Haakon Solaas plays Fanitullen on the hardanger fiddle

[@chillaxnagain]

I like how his mastery is so casual. He sitting around in a sweater, halfway turned around in his favorite chair absolutely killing this song.

[@zerokelvinzero]

Killing it indeed. Never heard a better version (recorded).

[@cubestur8157]

literally you could put this as scene music almost anywhere in Jo Nesbo novels XD

[@zerokelvinzero]

This is the most beautiful version of fanitullen I have ever heard. He captured the depth, the revolt, the playfulness of this tune. Most people play it politely without the danger, without the edge.

[@TeapotBird]

This man gives you a quest. I can practically see the exclamation point over his head

[@TheCountryPicker]

The quest to retrieve the long lost Hardanger bow

[@diane9247]

Beautiful music...it is the landscape of Norway in musical form. I've never been there, but this is how I imagine it.

[@Vingul]

That's precisely right.

[@machinima8596]

The tuning is less “equal” than most other players I’ve heard on KZbin-wonderful!

[@georgemillet2143]

I love the smile and the song is played flawlessly. I watch this video every couple of months just to put a smile on my face. Superb. I love this song and his rendition is perfect.

[@Aasmundar]

George Millet solaas is over three hundred years old. Not many people know this. His people's kind go back a thousand years and are the spawn of Bragi.

[@Vingul]

@@Aasmundar Det stemmer.

[@clem-1917]

@ts2101 "Fanitullen", or "The Devils Tune" was heard for the first time during a wedding in a valley in Norway in 1724. When the toastmaster went down to the cellar to get more beer. In the cellar the toastmaster saw a man sitting on the barrell of beer playing this tune on a fiddle held the wrong way around, pressing the neck of the fiddle against his chest and stomping the beat on the barrell with a horse hoof. The fiddler was the devil.

[@Animasana2076]

One man, one fiddle, one entire national musical history

[@basstrammel1322]

Denne videoen kommer til å ha en stødig vekst de neste 50+ årene, KUN basert på Haakons lynne og talent.

[@mrsorepaws9146]

Kommer stadig tilbake til denne. Artig fyr, og den mest fengende versjonen jeg har funnet!

[@astridverland7419]

Enig! Hans versjon er alltid den eg finner fram når eg vil høyre Fanitullen. Eg finner ikkje kjekkare versjon i allefall!🥰🥰

[@coutiya2007]

the skill lies in the beard

[@antheaxe7340]

yes yes yes allways in the beard

[@martinknutsen2801]

Hardanger felen er virkelig et særdeles vakkert instrument!

[@AlayanaSpring]

I love this! My family came from Hardanger in Norway, where music like this was played a lot. Although I think some people won't like the shrieking sounds that sometimes come from the fiddle, those sounds make me love the melody even more. This is music that I really can relate to, although I'm only a 21 year old girl. I guess this kind of music makes me think of my family. :) Wonderful version of Fanitullen!! :)

[@alger3041]

Fanitullen, perhaps; but not by Halvorsen that I'm familiar with.

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

This Halvorsen is a classical composer that took this folk tune and made a more classical variation out of it.

[@alger3041]

@@tomrogerlilleby2890 And Grieg used some of those, as collected by Halvorsen, and used them in his Slaater for piano, Op. 72.

[@merqury5]

Now you are 30. Still like it?

[@olejohannesbakke6316]

I live in Hardanger. My family (Isak Botnen Skaar) invented the Hardingfele. Not exactly sure how it would pan out, but he's either my great-great-great-etc. grandfather, or the brother of my great-great-great-etc.... Small world.

[@ggrey5990]

Fantastic. I absolutely love the Hardanger and it's played wonderfully.

[@martyfour]

great tune masterfully played, have loved this music for years

[@skaijazisdottir9800]

Svært vakker musik. Ligge i fred Haakon.

[@baldrbraa]

He speaks through his music. Leaning forward at 0:51 as if to say «I have a knife too»

[@Ulvetann]

2020. Will see this again.

[@devvgraphics]

Have you

[@eckpolmick5080]

Haakon is the man, totally skilled and cool.

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

I love this music and this gentleman.

[@Twinhit]

That's a wonderful instrument and an enchanting performance. Thank you for sharing this gentleman's music.

[@LG334373]

This is absolutely wonderful, and what a delightful man! I'm so thrilled this was posted, thank you! Tusen takk!

