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Träskofiol
The träskofiol or clog fiddle is a traditional musical instrument from the southern Swedish province, Skåne, consisting of a violin neck and soundboard added to the body of a clog wooden shoe. The instrument is one of the limited number of traditional instruments upon which musicians can play in competition for the Zorn Prize to be awarded the title of riksspelman. An annual world championship in Träskofiol is held in Sweden since 2013. Prominent players includes Laif Carr, Ninni Carr, Elna Carr, Ale Carr and Peter Pedersen. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Traskofiol Swedish musical instruments Fiddles Scania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorn Prize
The Zorn Badge () is an award that is given to prominent spelman (music), folk musicians in Sweden. The prize is awarded by , the Swedish national organization for traditional music, dance and handicraft.Zornmärket, ''Nationalencyklopedin'', accessed 21 July 2016 History In 1910, the first national gathering of (performers of traditional folk music) took place at Skansen in Stockholm. For this occasion, the artist Anders Zorn, who was interested in the revival of traditional folk culture, designed and financed a silver badge for distribution to all the participating . In the early 1930s, received the rights to the badge from Zorn's widow Emma. They put together a Riksspelman#The_Zorn_Jury, jury for a new Riksspelman, National Folk Musicians' Gathering in Västerås in 1933, before whom spelmän could test their mettle. Riksspelman#The_Zorn_Jury, The Jury would grant a number of different awards to those spelmän, the highest of which would be Anders Zorn's silver badge. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |