Julane Lund (formerly Julane Beetham), is a Norwegian-American who has been given the title of master fiddler in Norway.  She plays Norwegian and Norwegian-American music on both the regular fiddle as well as the Norwegian hardanger fiddle.  The hardanger fiddle is an 8-9 stringed, highly ornamented Norwegian folk instrument (pictured with Julane).  Julane also sings Norwegian traditional songs, and gives historical information regarding Norwegians and their endeavors in America.  Julane has studied classical violin at Ball State University and played violin in the Indianapolis Philharmonic Orchestra.  Later, she studied ethnomusicology in the graduate program at Indiana University.  Having been influenced by her grandfather's fiddling, she moved to Telemark, Norway in 2001. Through the Institute for Folk Culture at Telemark University College, Julane was immersed in the traditional fiddling styles of both hardanger fiddle and regular fiddle.  Julane has both a second bachelor's degree in Traditional Music (focusing on fiddle performance) and a Masters Degree in Traditional Music from Telemark University College. This masters degree was the first such offered for traditional music in all of Norway. Articles about Julane have been found on the front page of the Telemark state newspaper, Telemarksavisen, as well as in the Norwegian national folk music magazine, Spelemannsbladet.

 
For details for this concert and other appearances see Julane's web site at www.julanefiddle.com.