[@blueschanter]

Such a happy song.

[@fairdinkum9454]

Harding fiddle… amazing!

[@artslife3876]

Amazing!! Mastery and confidence. Thank you, from Ireland 🙂

[@patrickmurphy9266]

A master .

[@RydENh34d]

Utrolig bra spilt, elsker dette musikkstykket!

[@LucidWanderer]

Beautiful.

[@gabydragona]

I LOVED THAT. Simply hipnotic...

[@honeyspur]

How flawless and beautiful - sparkling clarity

[@andyharpist2938]

Incredible playing. What a cool dude! Respekt Håkon

[@cridow]

Hell yes! I needed this for writing reference. Thank you! Sounds beautiful!

[@baldrbraa]

In the slow twilight of the bare mountain plains, not sure if you're hearing a fiddle from afar or if it's just the wind gently pulling the mist up the hillside. It's actually this guy, inside the mountain, playing Fanitullen as trolls, goblins, necks and beautiful maidens with long bovine tails stomp around in circles. Go the other way.

[@adahs6994]

Beautifull

[@snyot]

That left hand pizzicato though!

[@jazzochannel]

veldig moderne og jazzet, men ellers konge. takk takk takk

[@MegaTeddd]

Beautiful playing!

[@ChrisC811]

Beautiful. What a master.

[@0.innerpixel]

you are having so much fun .. thanks for sharing ...

[@jennykalahar]

I love these so much that I feature a Hardanger fiddle in one of my novels, The Great Restoration. He's a traveling tent musician who kept a diary in the late 1800s to early 1900s. (Wish I could have found a great HF photo to use for the cover!)

[@michaelh2935]

Very beautiful!

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

The origin of this type of Norwegian folk music is very old and it dates back to antiquity - to the world of the Phoenicians. It was preserved deep in the heartland of Norwegian culture - in the remote valleys that didn't saw much contact with other cultures. Way back in time before the waves of Christian Lutheran Puritism swept over the country - Norway was very much a hedonistic country - with heavy drinking and everything that follows in that path. Especially at weddings, that usually lasted for days, jealousy and pride and old unsettled scores would often end in fights - sometimes with the use of weapons such as knives. It sometimes ended really tragically. The instrument of choice was the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle as it was loud and rhythmic - so you could dance to it. The hypnotic feel to this intricate kind of melody and rhythm would sometimes send the virotouse into a trance where the instrument itself seemed to take over the control of the musician - and the melodies would go on and on without ending. Those strange vibes could fire up the people involved and with consumption of alcohol in addition, things could get out of hand and have a tragic ending. The Hardanger fiddle music and the fiddle itself - was by many God-fearing Christians regarded as the instrument and the music of the devil himself - since it had these hypnotic qualities. It's been told that sometimes the players could not stop by themselves - and had to be forced to lay down their instruments and brutualy waken up to come out of this hypnotic trance. And now this special tune itself is connected to these devilish myths surrounding this type of music. The story goes that at one such ongoing fight at a wedding were two men were being tied together with a belt - each one holding a knife trying to outdo the other - this melody first occurred. As this fight went on upstairs, one other man went down in the cellar to fetch more beer. As he came down he said he saw the devil himself playing this very tune on a fiddle while sitting on a barrel of beer and holding the fiddle the wrong way while beating the rhythm with his hoofs on the barrel. This melody came to be known as "Fanitullen" - meaning "the tune of Fanden" - "the tune of the Devil. " Myths, or stories like these did not help the culture of this type of folk music. It was very often suppressed and forbidden by puritan Christians and by the Lutheran State Church. This music came close to extinction and had a long way back to being generally accepted and loved. Nowadays it is being regarded as our genuine cultural heritage - even though not many are able to fully understand it - because of it's intricate nature. This more modern version of "Fanitullen" is one of the most accessible of these tunes for foreigners - as it has a relatively clear melody and a steady pattern of rhythm. That is because a fiddler called Odd Bakkerud reworked this tune for a competition: "Landskappleiken" in 1968 - and made a more modern, and not so weird version. And this modern version is what we hear here. In 1972, a folk group called "Christiana Fusel & Blaagress" made a pop-version of this traditional tune much in the same way as British groups like "Steeleye Span" and "Fairport Convention" took British folk music and gave them a modern makeover in the 70's. In 1993 another Norwegian folk music group called "Bukkene Bruse" did a similar modern recording of the tune.

