Lars Hansson Fykerud (5 April 1860 – 19 August 1902) was a Norwegian
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 ...
r and composer. He was born in
Sauherad
Sauherad is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It was part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. ...
; the son of folk musician Hans G. Fykerud and Torbjørg Larsdotter. Fykerud played the fiddle in the tradition of
Knut Luraas,
Håvard Gibøen and
Myllarguten, and composed new tunes based on traditional folk music. A memorial of him is raised at Bø Church in
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...
, and he was biographed by H. Braaten in 1939.
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1860 births
1902 deaths
People from Sauherad
Norwegian fiddlers
Norwegian male violinists
Norwegian composers
Norwegian male composers
19th-century Norwegian male musicians
21st-century Norwegian folk musicians
20th-century Norwegian folk musicians
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