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The Hardingfele, or Hardanger Fiddle, is a member of the violin family and is consideredthe national instrument of Norway. The Hardingfele looks like a richly ornamented violin. Much of the decoration is done with pearl and or abalony, and ebony inlay, and ink drawings called rosemalling. The peg head on a Hardingfele is usually a lion's head or dragon head with an ornate crown. The Hardingfele also has a second set of strings, so eight in all where a traditional violin only has four. The lower set of strings are sympathetic strings and vibrate to harmonic vibrations as the upper strings are played. The lower set of strings run under the finger board and through the middle of the bridge.

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Andrea Een, Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddler, received the St. Olav Medal in 2002, given by King Harald V of Norway for her promotion of greater knowledge of Norwegian culture abroad. Een has studied the Hardanger fiddle, a nine-string folk violin unique to Norway, with some of the leading fiddlers in that country. In 2004 she released her solo CD, "From the Valley" which combines her original fiddle solos with traditional dances and tone poems from West Norway. Andrea Een has taught Hardanger fiddle, violin and viola at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota since 1977.