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Examples of Jew's Harp tunes from our festivals

Odd Sylvarnes Lund plays "I gamle da'r"

Sigurd Brokke plays Munnharpeslått after Gunnar A. Hedde

Svein Westad plays Improvisation over Kivlemøyane

Arnt Magne Haugen plays Fangjen

Øivind Abrahamsen plays Springar after Beitohaugen

Sigbjørn Solbakken plays Trulseguten

Bernhard Folkestad plays a Scottish set dance

The Norwegian Jew's Harp Festivals

The annual munnharpe festival is the big event for Norwegian munnharpe enthusiasts. The first one was held at Fagernes in 1995, arranged by Ånon Egeland. He was the hub in the next three festivals too, organised by Valdres Folkemuseum. After that we have been in Rysstad in Setesdal (1999, organised by Norsk Munnharpe Forum); in Vågå (2000, organised by Vågå spel-og danssarlag); in Ål in Hallingdal (2001, organised by Ål spel-og dansarlag); in Rauland (2002, please see reference below); at Sota Sæter in Skjåk (2003, organised by Norsk Munnharpe Forum); at Fagernes (2004, organised by Valdres Folkemusikklag); Gjøvik (2005, organised by Gjøvik Spelmannslag); again in Rysstad in Setesdal (2006, organised by Norsk Munnharpe Forum and Setesdal spelemannslag); in Dalen Hotel (2007, Norsk Munnharpe Forum); in Oslo (2007, Norsk Munnharpe Forum); in Gjøvik (2009, organised by Gjøvik Spelmannslag); in Fagernes (2010, Valdres Folkemusikklag, NMF and Norsk langeleikforum); in Ål in Hallingdal (Liatoppen) (2011, Ål spel- og dansarlag, Norsk Langeleikforum and Norsk Munnharpeforum).

You will find pictures from previous festivals here

Jew’s Harp festival 2010

Here are some glimses from the combined

Munnharpe and langeleik (Norwegian zither) festival

in Fagernes from 24th to 26th September.

Consert with Marit Karlberg, Rolf Karlberg and Magne Olav Selland

Consert with Hallgrim Berg, Erik Røine, Knut and Ole Aastad Bråten – ”Brøtagutadn”

Elisabet Kværne with dancing puppet and Svein Westad with dancing goat.

Watch Svein Westad on YouTube here:

Course masterclass - and advanced

Two consentrated beginners - and ensemble playing

Just playing

Photo: Einar Turtum

Jew’s Harp festival 2009

Check in

Master class

British class

Beginners class

Coffee break

Munnharpe trading

Jew’s harps and boxes made by Sven Håkon Jørgensen.

Consert with Daniel Sandén-Warg

He and Sigurd Brokke won a Folke-Larm prize the same night!

Morten Abildsnes, throat singing Veronika Søum

John Melhus Hallgrim Berg

Session

Just playing

New chairman: Bent Åserud

Photos: Liz Palm, Mona Ottesen and Einar Turtum

The Jew's Harp festival 2008

Videos can be viewed on YouTube, look here:

The videos are recorded and edited by Fernando Sallum, www.wuante.com

A few glimpses from the festival:

Reidar Sevåg New honorary members Bjørgulv Straume

Diplomas presented by Svein Westad

Sigbjørn Solbakken Reception committee Bernhard Folkestad

Bent Åserud Viggo Vestel

Course

Bernhard Folkestad Sylvain Trias and John Wright

Something interesting?

Reidar Sevåg talks with Gjermund Koltveit about the JH in the sixties.

Just playing.....

Conserts:

Odd Sylvarnes Lund and Roar Vangen

Wang Lee, John Wright, Silvain Trias and Wolfdietrich Janscha

Terje Isungset and Siri Jøntvedt

Hallgrim Berg, Ingunn Stræta Lie and Knut Skrindo – Hallingdal Video

Svein Westad, Eva Lundberg and Arvid Sperrud - Telemark Video

Bjørgulv Straume, Sigrid Ketilsdotter Jorde and Torleiv Løyland - Setesdal Video

Erik Røine, Anne Røine and Dag Hamre – Valdres Video

Bent Åserud, anchor-man – jury: Jørn Simenstad and Jan Lothe Eriksen

”The Duell”: Dance and munnharpe.

Trio with Durga Prasad Khatiwada, Wang Lee and Svein Westad

Photos by Mona Ottesen, Svein Olav Løberg and Einar Turtum

Previous festivals:

You can find some pictures from previous Norwegian festivals here.

International Jew's Harp festival 2006

The 5th International Jew's harp Festival took place in Amsterdam from July 28th through July 30th. You will find more information here:

http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/mondharpfestivaluk

The 4th International Jew’s Harp Festival and Congress:

The festival in Norway in 2002 was the 4th International Jew’s Harp Festival and Congress, organised by the Høgskule (College) in Telemark, Dept of folk culture, in collaboration with Norsk Munnharpe Forum. The other international festivals had been held in Iowa, USA, in 1984; Yakutia (Sibiria) in 1991; and in Molln, Austria, in 1998. The next international festival will be in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in July 2006 (see below). The International Jew’s Harp Association in Vienna decides where the international festivals are to be held.

Please refer to productions to get information about CDs and DVDs from Rauland 2002.

©2000 Norsk Munnharpeforum

Sist oppdatert 2012-04-01