Instrumental Advent Calendar #6: Langeleik

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 article in new volume of Studien zur Musikarchäologie

December 11, 2016

My article ‘Jew’s Harps of Bone, Wood and Metal. How to Understand Construction, Classification and…

Musikkhistorisk folkeopplysning for Anno-tilhengere: Ingen spilte lyre i Norge på 1700-tallet (Norwegian only)

February 15, 2016

For fans av realityprogrammet Anno på NRK kan jeg herved opplyse om følgende: Svennestykket denne…

Join the Växjö Symposium! The Programme and online registration is available

January 12, 2016

The programme for the symposium in Växjö is now available, from the conference webpage at…

International conference in Växjö in honour of Cajsa S. Lund

November 16, 2015

In cooperation with Linnaeus University I have initiated an international symposium in honour of the…

Ringing rock meets progressve rock on Gazpacho’s new album

October 23, 2015

Not everything one does as a music archaeologist and contemporary Stone Age musician are hidden…