Jouhikko
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The jouhikko is a traditional, two- or three-stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th centur
Karelian woman playing a jouhikko
Acoustic Jouhikko by Charlie Bynum, Silver Spoon Music, NL. 2014
Wardruna
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Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy-Fay Hella. They create musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions and make significant u
Jouhikko
…metal band Korpiklaani and dark folk band Noiduin, and Estonian folk metal bands Raud-Ants and Metsatöll. Kvitrafn (Einar Selvik) of the Norwegian band Wardruna uses his own made Jouhikko on their 2009 album Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga. The Jouhikko sound has been recently popularized in performances by the…
Wardruna performing in 2015