{"id":6304,"date":"2018-03-14T12:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2018-03-13T21:23:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T20:23:23","slug":"video-wednesday-knut-buen-fanitullen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/video-wednesday-knut-buen-fanitullen\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Wednesday: The devil&#8217;s instrument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a brief look at the Hardanger fiddle<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Famous Norwegian fiddler Knut Buen performs the equally famous Norwegian tune Fanitullen<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBgWHyvDbBM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Linked from YouTube channel\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGe1K2SlkIDqg_69fw3iIdA\">Jon Borgersen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fanitullen is a famous Norwegian tune played in different variants in Hallingdal and Telemark. The name Fanitullen means &#8220;the devil&#8217;s song&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is a story connected to this tune. Parts of it is actually true, but the devil&#8217;s involvement may be somewhat more dubious.<\/p>\n<p>It started at a wedding in 1724 at the farm Hovet in the municipality of Hol, Hallingdal. This is in Buskerud county. Two young boys,\u00a0Levord Person Haga and \u00c5dne Knutson Sindrol started to quarrel and ended up in a fight.<\/p>\n<p>A little bit of fighting was considered fun entertainment, so the toastmaster at the wedding went down into the cellar to fetch beer to present to the winner of the fight. When he got down into the cellar, he saw a man sit on top of the beer barrel playing a tune that he had never heard before. The man had the fiddle the opposite way with the neck towards his chest. He beat the rhythm with his left leg that had a hoof instead of a foot. It was obvious that this was the devil. The toastmaster ran up from the cellar and came out in the yard to find that\u00a0 Levord was killed and \u00c5dne, under the treat of death punishment had fled, eventually making it over the mountains to Numedal.<\/p>\n<p>The tune the toastmaster heard in the cellar was allegedly Fanitullen.<\/p>\n<p>This story was so fascinating that\u00a0\u00a0Norwegian\u00a0folklorist,\u00a0bishop, poet, and author J\u00f8rgen Moe* wrote a poem about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>*You remember\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Asbj\u00f8rnsen and Moe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asbj%C3%B8rnsen_and_Moe\">Asbj\u00f8rnsen and Moe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It may seem a little disrespectful to name this post &#8220;The devil&#8217;s instrument&#8221;. The Hardanger fiddle is a beautiful instrument, so I share this video by fiddler Rachel Nesvig who explains the difference between a violin and a Hardanger fiddle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64lKomW2ncw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Linked from YouTube channel\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpEdxy3NEI7n9bYH2QAPtBA\">Rachel Nesvig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out Rachel&#8217;s other videos where she shows her virtuosity on the Hardanger fiddle.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Nesvig plays the violin in the Tacoma Symphony, Yakima Symphony, Seattle Rock Orchestra and other local groups. 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