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The motion in bowing

By David Eriksson

Abstract:
The aim of this article is to have nyckelharpa players to pay more attention to the bowing technique in order to improve the quality of their music.

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David Eriksson (Sweden)

He comes from the region Västerbotten in the northern parts of Sweden and has been playing the nyckelharpa since 1997. He attended the one year nyckelharpa course at Eric Sahlström Institute 2000-2001. Currently he is studying folk music and nyckelharpa at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

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