Nykken: 1. "whim," from Swedish "nycken"
2. a nasty water sprite in Norwegian mythology (Nykkjen)
Playing instruments that make most
people do a double-take, Nykken weaves a cool modern slant onto
traditional Scandinavian music with Swedish nyckelharpas, harp guitar,
Norwegian hardingfele (hardanger fiddle), and Hardanger cello, Celtic
harp, button accordion, fiddle, and cittra: a total of 180 strings! Add
to that some spicy two and three part vocal arrangements, and you have a
trio that will take you to another world. Barbary Grant plays Celtic
harp, cello, and button accordion and sings in Norwegian; and Verlene
Schermer plays nyckelharpa, harp guitar, fiddle, cittra, and hardingfele,
and sings traditional and original songs in Swedish; and Kris Yenney
plays Hardanger cello d'Amore (Hardy for short), and nyckelharpa and
sings harmonies.
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