Hurv KRCD-31: Kringliga Låtar

efter Snickar Erik Olson, mästerspelman i Ovanåker i Hälsingland

Ulf Störling, fiol & Roland Keijser, klarinett

"The Fiddler was standing in a corner of the barn. He was a tall and stately farmer from Ovanåker, taller than most of the wedding guests. He rested the fiddle against his chin using a specially made chin-rest. His bowing was a bit heavy, but the polska flowed from the fiddle with sparkling rollicking cheerfulness - it danced out from the old man's hands.

"The fiddler himself was in the music with his life and soul, and his face was sometimes distorted in an ugly way in wild ecstasy, so most of the guests preferred watching the old man's expression to taking part in the dance. The children laughed at him, and the older ones giggled or smiled from kind interest. All eyes were shining.

"But the fiddler was not bothered. He played so that the sweat ran in torrents from his forehead and down over the fiddle. All the time he beat the time, so that the floor of the barn sagged.

"When the dance was over, he straightened his back, wiped the sweat off his brow with the back of his hand and said rather spitefully, while eyeing the dancers critically: 'There were five pairs dancing, but only one who followed the tune!'"

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