I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed the gig so much. They are a superb live band. I saw them late at night in the enormous Arena Tent at the Roskilde festival with thousands of muddy, sweaty young Danes. […]

Surprisingly, we’ve had little mention of string quartets. To start putting that right, here are the magnificent Kronos Quartet. And now four delightful Danes who have several fans here on the blog-

I suddenly remembered Bernard Herrmann’s score for Psycho which used only strings rather than the whole orchestra. Hitchcock didn’t want any music at all but mercifully Hermann managed to change his mind. From […]

I am very impressed @retropath2. I stumbled across the museum on-line yesterday. You’ve actually been there. I suspect I would enjoy it. It doesn’t take itself too seriously. You certainly know Malmö an […]

it struck me that we had not had much Brazilian fiddling. This ensemble are not from Brazil, but they are very enjoyable.

Thanks a lot @salwarpe. I will definitely be giving that a listen. Hats off to you. You’ve opened the door to all kinds of different fiddle music. And unleashed a great joy in and curiosity about the […]

They really are excellent. I’ll be keeping my eyes open for them @the-californian Staying In Poland, here are a trio from Kracow, Kroke, where the fiddler plays an important role. I’ve seen them several times, […]

I’d not thought about it until today, but a quick look at wiki reveals the violin has played a major role in the classical music of India. Wikipedia names many famous virtuosos. A new door opens for us fiddle fans…

What a treat @Twang. Now there’s a band I would like to see live. They are clearly enjoying themselves enormously- In fact, there many artists on this thread who i intend to keep an eye out for to see them in […]

We’ve had a some superb soloists, but can we go off-piste for a moment and enjoy the sound of a gaggle of fiddlers paying together? I’m a sucker for a Nordic spelmanslag. FROM […]

So many fine fiddlers… I’m always rather partial to some cajun fiddling. Here’s Dewey Balfa…. More wonderful, blissful , cajun fiddling from Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys

@Locust has mentioned some of the ghastly culinary monstrosities that Sweden has been responsible for. this morning i was fascinated to discover that in Malmö there is actually a Disgusting Food Museum. I am a […]

THUMBS UP. They sound very promising, Thanks @leedsboy

Frank Zappa had a pretty amazíng band when he played at Skansen here in Stockholm on August 21 1973. Not least violinist Jean-Luc Ponty who was in very fine form What an amazing career he has had. Born in 1942 […]

If we’re going for Norwegian violinists, I’m posting Gjermund here. Ever wondered what a Tiny Desk session would sound like in a Norwegian office?

That was a very enjoyable and inspiring OP, @salwarpe. A real family of music-lovers. And what a response. It’s going take a whole evening to listen to all the comments. i feel pitifully ignorant about violin […]

Wonderful to hear about quite how much difference suet can make to a dish, @allium-sativum. And of course, that is one of the great British dishes.

As a daughter of Öland, it’s no surprise that Mrs KFD is a great of the island’s culinary delight, kroppkakor. Here’s Eva Petterson, a well-known local entrepreneur, showing how she makes those tasty potato […]

Rutten Bajsfisk. A perfect name for it., @locust. We’re always grumbling about how easy it is to buy a gun in the USA, but nobody mentions the fact that Rotten Poo-fish is available in every supermarket. Even […]

Come on everybody. A big round of applause for @Locust for that wonderfully amusing description of SWEDISH FOOD THAT TIME FORGOT. The poor man’s ham hock?? I thought that ham hock was for poor men. Not s […]