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Hi Aidan! A very good question! There are certainly many fiddlers, who are worth listening to. Here is one list of Swedish fiddlers: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Svenska_fiolspelm%C3%A4n One of my favourite traditional fiddlers from Sweden has been Björn Ståbi. He concentrated on a fiddle tradition from the middle of Sweden, although he lived mostly in the capital Stockholm. Here are a few of the most famous traditional fiddlers from Finland: Johan Erik Taklax, Kustaa Järvinen, Matti Haudanmaa, Erkki Metsäpelto and Otto Hotakainen. Most of those fiddlers can be heard on some complilation albums, but part of their playings can be found only in archives. I haven´t been listening or playing so much Norwegian folk music, but here´s some information in English: ofsdal.com/resources/22%20-%20The%20fiddle%20traditions%201682011.pdf I hope you got some help of this. All the best to you!

Kiitos Saku itsellesi monista hienoista mandoliinivideoista! Niitä on hienoa katsella ja kuunnella!

Wow, I would definately like to hear that Tapio´s Mandola song!!!

Thank you so much again, C.A.T. ! I hope you, that I won´t disappoint you, because all of my up-coming videos in the future are gonna be solo-recordings :)

@@jarmoromppanen I dig your solo videos too, and look forward to your future endeavors! Best wishes from California!

C.A.T. thanks you so much for the kind words!

And I use every one of your tips on making the music richer. Sound advice indeed!

@@fredericksemple6366 thank you so much! I´m filming and recording new stuff right now, so more triplet polskas are yet to come!

Yes, this is a great tune. And it is not a Nordic one, but it has been very popular here as well as in many places all over the world :) I´m sorry I don´t have tabs for this one.

Hi Lorrie! Thanks for the message. Yes, it is a common mando tab. It won´t be too confusing for the others :) I use the low D when ever it is possible, as a drone note to make the sound a bit heavier. Common keys in Nordic folk (as well as in bluegrass) are G major and D major, so there are many chances to use the string.

Great!! Thank for your feedback, Dany!

C.A.T. yes, indeed! I should grow my hair first 😄

Thanks for watching, Eric!

Thank you so much C.A.T. The faster it goes, the less kudos there will be :)

Thank you, Eric! Go for it!!

:) I think it has something to do with your YT-feed, not mine. Hopefully!

Yes, you’re absolutely right! I’m missing polskas so far, and there will be some great ones in the future, both for melody players and accompaniment players 😃 Polska is best!!

@@nordicmandolinbyjarmorompp7801 Thank you for your kind reply. I spent nearly forty years playing bass guitar in rock bands, although mandolin was actually my first instrument. Now I've some full-circle and am focusing on composing instrumental music on my octave mandolin, mainly influenced by Nordic music, just for my own pleasure. I've just recently discovered your channel, and am a fan now, and I thank you for posting these videos. (P.S. My sister had an ancestry test done last year, and it revealed that on our mother's father's Swedish side there is some Finnish ancestry as well, which makes me happy!)

C.A.T. WOW!! Thanks for sharing your story! Nordic blood, yes! I started with classical guitar myself, then changed to bass guitar and electric guitar and played hard rock, and finally found mandolin 😁

Thank you so much for listening and for the nice words!

Thanks Eric! I´ve been warming up, so there will be a speed challenge (for me) with Lokakuun polka, coming up after two weeks :)

Kenneth Van Thanet, thank you so much! It took a couple of takes too :)

VIETCONG TOMATO thank you! It is ok to start playing with a cheaper mandolin, if it is in a reasonable condition. I did it too, and then I bought a bit more expensive one 😀

@@nordicmandolinbyjarmorompp7801 thank you for the advice friend

Stefan Dahl tusen tack! Det är en pin point capo. Det var säkert Christer Ådin med Ale Möller, som utvecklade det här fina systemet. Jag har fem olika håll i olika ställe, så att jag byta platsen beroende på vilket tonart jag spelar 🙂 Här finns länken: christeradin.wixsite.com/christeradin/pin-point-capo

Stefan Dahl thank you so much, and keep on picking!

Gunga , yes you’re right! Harmonica and two-row accordion sound great with a mandolin 😀

Thank you! I always have a little bit of eq, some compression to get the punchier sound and some reverb as well. But I still want my playing sound natural in the end :)

Lähes :) Olen virittänyt sen matalimman kielen D:hen, koska kansanmusassa sille on enempi käyttöä.

Hi Patrick! Yes, it is a custom made instrument, made by a Finnish luthier Arto Pulkkinen. I got it 2002, at that time they were hard to find, but I suppose you can find 10-string mandolins more easily nowadays 🙂

Hi Rory! Thank youfor the message! Yes, we don’t have too many mandolin-players here in the Nordic Countries. My mandolin is build by a Finnish luthier, Arto Pulkkinen. It has five courses, I have low D, not C :)

Shelley Heard, thank you so much! The luthier is Arto Pulkkinen here in Finland. I will tell more about my instruments in upcoming videos and I will add the specs in the description too, but here they come anyway: 10-string mandolin Body rims, back: - thermo treated cherry wood Spruce top, x-bracing (thermo treated) Mahogany neck (thermo treated) Jacaranda peg head veneer/bindings Abalone inlays Schaller Mini tuners wearing Ebony knobs Jacaranda bridge Traditional truss rod Jescar Evo Cold # FW 37053-200 Scale 364 mm 16" radius The standard tuning plus low D (the fifth course) The strings: 11-15-26-39-E6 (nylon wound)

@@nordicmandolinbyjarmorompp7801 Many thanks for the information on the mandolin; I look forward to future videos. I was expecting the low course to be C, (mandola-esque) but D makes sense as both a drone and melody string; all the best.

Shelley, exact! That’s the point :)

MrFair , thank you so much!

Thank you so much! The winter is coming again little by little here in Finland :)

Unfortunately I can’t tell you directly. It was a Finnish luthier called Arto Pulkkinen, who built me this 10-string mandolin. He’s not building anymore. But I’m pretty sure, there are some in Europe, who make these a-models with a bit bigger scale.

Thank you for the answer! I've been searching and I'm sure I can get there!

Jaime, thank you for subscribing! I’ve had a summer break on my channel, but I will continue soon. And some octave mandolin stuff also coming in the future :)

Thanks, Esa!

UkeEsa kiitos! Nämä maisevat löytyvät tästä Porvoosta. Harmitti, kun kesällä kävin Kolilla, ja silloin sattui olemaan sumuinen keli. Ei voinut kuvata mitään, toisaalta siellä on turistejakin aina enemmän :)