The third in my Scandinavian Fiddle Tradition series, this CD features 27 gammaldans tunes from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Ideal for dancing, listening and tune-learning, the rich harmonies range from traditional to jazzy, and the arrangements from charming to driving. Gammaldans, literally old dance, refers to four pan-European, turning couple-dances, waltz, polka, schottis, and mazurka, plus hambo which is Sweden's national dance. Hambo is a type of polska, but in general gammaldans tunes and dance steps, despite the name, are actually newer than polska tunes and dance steps (covered in the first and second volumes of the series). Snoa is also considered a type of gammaldans, but it is danced to marches, which will be included on the fifth volume. Gammaldans is also called runddans (round dance) in Norway. Laurie Hart melody fiddle, nyckelharpa, Hardanger fiddle Stefhan Ohlström harmony fiddle, viola, nyckelharpa Andrew VanNorstrand guitar Produced by Laurie Hart Recorded by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland Studio, Newfield NY in 2011-12 Stefhan Ohlstöm, photography Barbara Tefft, graphic design Annotated Track List 1. Springvals efter Viksta-Lasse från Uppland (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 2. Sirkkojen Tanssi (Cricket Dance, Syrsornas Dans in Swedish) efter J.P. Nyströms (Finland) - fiddle/guitar 3. Den Gammel Hans Vals (Old Hans’ Waltz) after the Tinus brothers, from the book about Hans Tinus from Oksbøl, Southwest Jutland (Denmark) - fiddle/guitar 4. Polkett efter August Bohlin från Uppland. Also a favorite of Stefhan’s father Holger Ohlström. (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 5. Fantevalsen (Gypsy Waltz) etter Vidar Lande (Norway) - Hardanger fiddle (BEBF# tuning) 6. Mazurka efter Daniel Nilsson från Sunne, Värmland (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 7. Ellin Polkka (Finland) - fiddle/guitar 8. Vals efter Hultkläppen från Bergsjö, Hälsingland (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 9. Luffarschottis (hobo schottische) efter Luffarkapellet Träsleven and efter Bo Larsson från Uppland (Sweden) - nyckelharpa/guitar 10. Polska efter Ljuder Anders Ersson från Mora, Dalarna (hambo) (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 11. Maries Hopsa after Søren Christensen (Denmark) - fiddle/guitar 12. Vals efter Gössa Anders den äldre (the elder) från Orsa, Dalarna (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 13. Adam uti Paradis (Adam in the Garden of Eden) etter Ånon Egeland (reinlender) (Norway) - Hardanger fiddle (BEBF# tuning) 14. Masurka etter Ole Langmoen (1897-1979, accordionist) fra Løten, Hedmark (Norway) - fiddle/guitar 15. Knapsauspolkka (pizzicato polka), Vetelistä Keski-Pohjanmaalta (from Veteli, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland), Sulo Tikkakosken mukaan (after Sulo Tikkakoski). Also called Otto-Polka after Otto Hotakainen. - fiddle/fiddle 16. Kärleksvals (Love Waltz) efter Anders Sahlström från Uppland. Also a favorite of Stefhan’s father Holger Ohlström. (Sweden) - nyckelharpa/nyckelharpa 17. Östgöta-hambo efter Nisse Lind (1904-1941) and Carl Jularbo (1893-1966). Both were accordionists. - fiddle/guitar 18. Penttis Schottis från Norrbotten efter J.P. Nyströms (a Northern Swedish gammaldans orchestra active in the 1970s-90s) (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle 19. Ålborg polka after Thomas Thomsen from Holstebro, Central Jutland (Denmark) fiddle/guitar 20. Reinlender etter Tor Homleid fra Drangedal, Telemark, and etter Ånon Egeland (Norway) - Hardanger fiddle (BF#BF# tuning) 21. Vals efter Börjes Olle från Rättvik, Dalarna, also called Gamlän (the old one?) från Enviken, Dalarna efter Petters Erik (1889-1976) (Sweden) - fiddle/guitar 22. Schottis efter Ryman från Stugun, Jämtland (Sweden) - fiddle/viola 23. Vals efter Kalle Karlsson (Karl Gustaf Karlsson (1864-1923) från Lappträsk, Nyland, (Finland). He had a lot of old vals tunes on his repertoire and was recorded on phonograph in the early 1900 by folkmusic researcher Otto Andersson. - fiddle/guitar 24. Polska från Hållnäs, Uppland efter Ceylon Wallin (hambo) (Sweden) - nyckelharpa/nyckelharpa 25. Galopp etter Hilmar Alexandersen fra Steinkjer, Trøndelag, also called Skotsk etter Knut Kjøk (Norway) - fiddle/guitar 26. Schottis efter Böl-Olle (Tros Olof Olsson?) från Malung, Dalarna (Sweden) - nyckelharpa/guitar 27. Vals efter Anders Wedlund från Jämtland (Sweden) - fiddle/fiddle