The Hallingdal valley?s tradition of playing the older traditional dance music - springar and
halling - on diatonic accordion is quite unique in Norwegian folk music. When diatonic
accordion first came to Norway in the 1850s, it became popular very quickly. Compared to the
fiddle, this kind of accordion was easy to obtain and easier to master. It provided a powerful
sound and conveyed rhythm well.
These are qualities that dancers especially appreciate!
In the beginning it was especially ?Magdeburger? instruments, from Magdeburg, Germany, that were
popular. As time went on, Hohner, also German, became common. Today one finds primarily Hohner
instruments used in Hallingdal.
On this recording Ulf-Arne plays on four different Hohner one-row diatonic accordions. Two of them are
tuned in C major, one is in G major and one is in D major.
Tracks:
1. Laus etter Aslak Holto, halling
2. Skinnbrokji, springar
3. Gauken
4. Golingsjenta
5. Laussl?tten hass Eirik Toresgard, halling
6. J?rvrengje,springar
7. Sundbreien, springar
8. Laus etter Ola ?yen, halling
9. Grisegjerde, springar
10. Skinntr?ya, springar
11. Sjugurd i peise, springar
12. Har du`kje hoppa, halling
13. Purka i grinden, springar
14. Inkji sutra e og inkji gret e, springar
15. Vesle-Kari Rud, springar
16. Gr?risingen, halling
