A Danish ballad played on a three-string bowed lyre.

Norden for Trondhjem (DGF nr.515)

Six-string lyre improv with a poetic recitation in Old Norse. 
The lyrics consist of a stanza attributed to Bragi Boddason the old, a Norwegian skaldic poet who lived in the 9th century. Gautr, Viðurr and Yggr are all alternate names of Óðinn:

Skáld kalla mik:
skipsmið Viðurs,
Gauts gjafrǫtuð,
grepp óhneppan,
Yggs ǫlbera,
óðs skap-Móða,
hagsmið bragar.
Hvat 's skáld nema þat? 

Call me poet,
Viður's shipwright,
beneficiary of Gaut's gift,
excessive poet,
server of Ygg's ale,
creating god of inspiration,
skilled verse-smith. 
What's a poet, if not that?

Skáld kalla mik

A Norwegian jig commonly played on langeleik. Here performed rather idiosyncratically on a bulbul tarang.

Røyskatten (Halvbror til Reven) / The Weasel (The Fox's Half-Brother)

An amateur who likes to dabble with odd instruments of ancient and recent date. I'm autodidact, so any tips regarding technique are highly welcome. 

Eirik Storesund

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