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PASSING OF THE BATONKathy Browne, President-Elect
We are installing new and returning officers at theDecember meeting. It is important to have some continui-ty in leadership roles, but it is equally critical to changesome of the key positions each year. Fresh perspectivesand different styles provide vitality, which is important tothe survival of our lodge. This is true even when the out-going people have done an extraordinary job. Think of itas a relay race where one runner is able to hand the batonon to the next runner, allowing the team to maintain itsforward momentum for a longer time. The lodge is inneed of a new editor for Posten. We could lose this criticalcommunication link if no one steps in to accept the baton.
Along with this annual changing of the guard is theneed to confirm what lodge members are thinking. Tohelp in planning for 2014, a Planning Survey was handedout at the November meeting. Additional copies will beavailable at the December meeting and Juletrefest. Youwill find a copy of this survey in this issue of Posten, aswell.
Take time to answer the three questions and returnyour survey to me, Kathy Browne, before December 10 .th
You can hand it to me at the December meeting orJuletrefest, email it to me, or send it by regular mail. Aspecial thank you to all who have already responded!
Each survey is being read and considered. Discussionshave already begun on how to honor all that we valuewhile having more fun and less work. Watch for an-nouncements in the next Posten.
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STEIN FJELL [email protected] – Roxanne Storlie – 970.412.5713
[email protected] – Rod Skaflen – 970.484.5459
[email protected] – JoAnn Kison – 970.581.2348
[email protected] – Marianne, Bill Nesse – 970.330.7183
JULETREFEST (CHRISTMAS TREE PARTY)
Sunday, December 8, 2 p.m., Loveland
Come to Stein Fjell's Juletrefest and enjoy food, Jule-nisse, singing around the tree, the Christmas Story in Eng-lish and Norwegian, and more. It also is your last chancethis year to buy Christmas gifts at butikken. The Juletrefestwill be held at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2919 WilsonAvenue, Loveland.
Please call Barbara Nolin at 970.667.7641 byDecember 2 to let her know the number ofnd
children you will be bringing, so Julenissecan provide for them. Bring your children, your grandchildren, and/or your neighbor'schildren.
For the potluck dinner, if your last name begins with A - M – please bring a main dish and salad, and if it isN - Z – please bring a main dish and dessert.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
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Exhumed Viking ship, VikingShip Museum, Oslo, Norway.Credit: age fotostock/Super-
Stock, Ency. Britannica
DESEMBER KALENDER*Official Norwegian Flag-Flying Day
Norwegian Public Holiday+
2: Deadline, Camp Skogfjorden Registration with 2013
tuition price (November 2013 Posten, sofn6.com)
5: Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m., Installation of Officers, Pay For
and Pick Up Ordered Christmas Lefse
Trafalgar Square Tree Lighting, London (tree from Oslo)
7: Fjellheim Christmas Tea, 2 p.m., (p. 5)
Fjelldalen Lutefisk and Lefse Dinner (Nov. <13 Posten)
7-8: Loveland Lights, Sat. 9 - 6 p.m. and Sun. 1 - 5 p.m. (p. 4)
8: Juletrefest (Christmas Tree Party), 2 p.m. (p. 1)
Vestafjell Meeting, Jul Celebration, 2 p.m. (p. 5)
13: Luciadagen (Saint Lucia’s Day)
14: Vesterheim Jul Party, Potluck, 4 - 7 p.m. (p. 5)
15: Posten Submission Deadline NOTE EARLIER DATE!
