Icelandic instrument and
folk songs
Icelandic instrument
Langspil og Fiðla
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Fiðla
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Fiðla
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The story of FiðlaO The earliest references to the
fiðla are from the 17th century. And it is probably the oldest instrument
O It only has 2 melody strings and both of them are high.
O It was usually played using a bow which were made of brass string, steel or silver.
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It sounds like thisO http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q1N1gRadIQ
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Langspil
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Langspil
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The story of Langspil
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O Langspil is an old Icelandic instrument and the oldest sources describing it are from the 18th century.
O It is a tradtional Icelandic drone zither. It only has 1 melody string with 1 to 5 drone stings, so it is easy to learn to play.
O It can be played by plucking the strings by hand, with bow or by hammering.
O It is made from different types of wood f.ex. Pine, fir, birch, oak and becchwood.
O Today Langspil is again becoming more popular here in Iceland.
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Here is the sound of Langspil
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJwDFYG9ww
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Folk songsA concert in the preschool
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The songsO In the beginning of september we had a visit
from two men that play accordion for all the children in the preschool. They played some old folk- and children songs.
O The name of the songs are: O Fyrst á réttunniO Karl gekk um morguntímaO Kátir voru karlarO Litla fluganO Óli skansO Höfuð, herðar, hné og tær
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Here you can see our accordion dance ball
O http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6MaG93KaH0uqjmz33lb6Hw?feature=watch
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Here you can find traditional Icelandic folk songs
O Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z89TGnBIwtU
O Bíum bíum bambaló: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZjjhOq3Tpg
Sigur Rós version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojxo8NJoZRw O Sofðu unga ástin mín: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nfmf7PtWiI O Krummi svaf í klettagjá: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4seuBFxIM