Loretta A. Kelley is an American

Hardanger fiddle A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than ...

player. She is President of The Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, and is described by her recording company as the foremost Hardanger fiddle player in the U.S. Recently , there has been a substantial revival of the Hardanger fiddle tradition in the U.S. Today there are more than 150 active players, and the number is growing. Kelley has made a considerable number of study travels and performances in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, where she is well known in folk music and folk dance circles. She is one of the core members of Scandia DC, a Scandinavian Folk Dance Group serving the

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metropolitan area.

Discography

*Loretta A. Kelley, ''Amerikaspel'' CD - disc ACCD-9603, Azalea City Recordings 1996. The album contains 20 Norwegian folk tunes and folk dances learned by listening, playing and singing in authentic Norwegian style with American performers on Norwegian instruments.

References

External links

The Hardanger Fiddle Association of America
Azalea City Recordings

official website
Scandia DC
Scandia DC] Scandia DC - Washington DC area Scandinavian folk dancing group
Seljord 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Loretta American fiddlers Norwegian folk music Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century violinists