Scandinavian band Sver will be touring North America this month. The ensemble includes musicians from Norway and Sweden. Sver will be presenting its new album…
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Hardanger Fiddle Beauty from Benedicte Maurseth
Benedicte Maurseth – Benedicte Maurseth (Heilo, 2019) This self-titled album features exquisite solo performances on the hardanger fiddle by Norwegian fiddler and composer Benedicte Maurseth.…
View More Hardanger Fiddle Beauty from Benedicte MaursethArtist Profiles: Åse Teigland
Åse Teigland was born in 1975. She comes from Utne in Hardanger. She is one of Norway’s talented ardanger fiddle players, and plays with authentic…
View More Artist Profiles: Åse TeiglandArtist Profiles: Vegar Vårdal
Vegar Vårdal performs on the regular fiddle and the hardingfele (hardanger fiddle), the Norwegian fiddle with sympathetic strings. He performs both solo and with groups,…
View More Artist Profiles: Vegar VårdalArtist Profiles: Valkyrien Allstars
Norwegian band Valkyrien Allstars plays new music based on traditional Norwegian tunes. The band’s vibrant sound is characterized by the soulful and powerful vocals of…
View More Artist Profiles: Valkyrien AllstarsArtist profiles: Synnøve S. Bjørset
Synnøve S. Bjørset is one of the leading performers of traditional Hardanger fiddle music today. At her concerts she presents a collection of little-known tunes…
View More Artist profiles: Synnøve S. BjørsetArtist profiles: Majorstuen
Majorstuen is an ensemble of virtuoso fiddlers who play Norwegian roots music. All of them play the fiddle (violin), although they occasionally will use the…
View More Artist profiles: MajorstuenArtist Profiles: Leif Rygg
Leif Rygg was born in 1940 in Voss, in western Norway. He’s one of Norway’s leading Hardanger fiddle players. Rygg began playing the fiddle at…
View More Artist Profiles: Leif RyggArtist Profiles: Lars Underdal
Lars Underdal was born in 1971 in Vinje in Telemark (Norway), has studied with several fiddlers and at the renowned Ole Bull Academy in Voss.…
View More Artist Profiles: Lars UnderdalArtist Profiles: Knut Hamre
Knut Hamre was born in 1952 in Granvin, in Hardanger. He is one of Norway’s leading Hardanger fiddlers, and has created a distinctive mode of…
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