From Wales to Weeping Water with Debby Greenblatt

This entertaining, musical journey explores a diversity of bowed string instruments from the mid-1100’s to today. Enjoy the history, stories, and unique sounds of instruments including the crwth (Welsh bowed lyre made by Glenn Braun in Illinois), nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle made by Harry Hedbom in Sweden), violin, viola, pochette (kit violin made in Weeping Water, Nebraska by Dr. Lloyd Kunkel), Pellegrina Pomposa (5 string viola made by David Rivinus in Oregon), and Stroviols Resophonic Viola (made in England, with 2 horns). Intro: 0:00 Crwth: 0:25 “Saucy Sailor“ - 0:46 “Running Aground“ by Debby Greenblatt - 1:58 Nyckelharpa: 2:22 “Swedish Wedding March“ - 3:51 “In A Green Meadow“ - 4:28 Viola: 5:18 “Rights of Man“ - 5:54 “Tanzen und Springen“, by Hassler - 6:59 Violin: 8:04 “Over the Waterfall“ - 9:35 “Minuet“ by Mozart - 10:57 Fiddle: 11:15 Cross-tuning: 12:15 “My Escape Hatch Door Is Open“ by Debby Greenblatt - 13:51 Pochette, Pocket Fiddle, Kit Fiddle: 15:32 “Cactus Pete“ by Debby Greenblatt - 16:30 “Jack Mitchell’s Polka“ - 18:00 Peligrina Pomposa 5-String Viola: 18:44 “Bultendans“ - 19:50 Stroviols Resophonic Viola: 20:59 “Pig Ankle Rag“ - 22:22 Contact: 23:08