Loretta Kelley is an American player of the Hardanger fiddle, or hardingfele. The hardingfele is a Norwegian stringed instrument; it has four strings that are bowed like a violin and four or five sympathetic strings that resonate underneath. It is usually decorated with a carved scroll, pearl-inlaid fingerboard, and ink decorations around the instrument body. AmerikaSpel is a mostly-solo recording of Norwegian dance tunes, many from the region of Telemark.

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