Emilia Amper at Big Ears 2017, photo by Sydney Osborne
“Amper said stories tell of original (nyckelharpa) players dealing with the devil, composing such beguiling polskas that their listeners would dance until they dropped dead. She said, ‘First it was a drone instrument, and you could only play certain keys.’”
below: emilia amper performing "Ljus i mörkrets tid" ("Light in times of darkness") (2015)
Ljus i mörkrets tid (lyrics, music and arrangement by Emilia Amper) Emilia Amper - vocals, nyckelharpa and composition String ensemble from Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet in Gothenburg From SVT's Luciamorgon December 13th 2015 Lyrics: Allting levande har vissnat under markens vita frost Mörka skuggor breder ut sig, stjärnan blinkar på sin post
“Thank you, Emilia Amper for bewitching us with your nyckelharpa (and letting us live to tell others about it).”