Nyckelharpa is NOT Viking & other myths debunked - Scandi Folk Nerd

A beginner's guide and basic info for interested people about the Swedish nyckelharpa. A bit of History, the clichés usually associated to it and why they are wrong, and I hope a lot of motivation and inspiration for playing it, practicing it, loving it. GEWA nyckelharpa bow by Thomann : https://www.thomann.de/gb/gewa_nyckel... 00:00 Intro 01:11 1. Nyckelharpa is Viking 05:03 2. Nordic Ancestry Required 06:07 3. Look At My New Cool Thing 09:22 4. The Nyckelharpa Stand 11:46 5. Stick + 3 Horsehairs = Bow 13:05 6. Tuning is for Dummies 14:30 7. Cleaning is for Dummies 15:26 8. Thou Shall Only Play Swedish Music 17:40 9. Upper Keyboard = Decoration 19:42 10. Teachers are for Dummies Nyckelharpa and 4-rows keyboard by Jean-Claude Condi (Mirecourt, France). FB group "All Nyckelharpa. All the time." :   / 348406222443   Support my music and my videos on Patreon :   / emeliewaldken​   Listen and support on Bandcamp : https://emeliewaldken.bandcamp.com/​ Facebook :   / ​   Instagram :   / ​   Homepage : https://www.emeliewaldken.net/​ Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ecxq... Music in the intro : "Fossegrimen" av Magnus Stinnerbom, on my previous band Knep's second album "Hallingrr" : http://knep.weebly.com/shop​ Recorded april 2021 in Uppland, Sweden.