Fjelldalen White Fence Farm Lunch (p. 5)
21: Trollheim Jul Fest, 12 - 2 p.m. (p. 5)
Vintersolverv (Winter Solstice), shortest day
Tomasnatten (p. 4)
22: Fjellheim Julebord (p. 5)
24: Julaften (Christmas Eve)
25 : Første Juledag (Christmas Day) God Jul! *+
26 : Andre Juledag (Second Christmas Day), St. Stephen’s+
Day, Boxing Day
31: Nyttårsaften (New Year’s Eve)
Deadline, Stein Fjell Scholarships (p. 3)
Trollheim New Year’s Eve Party, 6 - 10 p.m. (p. 5)
GRATULERER MED DAGEN!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
2 Makenzie Kvasager 16 Rus Knutson11 Rick Bilstad 19 Ras Erdal11 Inger Froyland 24 Tami Bothwell11 Paul Fuglestad 28 Bill Nesse13 Nancy Dunn 31 Blaine Johnson14 Stephanie Sikes 31 Paula Sutton15 Jane Strand
MEETING REMINDERS FROM RASRasmus Erdal, Stein Fjell Host Coordinator
Our December 5 Refreshment Hosts are Jane andth
Alan Strand (chairs), Claire Grinager, Roxanne Storlie, andSusan and Gary Zook. This meeting includes the installa-tion of our new officers for 2014.
Vær så god . . .Looking forward to 2014! . . . the Refreshment Hosts
for the January 9 meeting are Marian and Ras Erdalth
(chairs), Carol and John Baldo, Kristi Quinlan, JaneYestness, and Nissa Yestness.
Tusen takk for hjelpen.
KULTURHJØRNET (CULTURE CORNER)Nancy L. Dunn, Cultural Director
Due to the installation of officers’ ceremony, we willhave a short cultural program – the second part of theDVD on Viking Ships, including the history of the Vikings’travels from Scandinaviasouthward into theregions of northernEurope. The programexplains how the seafaringVikings were able to travelfar and wide during the 8th
and 9 centuries becauseth
of their highly evolvedship-building skills andnavigation techniques.
SAVE THE DATE – JANUAR 2014
1: Registration Begins, Camp Trollfjell – campnorge.com 3: Application Deadline, Colo. Ski for Light – cosfl.org 9: Lodge Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Service – PLEASE
NOTE DATE AND TIME!11: Zone 8 Leadership Meeting, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.,
Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W. 14 Avenue, Lakewood.th
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.12: Norwegian Language Class, 2 - 4:30 p.m., Trollheim
Charles Knutson – 303.860.9025 / 303.726.6470c16: Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Kathy Browne’s home18: Stein Fjell’s 38 Anniversary Potluck, 11:30 a.m. -th
2:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Ch., 815 E. 16 St., Lovelandth
31 - Februar 2: Colorado Regional Ski for Light, SnowMountain Ranch, Granby – cosfl.org. Contact BrendaBertrand, 303.789.8342, [email protected]
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Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses must not beredistributed, or used for commercial purposes.
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DITT OG DATT (THIS ‘N’ THAT)
i It's time for Christmas baking! Get your Solo AlmondPaste for those delicious almond bars from MarianErdal (970.225.9035). At $4.50/can, the price is muchlower than at the supermarket. She’ll have them foryou at the December 5 meeting.th
i Congratulations to all of our newly-elected officers!One change was made prior to voting – Jane Robbinsis our new auditor.
i Annette Freeland, 22-year SteinFjell member, was honored asthe Female Volunteer of theYear for the J.C. Montgomery VAMedical Center, Muskogee OK.Annette volunteers at theMuskogee main informationdesk five days a week, helpingveterans and family members.
i Don’t forget – Stein Fjell Member and CommunityScholarship applications are due December 31 . Sendst
applications (steinfjell.com) to Keith Robbins.i Barneløpet will be held Februar 22 at Snow Mountain
Ranch. See the attached or inserted flyer.i Mike Erickson says “Hi!” to everyone. He’s leaving in
January to live in Deep River, Ontario, Canada andwork at Atomic Energy Canada Limited.
i CORRECTION – Patty and Mike Breien are living at5748 Donegal Drive in Shoreview MN. (Chalk it up toMoving Mind Muddle – not quite the same as aVulcan Mind Meld . . . wish we’d had one!)
i Possibility of a chaperoned train, Denver to CoalfaxCA for Camp Trollfjell – contact Executive Camp Di-rector Erik Peters, Vesterheim ([email protected])
FROM PATTY AND MIKE BREIEN . . .
Thanks so much for the heart-warming card fromfriends at Stein Fjell Lodge. It was a nice surprise to find apiece of real communication in the mailbox, and sowelcome! We think we've found a SofN lodge in St. Paulwhere we can feel at home. It'll never be the same as theone we left, but a new opportunity, and life is all aboutchange.
