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