Frederik Iversen

Frederik Iversen (1864–1948) was a Danish traditional musician and composer. He became famous through the dances he held in from 1912 to 1939 at his restaurant Trædballehus^[1] west of Vejle, in Western Jutland. He played the clarinet and fiddle and composed many of the tunes that are now the stock of Danish traditional music, such as his famous version of "trædballehus polka" (which he probably adapted from other local fiddlers).^[2][3][4] At Trædballehus he performed with his musical partner the fiddler Jens Andersen, and the duo achieved national fame, with the Danish National Radio even transmitting live from some of their dances.^[5]

References

1. "Trædballehus". VejleWiki (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. Bæk, John. 2006. Dansk Spillemandsmusik 1660 – 1999 - med særligt henblik på spillestilen MA thesis. Aarhus University.Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
3. "Frederik Iversen". VejleWiki (in Danish).
4. "Trædballehus". www.himmelpind-vejle.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
5. "Frederik Iversen og Jens Andersen: "Trædballehus" | rootszone.dk" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.