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…
Artist Profiles: Marja Mortensson
Tag: Norwegian music
Norwegian Folk Group Wardruna Uncovers Music Video for New Single “Lyfjaberg”
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…
Artist Profiles: Harald Skullerud
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…
Artist Profiles: Olav Torget
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…
Norwegian Setesdal Music and Dance Added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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,…
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.…
Absorbing Experimental Joiks from Torgeir Vassvik
Vassvik – Gákti (Heilo, 2019) Torgeir Vassvik has transformed traditional joik music from Samiland in Norway. His new album Gákti focuses on animism, which is…
Artist Profiles: Tone Hulbækmo
Tone Hulbækmo (born 1957), from Tolga in Østerdalen, is a vocalist with broad repertoire, ranging European medieval and renaissance music to Norwegian folk modern songs.…
Artist Profiles: Kirsten Bråten Berg
Kirsten Bråten Berg (born 1950) has her own silversmith workshop, but is known primarily for unique, richly resonant kveding. She has lived in Setesdal since…
Artist 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…