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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Fotos: Musikkhelg og Smikurs 2016 | Dates for 2017 | Norsk Munnharpeforum


20. – 22. mai på Gjøvik

Instruktørar på smikurset var Stein Terje Mathisen, Sven Håkon Jørgensen og Alexander Sørnes.

Konsert med Grove Horn




Munnharpefestivalen 2017

blir på Nesbyen, Hallingdal frå 15. til 17. september.

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The Munnharpe Festival 2016
Text and photos: Mona Ottesen*



In 2016 Bykle in Setesdal was the scene of Norwegian Munnharpe Forum's (NMF) annual mouth harp festival. The location changes from year to year, and so do the participants, although of course there are many regulars. It's in the bylaws that the festival should not be in the same place every year. In this way, perhaps more people have the opportunity to join, and some may even have slightly shorter distances to commute. For some people that does not really matter: those who have travelled farthest come from England and Russia.

As in previous years the programme this year was packed with exciting music from capable artists, new and emerging stars, workshops led by experienced munnharpe players, pleasant company and swapping of both tunes and mouth harps.

The weekend started on Friday with pleasant company and a good bite at Bykle Hotel. After dinner festival continued one floor up, where both festival goers and locals enjoyed a meeting with Kirsten Braten Berg, her daughter Sigrid Berg and munnharpe virtuoso Sigurd Brokke. It is not unusual that such tunes resound in the walls because Setesdal Spelemannslag often organize folk music pubs in the hotel. They were also the co-organizer of this concert.

The next act was Olkhon Gate Duo, consisting of Irina Bogatyryova and Vladimir Markov; they had a very nice performance. Coming from Moscow and Irkutsk they had travelled the farthest of all festival participants. They live so far apart in Russia that the time difference between them is five hours. After the concert volunteers played to dances on both munnharpe and fiddle, and many had the chance to enjoy a good fling on the dance floor.

Saturday started with a good breakfast, and music courses continued towards lunchtime. Then we got a great lecture on setesdal music by Gunnar Stubseid and Hallvard T. Bjørgum. Afterwards there was a short stroll to the museum Lislestog where the Handicrafts team had an exhibition and Folke Nesland demonstrated munnharpe forging. Some used the opportunity to play a melody in the great outdoors, and tunes and harps were also swapped here. Some had even a brief tour of the venerable old Bykle church across the road.

The courses continued until five, when the annual meeting in Munnharpe Forum took place. After a good dinner in the evening it was time for another concert, and highlights came in a row, including Sigurd Brokke, Sudan Dudan and Erik Røine. The latter was also appointed Honorary Member of Norsk Munnharpeforum. The evening concluded as always at the festival, with volunteer concert and open mic, then late night jamming for those who still had something to give.

– translation kindly provided by Bernhard Folkestad



Norsk Munnharpeforum


Friday, December 23, 2016

New Karinding – from West Java to California!



a little photo shoot with some of my instruments today – especially to acknowledge the addition of my new bamboo instruments from Billal Al Shabill (received yesterday)–  karinding, clamping,* and toleat (flute) from West Java to California! – pictured here with my hurdygurdy (made in England) and my khomus, custom made for me by Николай Бурцев of Yakutsk in Siberia. The batik in the lower half of the above photo was also in my package from West Java. – thank you Billal!

* celempung is the large bamboo at the bottom of the above photo - a percussion instrument. see the #KhomusWeekly youtube playlist "other" for video samples. 




Billal al Shabil
see also (on one of my personal blogs): whats more: re: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java

more (on Facebook) –
Robert Cherwink - a little photo shoot with some of my instruments...:



Sunday, November 27, 2016

KARINDING – passing on the tradition – Sekar Alit bersama Kang SandyMizon/ Sandy Kasalur | Karinding Sadulur


Malming Berkarinding
Sekar Alit bersama Kang SandyMizon/Sandy - Kasalur
@ tepas_kasalur

Karinding Sadulur "In addition we show you work on stage and in the form of tapes. It also includes part of the routine process of our activities on the side: Karinding Sadulur (kasalur). Regenerating the artists music Karinding. Besides, we intend to continue to maintain the sustainability of Karinding and others. Mr. Robert Cherwink and Harm Linsen"




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Robert Cherwink thank you! - these are wonderful photos of children being passed the tradition - i love it!, and will put this in #KhomusWeekly 
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Harm Linsen Beautiful! Are they also educated in the background and meanings of the instrument itself?
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Karinding Sadulur yes, they are educated to play a Karinding. But not only that. In our curriculum (Karinding Sadulur) for all those who learn together educated in order to better understand the philosophical meaning of Karinding tu contained himself. And to learn to be more loving and growing self-awareness that this is included inheritance of culture and artistic tradition shingga can be motivated to continue to preserve it.
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Harm Linsen Great!
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Karinding Sadulur Thank you very much sir Harm Linsen and Robert Cherwink, your motivation will be invaluable to us and the children who are the spirit of learning.





Malming Berkarinding Sekar Alit bersama Kang... - Karinding Sadulur: