Fiddler Gjermund Larsen Wins Prestigious 2014 Spellemannpris

Norwegian fiddle maestro Gjermund Larsen’s album Trønderbarok won the Traditional Folk Music category of the 2014 Spellemannpris. The award ceremony took place last week at Stavanger Concert Hallin in Stavanger in southwestern Norway. The significant Spellemannpris is the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy.

Nico & Vinz won the night’s most coveted prize: the Spellemann of the Year award.

Complete list of 2014 Spellemannpris award winners:

Newcomer of the Year: Emilie Nicolas

Lyricist of the Year: Siri Nilsen – Skyggebokser

Composer of the Year: Ingrid Helen Håvik (Highasakite) – Silent Treatment

Hit of the Year: Admiral P – Engel

Honorary Award: Morten Abel

Pop group of the Year: Highasakite – Silent Treatment

Rock: The Cheaters – Rites of Spring

Indie: Thea Hjelmeland – Solar Plexus

Blues: Daniel Eriksen – Moonshine Hymns

Folk: Ellen Sofie Hovland – Skandinavisk Sjel

Country: Claudia Scott – Follow The Lines

Schläger/dance orchestra: Dansebændet – Med Sans For Dans

Children’s music: Christine Sandtorv – Stjerneteller – Dinomaur

Jazz: Marius Neset with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra – Lion

Open Class: Jenny Hval & Susanna – Meshes of Voice

Classical: 1B1, Erlend Skomsvoll, Christian Ihle Hadland and Jan Bjøranger – Holberg Variations

Contemporary: Håkon Stene – Lush Laments for Lazy Mammal

Electronica: Mental Overdrive – Everything is Connected

Urban: Store P – Regnmannen

Metal: Execration – Morbid Dimensions

Pop soloist of the Year: Emilie Nicolas – Like I’m A Warrior

Traditional folk music: Gjermund Larsen – Trønderbarok

Spellemann of the Year: Nico & Vinz