Established in 1990, Norway’s annual Førde Festival of Traditional and World Music has always had an anchor theme, such as aboriginal music, regional showcases, or…
Award-winning Norwegian folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sigrid Moldestad has released her sixth solo album titled “Tonen i meg” (Heilo/Grappa Musikkforlag, 2021). Although she’s a well-respected…
Norwegian musicians Øyvind Kristiansen and Jonas Kilmork Vemøy have a new album titled “Hymns of Compassion.” The new recording features beautiful meditations for Easter and…
Ethereal Nordic folk band NOÊTA has released the video single ‘Above and Below’ taken from its upcoming new album “Elm.” The new album is scheduled…
Innovative Scandinavian band Wardruna has unveiled the music video for the title track of its upcoming fifth full length album, Kvitravn (White Raven). The album…
Sami joiker and singer Marja Mortensson was born March 5, 1995. She grew up in the Svahken Sïjte reindeer herding region in Norway. Marja’s early…
Nordic folk band Wardruna has unveiled its new single titled “Lyfjaberg.” The Norwegian group had to postpone the release of its new album Kvitravn to…
Harald Skullerud has worked as a professional musician since 1995, primarily as drummer and percussionist. He uses drums from various continents that he has collected…
Olav Torget has been an independent musician since the early nineties. He plays electric and acoustic guitars and the West African konting (ngoni). He learned…
Norway’s practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal (stev/stevjing has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In Setesdal,…