Finnskogspols - the Crooked Nordic Tune - Scandi Folk Nerd

Definition, history and tips for playing the difficult yet beautiful finnskogspols, perhaps the most crooked rhythm in the entire Scandinavia ! Finnskogen (Forest of the Finns) = historical area on the border between Hedmark (Norway) and Värmland (Sweden) INTRO 0:00 0:42 It’s a polska/pols BUT 1:32 Finnish ? Not really HISTORY 1:55 Origins 3:26 Forest Finns 4:42 Similarities to Värmlandspolska 6:10 Collected in written form 8:00 Research & Revival HOW TO PLAT IT 9:12 Rhythm in a nutshell 10:38 Is it 5/8 ?? 12:41 Underdivision of 1st beat is STRAIGHT 14:27 Exercises 19:02 Extra tips (tuning, listening, double-stops) CONCLUSION 23:34 Albums of finnskogspols repertoire 24 Danser Fra Finnskogen (2002) Puken I Kjerketårnet (1998) Finnskogen Brinner (2007) My main sources - my teachers Mia Marine and Patrik Andersson at Malungs Folkhögskola - Østerdalens Rumba (book & DVD) & Så surr nå kjerring (CDs) by Sverre Halbakken & family - Slåtter för vanlig fele, nr.4 Hedmarken, Universitets Forlaget (book) - albums above I’m Emelie Waldken, I play Swedish nyckelharpa and fiddles, mostly Scandinavian folk music. I also teach music and folk dancing. Support on Patreon Listen on Spotify Listen & support on Bandcamp Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Homepage Recorded November 2021 in Uppland, Sweden.