Norwegian folk music is closely intertwined with the folk music of Denmark — as closely as the history of Norway is intertwined with that of Denmark, which is quite intertwined. (You knew Denmark ruled Norway from 1380 until the early 1800s, didn’t you?) As in Denmark, the primary instrument in Norway’s folk music is the fiddle; in Norway, the most distinctive fiddle is the Hardanger. In this video we watch distinctive fiddler Haakon Solaas from western Norway playing the folk song “Fanitullen.”
