''Felefeber'' – ''Norwegian Fiddle Fantasia'' (released 1994 by the Norwegian

Grappa Grappa is an alcoholic beverage: a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin that contains 35 to 60 percent alcohol by volume (70 to 120 Alcohol proof, US proof). Grappa is a protected name in the European Union. Grappa is made by ...

label – GRCD 4081) is a studio album by

Annbjørg Lien Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) is a Norway, Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa. Career She first came to national prominence in 1986. Shortly afterwards got a recording deal with the H ...

. The album was recorded in

Gjerpen Church Gjerpen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Skien (town), town of Skien. It is one of the churches for the Gjerpen parish which is part of the Skien prosti (d ...

near Skien, a stone church from the 12th century. Only the sounds of the fiddle, guitar and church organ were recorded.

Track listing

#«Tjønneblomen» / «The Water Lily» (3:32)
(Gjermund Haugen) #«Halling Etter Mosafinn» / «Halling After Ola Mosafinn» (2:41)
(Traditional) #«Springar Etter Kristiane Lund» / «Springar After Kristiane Lund» (3:36)
(Traditional) #«Felefeber» / «Fiddle Fever/Fiddlemania» (5:11)
(Annbjørg Lien) #«Droneslaget» / «The Battle of the Drones» (4:12)
(Annbjørg Lien) #«Den Bortkomne Sauen» / «The Lost Sheep» (3:19)
(Traditional) #«Knepphallingen» / «The Plucked Halling» (4:11)
(Jon Rosenlind) #«Elgskyttaren» / «The Moose Hunter» (3:06)
(Traditional) #«Et Lite Barn» / «A Little Child» (5:48)
(Traditional) #«Dragos» (4:15)
(Roger Tallroth) #«Nordfjordhallingen» / «The Nordfjord Halling» (3:47)
(Traditional) #«Hildalen» / «The Hildale Man» (3:23)
(Traditional) #«Amen» (3:35)
(Traditional/Nils Brorson) #«Myllargutens Bruremarsj» / «The Miller Boy's Bridal March» (2:46)
(Torgeir Audgundson)

Personnel

–

Hardingfele 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 ...

Iver Kleive Iver Kleive (born 25 May 1949 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and organist. He is known for his composing style which is a fusion of traditional church music with other musical idioms such as blues, jazz, and Norwegian folk music. He ...

–

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single tone and pitch, the pipes are provide ...

Steinar Ofsdal Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist. Career Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...

–

flute The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...

* Roger Tallroth – bass balalaika,

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

octave mandolin The octave mandolin (US and Canada) or octave mandola (Ireland and UK) is a fretted string instrument with four pairs of strings tuned in fifths, G−D−A−E (low to high). It is larger than the mandola, but smaller than the mandocello and its ...

Credits

*Arranger - Iver Kleive *Producer & arranger – Annbjørg Lien *Producer, arranger & programming – Roger Tallroth *Digital mastering - Robert Vosgien

References

{{Authority control Annbjørg Lien albums 1994 live albums Grappa Music albums