Anders Norudde (born Anders Stake, 1960) is a

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musician, multi-instrumentalist, and

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. After finishing school, Anders took a job at the ironworks in

Degerfors Degerfors () is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km (8 mi) so ...

, where, in his spare time, he practiced

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and played rock music on the guitar. After hearing the band

Kebnekajse Kebnekajse is a Swedish band that was most active during the 1970s after its members left the Mecki Mark Men. The band was greatly influenced by both traditional Swedish folk music and African music. The name is taken from Kebnekaise, the h ...

on the radio, Anders became interested in the melodies of traditional Swedish folk music. He began attending folk music festivals in

Ransäter Ransäter () is a smaller locality in Munkfors Municipality, Sweden. In 2010, it had a population of 114. Ransäter is the birthplace of Erik Gustaf Geijer, Sten Bergman, and Tage Erlander Tage Fritjof Erlander (; 13 June 1901 – 21 June 1 ...

Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

and was particularly inspired by the music of

Anders Rosén Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

and

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of Groupa. He also developed an interest in the construction of musical instruments and participated in a four-year course in violin making in

Leksand Leksand () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Leksand is situated on the southern branch of lake Siljan (lake), Siljan, where it flows into river Öst ...

. Graduation from this course qualified him as a member of S.V.I.T. (Swedish Violinmakers in the Italian Tradition). Anders has built 41 fiddles (including the

viola d'amore The viola d'amore (; ) is a 7- or 6- stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin. Structure and sound The viola d'amore shar ...

played by

Magnus Stinnerbom Magnus Stinnerbom is a fiddler from Värmland, Sweden, whose principal instrument is the viola. He is the son of the influential fiddler Leif Stinnerbom, who co-founded the Nordic folk band Groupa. Magnus is currently playing with the groups ...

), and has sold all but one of them (a

Hardanger fiddle A hardanger fiddle () is a traditional stringed instrument considered the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard v ...

that he still plays). In 1987, he formed the band

Hedningarna Hedningarna (''The Heathens'') is a Swedish, and for some years partly Finnish, folk music band that mixes electronics and rock with elements from old Scandinavian folk music. Their music features yoik or juoiggus, a traditional Sami people, Sa ...

(meaning "The Heathens) together with percussionist

Björn Tollin Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or ...

and

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Hållbus Totte Mattson Hållbus Totte Mattson (usually known simply as Totte Mattson) is a multi-instrumentalist folk musician from Dalarna, Sweden. Mattson's instruments include the lute, baroque lute, mandora, bass mandora, hummel, classical guitar, baroque guitar ...

wanting to explore the possibilities of developing a new musical style based on elements of traditional music. The group wrote and played a major part in the music-to-theatre project ''Den stora vreden'' (rough translation: ''The Great Wrath'') at Gävleborgs folkteater (the county theatre of Gävleborg), first time performed in 1988, that attracted much attention. A fairly large portion of the music on their first record was originally performed in that play. Anders has dedicated an important amount of his creativity to the potentials offered by such ancient instruments as

Swedish bagpipes Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa, , or ''dråmba'', ''koppe'', ''posu'', or ''bälgpipa'') are a variety of bagpipes from Sweden. The term itself generically translates to "bagpipes" in Swedish, but is used in English to describe the specifically Swed ...

, the

moraharpa The moraharpa is a modern name for an early predecessor of the nyckelharpa keyed fiddle; the primary example instrument dated 1526, was found in Mora, Sweden. A number of modern reproductions of the original moraharpa have been made since the 198 ...

(an early predecessor of the

nyckelharpa ''Nyckelharpa'' (, roughly "keyed fiddle" in Swedish language, Swedish, , plural: ) is a "keyed" Bowed string instrument, bowed chordophone, primarily originating from Sweden in its modern form, but with its historical roots scattered across med ...

) and the sälgflöjt or

willow flute The willow flute, also known as sallow flute (, or ''sälgpipa'', or ''pajupilli'', , ), is a Nordic folk flute, or whistle, consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger holes. The mouthpiece is typically cons ...

. As part of his work with Hedningarna, Anders has constructed several unique instruments, some reproductions of ancient instruments such as the

, and some novel instruments based on a combination of traditional and modern design principles. In the mid-'90s, Anders and his fiancée Ingrid spent a considerable amount of time and effort renovating the old cottage of Anders's grandmother, located in the northern part of the Udden headland in Lake Ölen,

, for which they won an award. When they married in 1997, they decided that they would both take a new surname. They decided on ''Norudde'', in honor of the cottage. He currently lives in

Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. It is located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population o ...

with his wife Ingrid and two children, John and Hedda.

Discography

*Hedningarna (with Hedningarna), 1989 *Kaksi (with Hedningarna), 1991 *Blå Bergens Borduner (The blue mountain drones), 1993 *Trä (with Hedningarna), 1994 *Kruspolska: SASHA mixes, 1994 *Hippjokk (with Hedningarna), 1997 *Karelia Visa (with Hedningarna), 1999 *Kan Själv / Himself (solo), 2000 *1989–2003 (with Hedningarna), 2003 *Med hull och hår (with Leo Svensson and Göran "Freddy" Fredriksson, 2003 *Böndernas underverk / Farmer's Miracle (with Lennart Gybrandt), 2005 *Inga kônstigheter (with Blå Bergens Borduner), 2015

External links

S.V.I.T. – Swedish Violinmakers in the Italian Tradition
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