Buy our Crossing the North Sea Album! Rachel Nesvig 2024-08-15 | You can buy our album digitally at crossingthenorthsea.bandcamp.com OR you can contact us to buy CDs or Vinyls! Contact us via our websites, rachelnesvig.com or brandonvance.com. Thanks!
Griegs Morning Mood Improvisation Rachel Nesvig 2023-08-31 | This was recorded on August 6, 2020 at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle, WA.
Yay Norway! Hardanger Fiddle show to celebrate the 17th of May, Constitution Day! Rachel Nesvig 2021-05-18 | Listen to some Norwegian folk tunes played on the Hardanger Fiddle to celebrate Syttende Mai!
A Norwegian Christmas carol medley Rachel Nesvig 2020-12-24 | I created this medley and then improvised the harmony part using the acapella app. Enjoy!The four songs in the medley are: Musevise, O Jul med din glede, Deilig er den himmel blå and Deilig er jorden.
Bloopers! The making of our album: Crossing the North Sea. Rachel Nesvig 2020-09-04 | Brandon Vance and I are making a Scottish/Norwegian fusion album called Crossing the North Sea. This is a blooper reel made by Dylan Randolph. Who doesn't like a blooper reel?www.dylanrandolph.comwww.brandonvance.com
Bruremarsj fra Seljord Rachel Nesvig 2020-05-24 | This is a famous bridal march from Seljord in Telemark.
Hardanger Fiddle for Syttende Mai Rachel Nesvig 2020-05-18 | Celebrate Syttende Mai with Rachel Nesvig.
Ja, nå er det gjort Rachel Nesvig 2020-04-20 | This is a vossarull dance meaning, "Yes, now it is done." I learned this from Andrea Een, who learned it from Lars Skjervheim.
North Sea Crossing Rachel Nesvig 2020-01-27 | Enjoy this original composition by Brandon Vance, which is part of our project called Crossing the North Sea. www.brandonvance.com
Gråteslaget Duet with Brandon Vance Rachel Nesvig 2019-11-25 | As part of our Crossing the North Sea project, Brandon Vance and I created a duet version of Gråteslaget. Enjoy!http://www.brandonvance.com IG = @brandonvancemusicdylanrandolph.com - video credit, IG = @dylantronic
How to tune a Hardanger Fiddle (hardingfele) Rachel Nesvig 2019-09-17 | Here are some tips on how to tune the hardingfele, along with some differences between the tunings of the hardingfele and the violin. Enjoy!
Laus etter Ola Dekko or Trulseguten Rachel Nesvig 2019-06-20 | This is a halling dance by Ola Dekko from Ål in Hallingdal, Norway.twitch.tv/davidminer
Budeiene på Vikafjell Rachel Nesvig 2019-06-06 | This tone poem or listening tune (lydarslått) by Sjur Helgeland includes the false harmonics at the end, added by Lars Skjervheim. This version is missing one of the dances that I originally learned and I will have to make a new version at some point! Budeiene på Vikafjell = Dairy girls on Vika MountainThanks to David Miner for helping me out! twitch.tv/davidminer
Gangar etter Knut Brynjulfsson Rachel Nesvig 2018-06-01 | I just found out the title of this tune! It's also not from Southwestern Norway, it's from Telemark, as far as I know! (I didn't edit the video)
Klunken Rachel Nesvig 2018-05-02 | I found this video from a few years ago and thought I would share it. It's a fun reinlender that I learned 15 years ago!
Gamle-Erik Rachel Nesvig 2018-03-14 | This is a halling that I learned many years ago on the hillside close to Rauland, Norway.Gamle Erik literally means Old Erik, but it also translates to the devil!
The Goat Boat Song Rachel Nesvig 2018-01-15 | I composed this song for a cartoon...this version has some special effects made by David Miner at twitch.tv/davidminer.
Thunder Improv Rachel Nesvig 2017-11-09 | There was a lot of thunder in Seattle (which is rare) while recording this improvisation! Thanks to Chartreuse Muffin Studio for recording this and adding some special effects! chartreusemuffinstudio.com
Store-Vetle-Per Rachel Nesvig 2017-08-09 | This is a springar from Southwestern Norway. I learned this from Andrea Een. Originally from Sjur Helgeland.
Vossavalsen Rachel Nesvig 2017-06-30 | A waltz from the town, Voss! Thanks to Resonance at SOMA Towers for hosting me and Brandon Vance with our project, Crossing the North Sea.
Torbjørnvalsen Rachel Nesvig 2017-06-30 | A lively waltz that I learned from Dag Hovda in Stavanger in 2006.Thanks to David and Alex at http://www.chartreusemuffinstudio.com for helping make this video.
Ola va lang Rachel Nesvig 2016-12-10 | This is a vestlandspringar played live on amplified Hardanger Fiddle with pipes! Double the drone. :)
Rotneims Knut Rachel Nesvig 2016-10-20 | This is a halling from Hallingdal, which was later used in Edvard Grieg's Slåtter Op. 72.
“Resignation” arr. by Vic Bondi, based off of Swedish tune, Ack Värmeland du sköna Rachel Nesvig 2016-09-11 | These pictures are from when I lived in Norway. Enjoy this piece of music!
Improvising on a nice day Rachel Nesvig 2016-09-02 | One of my favorite things to do is improvise on the Hardanger Fiddle. Here's a video of me doing that!
Gamle Erik (halling) Rachel Nesvig 2016-08-18 | I learned this tune in the middle of the mountains in South Central Norway. Not a bad way to learn a tune! Gamle-Erik also refers to the devil!
Bridal March after Trygve Fuglestad Rachel Nesvig 2016-08-18 | Bridal marches are used traditionally for bridal processions at weddings.
Gudmunddansen (Gudmunds Dance) Rachel Nesvig 2016-08-18 | This tune is a polka, which is also a popular dance throughout Europe.
Gråteslaget Rachel Nesvig 2016-06-16 | Translation: Weeping tune. This emotional tune is traditionally played as a farewell when a bride leaves her family to live with her husband. This tune was passed down from Ivar Fuglestad.
Lofthusen (after Halvor Sørsdal) Rachel Nesvig 2016-06-16 | A vossarull is a rolling or twirling dance, felt in 2 big beats.
