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Sunday, June 30, 2013

At Medieval Market in Turku


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  1. I haven't seen a musical intrument like that. What is it called, please,Sirpa.

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    1. I'm sorry, but I don't know either what it is. This medieval market is a huge happening with several different performances going on at the same time and I stopped to follow this just for a while.

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    2. Thanks to a friend I was happy to get the answer to your question! The ladies are from Sweden and the instrument is a nyckelharpa, a traditional Swedish musical instrument.
      This is from Wikipedia: A nyckelharpa (literally "key harp", plural nyckelharpor), sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.

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    3. Thanks, Sirpa, for the research. Much ppreciated. I am now ashamed to say I had come across this on a Swedish friend's blog but had forgotten it until you mentioned the name.

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  2. That is an interesting instrument!

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  3. The contrast between the colours of the dresses is just wonderful! They are so bright!
    P.S. I think I'd love to see such a market!

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    1. That's true!
      Medieval Market is every summer in Turku. You should visit it next summer!

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  4. There is also contrast between the young ladies and the old nyckelharpa. Their phlegmatic expression is interesting. Is it in harmony with their music?

    Lasse

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    1. May be it actually was in harmony with their music!

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