We're discovering the fringe benefits of living in thesuburbs of the Twin Cities. So many cultural and educa-tional offerings, and you don't have the hour-plus drivehome from Denver afterwards. On the other hand, we areexpecting a high of 19 degrees here tomorrow. Good thingwe have a warm house.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Mike and Patty
SOLSKINN (SUNSHINE)Marian Erdal
We all wish Joann Harris a speedyrecovery from her knee surgery. As this iswritten, she is recuperating at the LifeCare Center in Greeley. She would love acard from you, sent to her home.
REGARDING CULTURAL SKILLSRas Erdal, Cultural Skills Director
The next meeting of the Hardanger embroidery groupwill be on Friday, December 13, from 1 - 3 p.m. at theErdal home. If there is anyone new that wants to begin
learning Hardanger or join the group,please contact Midge Parkos(970.356.7489) or me (970.225.9035).Please call reasonably well in advanceto join us. After all . . . seating, lighting,and refreshments are involved.
TUSEN TAKK . . .Marianne Workman-Nesse and Bill Nesse, Editors
. . . to everyone who provided information, pictures,and articles for Posten during this past year. You areappreciated!
. . . for making our 2014 Membership Directory asaccurate as possible. If you have a change in address,phone number(s), and/or email, please let us know ASAP.Directories will be available at the January lodge meeting.
. . . for the support and encouragement we havereceived during ourtime as Posten editors– this is our last issue.We have been happyto be of service toStein Fjell Lodge duringthis enjoyable (OK, OK,sometimes challeng-ing) and creativeexperience. It’ssurprising what canhappen when you say,“I’ll do it!” like we did.
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De beste ønsker for en riktig god jul
og et godt nyttår!
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
Annette, May 2012
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NordlandFylke
Sogn ogFjordane
FylkeOslo Fylke
VELKOMMEN NYTT MEDLEM – YVONNE MORTONRod Skaflen, Vice President
Stein Fjell Lodge is pleased to extend a hearty velkom-men to (Yvonne) Torill Morton. Oslo, Norway – with theexception of a year and a half in Gjovik – is Yvonne'shometown. In Oslo she completed Realoken and one yearof Handelskole (Business). Additionally, she completedaccounting courses in San Diego.
In 1976, after living in England for seven years, shemoved to the U.S. She resided first in California, thenUtah, Idaho, and now Cheyenne. In her early years in theU.S., Yvonne worked in accounting, including book-keeping, taxes, and payroll. These past 23 years she hasbeen employed as an over-the-road truck driver.
Being a Norwegian native, all of Yvonne's relativescurrently live in Norway. She visits on a regular basis. Hermother was raised in Bergen (Hordaland). Bodø (Nord-land) was home to her maternal grandmother, while Selje(Sogn og Fjordane) was home to her maternal grandfa-ther. Yvonne's father was brought up in Oslo.Her paternal grandmotherwas from Oslo
and paternal grandfather was from Bodø.Yvonne's father was employed by NSB (Norwegian
state-owned railroad) for more than 50 years. Bookkeep-ing was her mother's occupation and she last worked forthe IRS of Norway.
In the category of hobbies and interests, Yvonne listsreading, knitting, crocheting, talk shows, traveling, andmusic. Genealogy is her Norwegian Cultural Skill ofinterest.
The last question relates to sharing other interests,and Yvonne responds with history, including ancienthistory. Also of interest is the paranormal, and conspiracytheories. (
É É É FILLER FACTOIDS É É ÉThe Stein Fjell newsletter was first published as
POSTON with the June, July, August 1980 issue. InSeptember 1980 it was first published as Posten.
In the movie, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (epi-sode V), Finse, near the Oslo-Bergen railway, appears asHoth, the snow and ice planet. Filmed in March, 1979,many Norwegians contributed as extras.
