Short First Beat Polska - Scandi Folk Nerd #1

Emelie Waldken provides a basis about short first beat polskas (kort etta polskor) : what they are, where to find them, how to play them, and how to describe and recognize four types of them. 1 - VÄRMLANDS POLSKA / JÖSSEHÄRSPOLSKA Region : Värmland (!), Sweden Tune : ’Music Music’ after Mia Marin Fiddlers in the Värmland tradition : Nina Pérez, Mia Marin, Mats Berglund... 2 - SPRINGLEK Region : western Dalarna (mostly), Sweden Tune : springlek efter Lissmyr Erik Fiddlers in the “springlek-tradition“ : Mattias Helje, Lars Halvarsson, Kalle Almlöf... 3 - BODA POLSKA Region : Boda, Dalarna, Sweden Tune : ’Jässpödspolska’ från Boda Fiddlers in the Boda tradition : Hans Röjås, Knapp Maria Pettersson... 4 - RØROS POLS Region : Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Tune : ’Storbrekkingen’ Fiddlers in