Arve Moen Bergset was born in 1972. He grew up in Vinje, Telemark, an area with a rich folk music tradition. He studied the kveding…
Artist Profiles: Arve Moen Bergset
Tag: Norwegian music
Artist Profiles: Anon Egeland
Ånon Egeland was born in Oslo in 1954. He is one of the few musicians who plays traditional music from the county of Agder. He…
Artist Profiles: Annbjørg Lien
Annbjørg Lien (born 1971) is one of Norway’s most famous Hardanger fiddle players. She has courageously presented Hardanger fiddle folk music in new musical contexts,…
Nordic Vapors
Sinikka Langeland – Starflowers (ECM Records, 2007) Starflowers is a stunning collaboration between Norwegian folk music composer, songwriter, vocalist and kantele player Sinikka Langeland and…
Artist Profiles: Agnes Buen Garnas
Agnes Buen Garnås, born in 1946, is one of Norway’s leading traditional singers. She is a member of the famous Buen family (of Jondalen in…
Artist Profiles: Adjagas
Norwegian act Adjagas is a yoik group formed in 2004 by Sara Marielle Gaup and Lawra Somby, both from a long line of Sami ancestry.…
Annbjørg Lien’s ‘Khoom Loy,’ Connecting Bridges
Annbjørg Lien – Khoom Loy (Compass Records, 2012) Chameleonic fiddler Annbjørg Lien crosses boundaries and embraces a wide range of musical influences on her latest…
Norwegian World Expressions
Various Artists Norway (Music Export Norway MENCD 015) I find that most of the Norwegian music that gets to World Music Central’s hands is of…
Dreamy Løvlid
Unni Løvlid – Rite (Grappa GRCD4223, 2008) Unni Løvlid creates a dreamy sound that comes from the lands of the north that combines folk and…
Isn’t it Good, Norwegian Wood
Maria Solheim – Frail (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Jan Eggum & Blatur – Everybody’s Doing It (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) A plethora of singer-songwriters hail from Norway. And while…