LOVELAND LIGHTSSaturday, December 7, 2013 - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday, December 8, 2013 - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Avenue
The 8 Annual Loveland Lights, a Celebration of Win-th
ter Holiday Traditions, will be held Saturday, December 7th
and Sunday, December 8 at the Loveland Public Library.th
Stein Fjell will have a booth from 12 - 3 p.m. on Saturday.We will have krumkake and waffler demonstrations andshare information about our lodge and Sons of Norway.
This year Loveland Lights is all aboutsnowflakes, and will feature decoratedholiday trees, holiday displays, holidaybook and bake sales, musical entertain-ment, holiday entertaining and gift-givingideas, plus activities for all ages, e.g., theGingerbread Challenge and Find the Snowflake contest.
Have you ever wondered how snowflakes are formedand why no two snowflakes are identical? UNC’s Earth andAtmospheric Sciences Department will give a presentationon the science behind snowflakes on Saturday morning.
On Sunday afternoon, Connie Neumann will present ahands-on narrative for all ages, “Laura’s ChristmasMemories," based on the Little House books.
TOMASNATTEN – DECEMBER 21ST
Marianne Workman-Nesse
December 21 is Tomasnattten, or Thomas night. It isst
the night before the midwinter solstice and por-trayed as a hand on the primstav’s winter side.The symbol’s origin is not known – perhaps it isfrom “doubting Thomas” believing only when he couldtouch the wounds caused by the crucifixion.
In old Norway, all Christmas preparations had to becompleted by this day, ushering in the Jul season. Thisincluded baking, slaughtering, chopping enough firewoodto last for two weeks, and the brewing of ale. Friends andneighbors would go from house to house, tasting oneanother’s brew – “Thomas the brewer” is a more commonname for this day.
The “peace of Christmas” began on this day and lasteduntil Epiphany. Towns designated special watchmen toensure that peace and friendliness reigned during theholiday season. Penalties for violent crimes doubled. Thedesire for harmony was so strong that one folk traditioneven discouraged mentioning the names of harmfulanimals, such as wolves, during this period.
Sources: digitalkunst.com, christmas-celebrations.org,en.wikipedia.org, wotanklan.net/twelve-days-of-yule/
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A GREAT GIFT FOR YOUNG ONES YOU CARE ABOUTLaRue Hanson, Financial Benefits Counselor
Sons of Norway has a great plan for children 17 years
of age or younger. Viking Voyager is a simple, economicalway for parents, grandparents, and other relatives tointroduce children to the benefits offered by Sons ofNorway and help the next generation learn about theimportance of owning life insurance. Viking Voyagerprovides level term life insurance that is convertible at age26 for up to three times the original death benefit. Thereis no pre-qualification to obtain this convertible plan at
age 26. The original policy comes inthree benefit amounts of $10,000,$15,000, or $25,000. An example ofthe cost for a five-year-old for a$10,000 policy would be a one-timepayment of $341. This is a gift thatnever breaks or gets out-dated andcosts less than most electronicdevices. Give me a call for moreinformation on this great gift idea.
[email protected] - 719.599.8546(office) - 719.237.7314(c)2523 Shalimar Drive, Colorado Springs CO 80915-1030
TO REALLY PLAN AHEAD . . . MORE 2014 DATES
Mars 1: Western Slope Barneløpet, Grand Mesa, RonThoreson, 970.249.1869, Vestafjell 6-146
Juni 22-25: Sons of Norway Convention 2014 –Solskinn Lodge #6-150 is hosting the biennial Sons ofNorway District Six Convention in Palm Springs, at theRenaissance Hotel, 888 Tahquitz Canyon Way, PalmSprings CA 92262 (renaissancehotelpalmsprings.com).“Off the weekend” dates mean better room rates ($99plus hotel tax).
Juni 28-29: Scandinavian Festival, Estes ParkJuli 13-26: Camp Trollfjell, Camp Norge, Alta CASept. 30 - Oct. 4: Norsk Høstfest, Minot ND
É É É É É É É É É É É ÉThe 2013 World Chess Champion is Magnus Carlsen (22)of Norway, who defeatedViswanathan Anand (43) ofIndia. The match was heldNovember 9 - 22 at Chennai,India and sponsored by FIDE(World Chess Federation).Carlsen won the match6½–3½ after ten of thetwelve scheduled games.