[@adahs6994]

Wow thanks for sharing!

[@knrst9061]

The origin of this type of Golden KZbin Commentary is very old and it dates back to the nineties - to the world of the forums. It was preserved deep in the heartland of 4chan culture - in the remote topics that didn't saw much contact with other posters. Way back in time before the waves of SJW's swept over the internet - The internet was very much a informative place - with heavy debates and everything that follows in that path. Especially on forum discussions, that usually lasted for days, controversies and butthurtedness and un-based shadow-banning would often end in lawsuits - sometimes with the use of legal aid such as lawyers. It sometimes ended really tragically. The un-vetted access to information and the internet itself - was by many Zuckerberg-fearing SJW's regarded as the propaganda-machine of Hitler himself - since it had these red-pilling qualities. It's been told that sometimes the debatters could not be censored by Zuckerberg - and had to be forced to lay down their keyboards by algorythms.

[@wms72]

@@knrst9061 LOL!

[@gunn7830]

Absolutt strålende!❤👏

[@jessyquedens]

He's great and his fiddle is beautiful.

[@cadillackman]

utruli bra å spele.kjempe flott.

[@kitaro1007]

Amazing! It sounds so beautiful

[@SamLamingMusic]

I heard this years ago and got interested in such instruments, found the Viola D'amore (a very similar instrument) and now, I've finally got one and love it! I think this was the first place I saw such an interesting 'Sympathetic string Violin' and so thanks!

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

There was a Norwegian viritouso called Ole Bull that got quite world famous in the 17th century. I believe he was the very first to bring foreigners attention to the Norwegian folk music. People thought that he had an extra violinist hidden behind the curtain when he performed because of these extra sympathetic strings on the Hardanger fiddle.

[@RincsArt]

That is amazing. He is awesome.. just.. too awesome.

[@Rossssu]

Fantastic! And the violin is so beautiful..

[@kitkatfu1908]

It's not really a violin though.. Even though it's technically the same instrument, but it's usually referred to as a fiddle :)

[@plentymore2162]

Hardangerfele.

[@Lompulf]

It’s not a violin. This actually has twice the amount of strings as a violin

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

It is a violin - but with 4 extra "sympathetic strings" that are not actually being played - but they works as drones that are automatically being activated when playing the violin. It's a type of violin that is only being found in Norway - and it's called : "Hardanger fele."

[@seneca983]

@@kitkatfu1908 Violin and fiddle are synonyms. A Hardanger fiddle/violin is different from a normal fiddle/violin but I think it's reasonable to say it's a type of violin.

[@ShivSilverhawk]

Made my day! Greetings from Poland!

[@xdemmons]

Norsk Viking Haakon! Brilliant!!!

[@torgeir01]

Really good playing sir. Love from Norway

[@LoveAllReality]

what a soulful performance!

[@karelina6674]

Quite wonderful!

[@lumenarctic4571]

Wonderful!

[@dodraugen]

Didn´t see this until now. Your an inspiration ;) It´s nice that norwegian music expandes to outside the borders :)

[@ukebert]

And ever since then, whenever this tune is played, knives grow loose in their sheaths...

[@eboyinc]

loved it.

[@Dairina321]

Thank you!

[@JohnSelma]

The problem with sheet music (as with Old Time Appalachian music) there just isn't the notation to cover everything that is going on. This is the kind of music that you have to learn by listening and copying. Sheet music played to modern orchestral values gets the notes but loses the soul.

[@davidlinton2799]

It’s actually customary and tradition to learn by ear with the Hardanger Fiddle! But lots of sheet music exists too. Many tunes can be found at HFAA.org

[@yeah1994E]

This is real music!

[@xdemmons]

Pure talent!

[@rogerjohansen828]

Unbeliveable !

[@irateofwatford]

Magnificent!

[@Jebusisabasser]

that is exactly why I just came here. Very very cool.

[@ducktapesandwhich]

beautiful instrument.

[@sevvi8096]

its a hardanger fiddle

[@keisa2011]

This is awesome

[@TheNorwegianDudeShow]

Denne mannen er bare helt herlig, han ser ut som en koselig bestefar :D skulle likt å bli kjent me denne karen :D

[@stellabrook9633]

stellaloved it.

