Accordion virtuoso Frode Haltli has received several awards, including a Norwegian Spellemann Prize in 2002, and was named Young Soloist of the Year by the…
Artist Profiles: Frode Haltli
Tag: Norwegian music
Artist Profiles: Kerstin Blodig
Kerstin Blodig was born in Berlin and has Norwegian roots. She is a leading vocalist and guitarist in the German acoustic scene. Her band Touchwood,…
A Musical Journey Around Nordfjord
Britt Pernille Frøholm – Nordfjord (Mere Records, 2017) Nordfjord is the second solo album by talented Norwegian fiddler Britt Pernille Frøholm. Although she has recorded…
Gabriel Fliflet’s Warm and Poetic Norwegian Songs
Gabriel Fliflet – Sevje (Etnisk Musikklubb, 2017) Sevje is a calm, laid back album by Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Fliflet. It’s a melodic recording…
Sinikka Langeland’s Enchantment
Sinikka Langeland – The Magical Forest (ECM Records ECM 2448, 2016) Norwegian folk music, jazz and early music come together in The Magical Forest, a…
Den Store Stuten Uncovers the Folk Music of Åseral
Mari Ormberg and singer Kari Røyinlid-Song – Den Store Stuten Fiddler Mari Ormberg and singer Kari Røyinlid have released an album of folk tunes from…
Artist 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,…
Artist Profiles: Vamp
Vamp was formed in 1990 by Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen, Bjørn Berge, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. It is one of Norway’s…
Artist 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…
Artist Profiles: Vajas
Norwegian band Vajas (Echo) represented a synergy of arctic voices and sound: (i) the traditional Sami yoiks of Ánde Somby emanating from the distant tundra;…