ZONE 8 LODGE JUL CELEBRATIONS
Saturday, December 7: Fjellheim – 2 p.m., Scandina-vian Christmas tea, Viking Hall, 1045 Ford Street,Colorado Springs. Enjoy homemadeScandinavian holiday treats served withholiday tea, as well as a program anddoor prizes. The cost is $15. RSVP byWednesday, December 4 . Seating isth
limited. Call Karen Ravnaas, 719.390.0621.Sunday, December 8: Vestafjell – 2 p.m., lodge
meeting, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3133 FRoad, Grand Junction. Traditional Christmas celebrationwith music and potluck dinner (ham provided by lodge).Bring generous side dishes, fruit, or desserts. Christmascookies for sale by the dozen. Bring unwrapped toys, giftcards, and cash donations to support the Salvation Army.
Saturday, December 14: Vesterheim – 4 - 7 p.m.,Christmas party, Atonement Lutheran Church, 685 IncaParkway, Boulder. Crafts, singing around the Christmastree, visit from Santa. For each child you bring, clearlymark a wrapped gift (no more than $10) with the child’sname. Potluck is at 5 p.m. and ham will be provided –bring a favorite Christmas dish serving 8 - 10. Questions?Call Addy Martinez at 303.499.5589.
Sunday, December 15: Fjelldalen – 2 p.m., Christmaslunch, White Fence Farm, 6263 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood
Saturday, December 21: Trollheim – 12 - 2 p.m. JulFest., 6610 W. 14 Avenue, Lakewood. Lunch, folktales,th
music, dancing; bring wrapped gift for those visiting Santa.Adults – $7, young folk 4 - 14 – $5. RSVP by December18 . More information is at trollheimlodge.com.th
Sunday, December 22: Fjellheim – Julebord, VikingHall, 1045 Ford Street, Colorado Springs. TraditionalNorwegian family Christmas party. More information is atsonsofnorwaycs.com.
Tuesday, December 31: Trollheim – 6 - 10 p.m., NewYear’s Eve Party – New York Time, 6610 W. 14 Avenue,th
Lakewood. Supper at 6; at 10, watch ball dropping in NewYork. Social hour, dinner, cake walk, games, music, movie,conga line dance. Admission at the door ($10/person;$25/family of three ormore) includes potluck,beverages, snacks, pop-corn, and champagne/sparkling cider toast. Toget a discounted ($5)admission, RSVP byDecember 23 and signrd
up to help. Contact ElaineHoman, 303.420.8888 /[email protected].
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TRADITIONAL NORSK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSBill Nesse
Perhaps the most familiar musical instrument with adistinctly Norwegian heritage is the hardingfele, or Har-danger fiddle. It is basically a violin with eight or nine
strings. Four ofthe strings areplayed with abow, like a violin.The remainingstrings are calleddrone, under-strings, or sym-pathetic strings.They are locatedbelow the bowedstrings and thefingerboard, andare tuned to
resonate as the bowed strings areplayed. This produces a haunting,echo-like sound. The hardingfeleis often highly decorated and thestructure is somewhat lighterthan a standard violin. The top ofthe bridge is flatter than a violin,making it easier to play two, oreven three, strings at the sametime. While mostly used to playNorwegian folk music, it has beenfeatured in film music – Lord ofthe Rings, How to Train YourDragon, and Fargo.
A less common Norwegianstringed instrument is thelangeleik, which is similar to a zither. It consists of anelongated box, which may be open on the bottom, andusually has eight or nine strings. Only one of the strings isused to play the melody. It has frets, like a guitar, but theyare made of wood instead of metal. The instrument isplayed with a plectrum in the right hand and all the strings
are strummedtogether on thebeat. The lefthand frets themelody string.To get additionalnotes on themelody stringbetween strums,the fingers on
the left hand either hammer down or pull off the string,using the same technique as with guitars. A good exam-ple can be seen at youtube.com/watch?v=SUnpNTPjZcI.
