Norwegian band Gabba, led by Joik master John André Eira, is a talented band that specializes in Sami tundra blues. The group aims to introduce…
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Britt Pernille Frøholm: A Master of Norwegian Folk Music
Britt Pernille Frøholm is a renowned Norwegian folk musician from Hornindal in Sogn og Fjordane. With a strong foundation in her local folk music tradition,…
Artist Profiles: Norwegian Fiddler and Composer Nils Økland
Nils Økland is a Norwegian fiddle virtuoso, born on the 7th of January in 1961, who has made a name for himself as a bridge-builder…
Norwegian Fiddler and Composer Benedicte Maurseth
(headline image: Benedicte Maurseth – Photo by Simen Skari) Benedicte Maurseth, a renowned traditional folk musician and singer from Norway, was born on February 7th,…
Artist Profiles: Hans Fredrik Jacobsen
Award-winning artist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen was born September 8, 1954, in Risør, Aust-Agder, southeastern Norway. He is a renowned Norwegian folk music multi-instrumentalist, composer, and…
Artist Profiles: Daniel Herskedal
Daniel Herskedal is an award-winning virtuoso musician and composer, specialized in tuba and bass trumpet. He was born April 2, 1982, in Molde, Møre og…
Artist Profiles: Åsmund Reistad
Guitarist Åsmund Reistad was born and raised in Bærum (outside Oslo), Norway. He discovered Norwegian folk music as an adult. Since then he has been…
Artist Profiles: Marianne Tomasgård
Marianne Tomasgård was born and raised in a small village called Nannestad (in Akershus), Norway. She was one of the leading figures in the female…
Artist Profiles: Gåte
Norwegian band Gåte was founded in 1999 in Trøndelag, the area surrounding the ancient west coast harbor city of Trondheim by violin player and keyboardist…
Artist Profiles: Olav Luksengård Mjelva
Olav Luksengård Mjelva (hardanger fiddle, octave fiddle) is from Røros in the Sør- Trøndelag region of Norway. He started playing the fiddle at age seven…