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regina_nyckelharpistaPassing on knowledge about my instrument and spreading my favorite tunes is a big passion of mine - and a very important part of what it means to me to be a FOLK musician. It's about sharing and spreading joy, lifting each other up, nerding around and just having an overall fantastic time together 🎉 So here's a little info about where me and my partner Björn will be teaching workshops in 2025 (only in Germany this time). Some are nyckelharpa workshops, some are open to all instruments. I'm also always available for private nyckelharpa lessons online, just so you know! 🍀 ---21.-22.03.25 - Nyckelharpawochenende Süd - Balingen - nyckelharpa beginners with Björn09.-11.05.25 - Nyckelharpawochenende Nord - Proitzer Mühle - nyckelharpa slightly advanced players with Björn18.-20.07.25 - Bordun Sommercamp - Balingen - nyckelharpa beginners & slightly advanced players with me - ensemble with Björn27.-29.06.25 - KlangRauschTreffen - Hösseringen - minuet repertoire workshop with me & Björn23.-26.10.25 - Spielkurs Lützensömmern - nyckelharpa beginners & slightly advanced players with me - ensemble with Björn14-16.11.25 - Nyckelharpakurs Altenmünster - nyckelharpa beginners with me - nyckelharpa advanced players with Björnfind out more about these workshops on our website <a href="https://www.akleja.de/dates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.akleja.de/dates</a>---<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/workshops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workshops</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/teachingMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teachingMusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/tradmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/cittern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cittern</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/workshopWeekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workshopWeekend</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/acousticmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acousticmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusician</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/sharingKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sharingKnowledge</a>

regina_nyckelharpistaToday I want to offer a tune called "Nestling" to you! It was co-written by me and my partner Björn and it is about being brave and doing something you have never done before - something that might even have the potential to open a whole new world to you ... you never know! We decided to call it "Nestling" which is the same in English and German: a little bird, still in the nest, gathering the courage to leave it for the first time 🐦I am playing the nyckelharpa here, Björn is playing a Nordic style cittern. The video was recorded live at Belgian Folkclub Muziekclub 't Ey - hope you enjoy ❤️<a href="https://youtu.be/8nyPD0yaRoU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/8nyPD0yaRoU</a><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/acousticmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acousticmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/cittern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cittern</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/instrumentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instrumentalmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/tunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tunes</a>

regina_nyckelharpistaThe nyckelharpa is a folk instrument from Sweden 🇸🇪 with a long standing tradition there. "Nyckelharpa" is a Swedish word, "nyckel" meaning "key" and "harpa" being a general term for a stringed instrument. Its key features (hah, see what I did there?) are the sympathetic strings and a keybox full of wooden keys. Some translate it into English to "keyed fiddle" 🗝️ 🎻 "viola de teclas" in Spanish or "viola d'amore a chiavi" in Italian - although it is not a fiddle or viola ;)How it works: I produce the sound with a bow on the strings, like on any other bowed instrument, but instead of touching the strings with the fingers of my left hand and pushing them down on a fretboard or fingerboard to play a melody, I press a key. The key moves a little wooden tangent to the string and tada, the note changes 🎉 The magical sound of the nyckelharpa is created from its sympathetic strings (usually 12) which are enhancing every note I play on the four melody strings. If you want to hear some nyckelharpa music, you're welcome on my duos bandcamp <a href="https://aklejafolk.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aklejafolk.bandcamp.com</a> or search for "Akleja" wherever you like to stream music. More names you can look for there are Josefina Paulson, Hazelius Hedin, Emilia Amper, Väsen, Daniel Pettersson / Sotali, Erik Rydvall - there are so many FANTASTIC players out there! 😭The instrument pictured here was made by Mats Wester.<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/musiciansofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musiciansofmastodon</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/instrument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instrument</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/acousticmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acousticmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/luthiery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#luthiery</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/stringinstrument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stringinstrument</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweden</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/violin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#violin</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/viola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#viola</a>

regina_nyckelharpistaHello everyone! 👋 My name is Regina, I am a folk musician playing the nyckelharpa (a Swedish bowed instrument with sympathetic strings) based in Germany. When I'm not playing tunes or travelling to a gig, I can most likely be found in nature, growing plants, baking bread, doing pottery, befrieding cats or crafting things. It's lovely to be here and I'm looking forward to get to know lots of cool people here on Mastodon! Feel free to ask me anything! 🌱 <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pottery</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crafting</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MastodonNewbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonNewbie</a>

Anne DelongFor <a href="https://musician.social/tags/musicwomenwednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicwomenwednesday</a> Here's the superb fiddler and Nyckelharpist Saskia Tomkins with guitarist Brandon Besharah<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DJRL_KfRJw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DJRL_KfRJw</a><a href="https://musician.social/tags/fiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiddle</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/acousticguitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acousticguitar</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a>

Anne DelongIf you've never heard a nyckelharpa, you're in for a treat! Here's Saskia Tomkins playing one beautifully:<a href="https://youtu.be/1-VYboAzoGw?si=AxE4DgOWQW3DdHMG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1-VYboAzoGw?si=AxE4DgOWQW3DdHMG</a><a href="https://musician.social/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyckelharpa</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/fiddletunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiddletunes</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celtic</a>

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