In the early 19 century the Norwegian Churchth
wanted a simplified way of producing music in churchesand schools. Organs were too expensive for many ruralchurches, and violins and fid-dles were considered inapro- priate for a sacred settingbecause they also were usedfor dance music. Thepsalmodikon was developedto serve this need. It is asimple rectangular box witha single string, played with abow, like a violin. The finger-board is fretted and themusic is often printed withnumbers that correspondwith the fret numbers. Thepsalmodikon was cheap tomake and simple to play.
The neverlur, or birch trumpet, is known in Norway,Sweden, Finland, and Latvia. Two pieces of spruce, pine,or fir are hollowed out and wrapped with birch bark to
form a straight tube over 120 cm long (-4 feet). The
sound is generated with the lips, the same as with atrumpet orother brassinstrument,but thenevelur hasno fingerholes orvalves, sothe notesthat can beplayed arelimited toseven oreight on the
natural scale of the instrument, the same as with a bugle.In fact, the neverlur sounds much like a bugle, whoseuncoiled length is similar. It was the favored instrument ofdairy maids and was originally used for signaling. Exampleshave been found at archaeological sites and with theOseberg ship, a 9 -century Viking ship. The alphorn, foundth
in Switzerland, is a similar, but longer instrument.The bukkehorn, or goat horn, is, as the name implies,
made from the horn of a goat. See the construction proc-ess at youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft0i_2yfGM. Originally thishorn, with no finger holes, was probably used by herders
Strings on a Hardanger fiddle. The fourdrone strings are seen at the center.
Langeleik
Neverlur, courtesy of Naturinstrumenter;used with permission from Magnar
Storbækken
Psalmodikon
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to scare away wolves and other predators. A mouthpieceis drilled into the small end of the horn and the sound islip-generated. Over time the bukkehorn acquired three ormore finger holes, making it possible to play a wide rangeof notes, provided that the player has good enough chops.It has a raw, moaning timbre.
Another instrument made from a goat (or cow) horn isthe tungehorn, or tongue horn. It also is known as agjeterklarinette, orshepherd’s clarinet. It usesa single reed (“tongue”),like a clarinet, to producethe sound. The reed,traditionally made ofjuniper, spruce, maple, orbirch bark, is usuallysecured with a section ofstring to a separatemouthpiece or just to theend of the horn. It com-monly has five to sevenfinger holes, more than thebukkehorn. Scholars arguewhether the tungehornwas inspired by the arrivalof the clarinet in Norway orwhether it predates the clarinet and had its own folkorigins.
A simple flute, traditionally made of an 18- to 30-inchsection of willow branch, is called a seljefløyte, or sallowflute. It is made in the spring when the willow bark caneasily be separated from the branch, producing a hollowtube. One end is left open. On the other end, a whistle ismade by re-inserting a short section of the branch that is carved to produce a sharp edge – the tone is produced asthe air passes over it. An experienced person can makeone in a few minutes. The player blows into a hole nearthe whistle end, adjusting the tone by opening, closing, orhalf-closing the open end of the tube and varying the
strength ofthe air flow.No fingerholes areprovided. Aseljefløytemade ofwillow barklasts only afew weeks,until thebark dries
out and cracks –modern ver-sions are madeof plastic andwood.
For musi-cians who don’tmind gettingtheir fingers(and lips) cold,
Norway has somemodern “folk instru-ments” . . . all madeof ice! The instru-ments include acello, violin, varioushorns, chimes, and
so forth. An ice music festivalis held each year in January atGeilo, Norway.
To hear examples of eachof these instruments, visitnaturinstrumenter.no andYouTube. They are all fascina-ting creations, and evidencethat people will always findways to make music, fromwhatever they have at hand.
Sources: naturinstrumenter.no, en.wikipedia.org,icemusic.no, dickhensold.com, Nordic-AmericanPsalmodikonforbundet
Tungehorn, courtesy ofNaturinstrumenter; used with
permission from MagnarStorbækken
Sissel Morken Gullord plays the bukkehorn, NRK TV
Dick Hensold playing a seljefløyte made outof a section of pvc pipe. Photo courtesy ofDick Hensold. and used with permission.
Wood seljefløyte, courtesy ofNaturinstrumenter; used with permission
from Magnar Storbækken
jokkmokksmarknad.se
greediary.com
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