyckelharpa, oud, kanoun, flamenco guitar and a canadian military band. Build a nyckelharpa is a documentary film chronicling the building of a nyckelharpa. The nyckelharpa keyed fiddle, schlusselfidel, vielle a clefs was chosen as the unifying music tool in the project cadence, cultural adult education and nyckelharpa cooperation in europe. The work started in september 2015 with field researches, the recovering of old recordings and new arrangements of ancient popular melodies, in order to represent an important and almost unknown traditional repertoire. Swedish nyckelharpas and folk music by leif alpsjo.
Finally it is time to start playing, and i strongly recommend visiting a good playerteacher for instruction. The nyckelharpa is a traditional swedish musical instrument. In march 2019 loreena returned to one of the worlds most iconic venues to present a two hour concert that thrilled fans and critics alike. In september 2015, earl and our son, ian, were interviewed for wisconsin life, a program on wisconsin public radio. Making music on the basis of the bowing rules includes both body and gravity and also takes into account the constructive characteristics of the bow. Start playing blongs blong international nyckelharpa. Loreena mckennitt live at the royal albert hall 2019.
The reason for this is that the instrument exists today in all three countries involved in the project. It is now fully adjusted and being introduced into different musical projects and concerts step by step. An overall strong and even sound in the whole tone register helping the nyckelharpa player to hear hisher own instrument when playing with other nyckelharpa or violin players very common today. Folkworld went to the city of toledo to meet ana alcaide. Bows for nyckelharpaof different types and lengths to suit the length of your arm. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. World music inspired by feminine legends 2016 folk, nyckelharpa, medieval, world, traditional, spain mp3, download.