Instrumental Advent Calendar #14: One-row melodeon

Gjermund Kolltveit

Music archaeologist, ethnomusicologist, musician – Nesodden, Norway. Main research interests: sound and sound tools (e.g. jew’s harps, lyres, ringing stones, bells) in human culture and soundscapes.

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New publication: The Archaeology of Sound, Acoustics and Music

April 27, 2020

Cajsa S. Lund has been a pioneer and a central voice in the interdisciplinary field of…

Samuel Hellen’s songs: Comprehensive music project finished

November 23, 2019

For some years I have been involved in a fascinating and rewarding music project that…

Video interview and improvisations

September 19, 2019

I Novgorod, during the  Slovisha festival in August my jew’s harp fellow reseacher Aksenti Beskrovny…

Impressions from the festival Slovisha in Novgorod

September 1, 2019

Back from Veliky Novgorod I am full of impressions after the Slovisha Musical Antiquities Festival,…

Norwegian lyres!

May 16, 2019

Here is a glimpse into my pratical work with lyres. This winter I have worked…