[@QuantumVenger]

@QuantumVenger Story is from a wedding in Norway in 1724. It's said the womenfolk used to bring shrouds to parties n those days. Ådne Sindrol and Levord Haga got into an argument. They were tied together with a belt and given a knife each. As they were fighting the master of drink went to fetch more ale. In the cellar he saw someone sitting on the keg. This person was playing a fiddle,backwards, holding the pointy end to his chin..and playing fanitullen, while tapping his hoof against the keg.

[@Uvisir]

i love old men playing violins alays makes you think of childhood!

[@worlock93]

The vibrations of the principal (bowed) strings causes the bottom strings vibrate and sound in sympathy. The simplest example is the tuning fork. If you take a tuning fork tuned for the note "A" strike it and hold it against a stringed instrument the strings also tuned to "A" will begin to vibrate in harmony. There is also some other complicated stuff going on with harmonics and overtones, but that's the basic explanation ;)

[@EmelieWaldken]

No stress, man ^^ How distressed he is ! Wonderful tune, beautifully played !

[@НинаНовикова-м5у]

Вижу НОРВЕЖСКИЙ ЛЕС,СНЕГ,ВЫСОКИЕ ДЕРЕВЬЯ,ВЬЮГУ,ЛЕД,СЧАСТЛИВЫХ ТАНЦУЮЩИХ ЗВЕРЮШЕК,ГНОМОВ!!!❤❤❤🦄💚💙💚💦🦄🎻🦄💦

[@tenchu65]

Fantastisk spill ...

[@holysmokinkitty]

thank you for sharing it was lovely!

[@melvinklassen]

In addition to the comments by 'worlock93', note that the bridge is much flatter than the "ordinary" fiddle, allowing bowing of 2 or even 3 strings at once. It's especially noticeable after the 2:18 mark, where you hear a lower-pitch "drone" while the higher-pitch part moves.

[@Wood111112]

So damn good.

[@ES-zj2tq]

Fantastic. (I'm also hearing it even though I'm over here too ;) )

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

Eric Sutherland - what she tries to say is that the sound of the Hardanger fiddle is very loud - as it has 4 underlying strings working as drones - in addition to the ordinary 4 strings that plays the melody. When the famous Norwegian violinist - Ole Bull - introduced this instrument to a wider internasjonal audience that hadn't heard of it before - it was very often considered a fraud. Many thought that it was two players in action - one man upfront that was standing on the scene playing while another was hiding behind the curtain.

[@fairdinkum9454]

Norge! 🇳🇴💯👊🏼💕

[@rattleshakti]

WOW! What an amazing sound, it looks like a cross between a mandolin and a fiddle, guys so cool like, Hardander? Hold my beer! 😂

[@TheDonaldido]

@Sondreinj "This video is of Haakon Solaas, from the Sogn region of western Norway" Tadaa!

[@suzearl]

Washington , USA. Jeg bodde i Norge i 1985 og '86.

[@mike53341]

Give this man one million dollars! Or a beer.

[@gusthelesswise]

Yay! a decent and recording of a really nice hardingfele. If I ever manage to go to any of the scandinavian countries then I'll have to get one.

[@dare2eatcandy]

Lovely music

[@donaldmaurer3505]

Sounds at times like there are two instruments playing, I guess because of the sympathetic strings.

[@lizgabay1]

The tuning is trollstilt. The upper strings A-E-A-C# and the understrings (a) - c# - e - f# - a

[@Norfaust]

Fantastisk!

[@ca1cifer]

I feel like you're Santa's musically inclined brother or something.

[@Yokaifriend]

Da baddest of all da badasses......this guy rules.

[@NPasch-fd1tj]

Brillant gespielt!Echtes Können!! Noti Pasch

[@communistbean]

meget fint spilt :)

[@dilwyn1]

Give him BOTH !!!

[@riverkelly3025]

holy man

[@RoushScott]

Wonderful...

[@colorshade8260]

Ifølge Lillebjørn Nielsen (Dagbladet) har Alexander Rybak lånt "riffet" sitt herfra, fra denne sangen, bare at han spiller den i moll. Og når jeg tenker over det... så er det noe kjent over det. Det som spilles i denne videoen er i hvert fall akkurat det jeg forbinder med norsk hardangerfele og folkefest :p

[@Guro2105]

Nydelig! Jeg elsker fanitullen :)

[@pusze.siepuzek247]

[@Kaughphie]

I want one!

[@jowh]

Well played :)