From the Valley: Norwegian Dances, Marches, and Tone Poems

by Andrea Een

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1.	Syndebukken: Vestlandspringar 04:00	info	buy track
2.	Nøringen: Gangar 02:26	info	buy track
3.	Vossarull etter Brita-Lars-Sjur 02:00	info	buy track
4.	Lett og Luftig Reinlendar 02:24	info	buy track
5.	"Eg Veit i Himmerik ei Borg": Folk Hymn 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Eg veit i himmerik ei borg I know in paradise a palace ho skin som soli klåre which shines as the sun's brightness der er'kje synder eller sorg there is no weeping or tears. Der inne bur Guds eigen son Therein lives God's only son I herlegdom og æra in glory and honor Han er mi trøyst og trygge von He is my comfort and sure hope hjå honom eg skal vera with Him I shall dwell. Eg er ein fatig ferdamann I am a poor traveler må mine vegar fara who must wander on my path herfrå og til mitt fedreland from here to my eternal homeland Gud, meg på vegen vara God, be with me on my journey. (translation by Andrea Een and Solveig Zempel)
6.	Von 03:32	info	buy track
7.	Lofthusen: Vosserull 02:24	info	buy track
8.	Bridal March From Voss 01:57	info	buy track
9.	Vosserull: "Ja, nå er det gjort" 02:04	info	buy track
10.	Tre Budeiene på Vikafjellet 05:03	info	buy track
11.	Eldstejenta: Bridal March 04:14	info	buy track
12.	Fin Jenta: Vals 02:51	info	buy track
13.	President Thomforde's March 03:38	info	buy track
14.	Helsing til Andrea: Vals 04:20	info	buy track
15.	Sølv Bruremarsj til Ragnhild og Lars 03:34	info	buy track
16.	Linerla Reinlendar 02:44	info	buy track
17.	Bridal March from Vang 02:42	info	buy track
18.	Carl Narvestad's Minne 02:46	info	buy track

about

All music on this recording, with the exception of the last two pieces from Amerikappleik concerts, was recorded live on solo Hardanger fiddle, an instrument with four playing strings and five resonance understrings. The recordings were made with single source miking to capture the natural sound of the fiddle in a space. It was recorded on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 2003 at the First United Church of Christ, Northfield, MN, and Valley Grove Church in rural Nerstrand, MN. The two fiddles used in the recording were made by Olav Vindal (1992) and Magne Straume (1999). For the live recording of the Vang march, Carl Narvestad's Knut Steinkjønndalen fiddle (1934), which he donated to St. Olaf College, was played.

20% of the proceeds from sales of From the Valley will go to the Valley Grove Preservation Fund (valleygrovemn.org). Parts of the CD were recorded in the historic church at Valley Grove.

DEDICATED TO
my parents, Betty and Andrew Een, who bought my first Hardanger fiddle in Norway in 1974
and to the memory of my mentor, Lars Skjervheim of Mrykdalen, Vossestrand

ANDREA EEN, whose grandfather, Knute Een, was born in Voss, Norway, in 1882, received the St. Olav Medal from King Harald of Norway in May, 2002 in recognition of her promotion of greater knowledge of Norwegian culture abroad.

A recipient of the second Ole Bull Award from the Ole Bull Folk Music Academy in Voss, Een has premiered Hardanger fiddle concerti written for her by Peter Hamlin and Dan Trueman, performed lecture-recitals in the United States, Costa Rica, Norway and France, and has been featured on Norwegian National Television and Radio and National Public Radio in the U.S. In 1998, Een was named a Master Folk Artist by the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has received grants from the Mellon Foundation, the Arne Bjørndal Fund of the University of Bergen and the Norwegian Emigrant Fund.

Andrea Een was a music professor of violin, viola and Hardanger fiddle at St. Olaf College from 1977-2012. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on the subject of Hardanger fiddle repertoire, comparing thirteen variants of the Telemark gangar, "Brynjulf Olson" (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1977). In 2002, Carl and Amy Narvestad established the Narvestad/Een Endowed Fund for Folk Music and Dance at St. Olaf College.

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released January 1, 2004

Recorded, Edited and Mastered by Mark Ellestad, Hexagon Studios, Calgary, Alberta

Cover photo of Valley Grove Church: Andrea Een

Back cover photo: Larry Marcus

Graphic Design: Dan Miggler/Noiseland

THANKS TO:

Mark Ellestad for stellar technical and musical support and joyful process

Ken Sahlin and the Valley Grove Preservation Society

Sandy Johnson and the First United Church of Christ, Northfield

Lars and Ragnhild Skjervheim

Carl and Amy Narvestad

The great fiddlers I have learned from in Norway and all of the friends who have hosted me so generously in that country

Karen Solgard

The Sabbatical Leave Program, St. Olaf College

The Lars Skjervheim Spelemannslag at St. Olaf College

Olav Hegge and the Twin Cities Hardingfelelag

Leif Rygg and the Voss Spelemannslag

Vidar Lande

Ingrid Gjertsen and the Arne Bjørndal Samling

Tellef Kvifte and the Norsk Folkemusikksmaling

Andrew Volna at Noiseland

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Andrea Een Northfield, Minnesota

Andrea Een received the St. Olav Medal in 2002 given by King Harald V of Norway for her promotion of greater knowledge of Norwegian culture abroad. Een has studied the Hardanger fiddle, a nine-string folk violin unique to Norway, with some of the leading fiddlers in that country. "From the Valley" combines her original fiddle solos with traditional dances and tone poems from West Norway. ... more

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