Steinar Ofsdal was born in 1948 in Oslo, Norway. He has a varied musical background and is regarded as one of Norway’s top flute players.…
Artist Profiles: Steinar Ofsdal
Tag: Norwegian music
Artist Profiles: Sinikka Langeland
Born in 1961 to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother from Karelia, Langeland was given a Finnish name, Sinikka, and felt the influence of…
Artist Profiles: Sigurd Brokke
Sigurd Brokke was born in 1971 in Hylestad, Valle (Norway). He plays munnharpe (Jew’s harp) in the Setesdal tradition. His technique is frequently very personal,…
Artist Profiles: Rusk
Rusk was a Norwegian folk music trio from the Solør and Finnskogen area in Norway, near the Swedish border. The band featured vocalist Unni Løvlid,…
Artist Profiles: Rita Eriksen
Rita Eriksen is one of Norway’s best vocalists. In addition to her own career, she is frequently used by Norwegian musicians. In 1996 she released…
Artist Profiles: Mari Boine
Mari Boine (aka Mari Boine Persen) was born November 8, 1956 in Karasjok, Norway. She is feasibly the most famous Sami artist in the world.…
Artist profiles: Majorstuen
Majorstuen is an ensemble of virtuoso fiddlers who play Norwegian roots music. All of them play the fiddle (violin), although they occasionally will use the…
Artist Profiles: Leif Rygg
Leif Rygg was born in 1940 in Voss, in western Norway. He’s one of Norway’s leading Hardanger fiddle players. Rygg began playing the fiddle at…
Artist Profiles: Lars Underdal
Lars Underdal was born in 1971 in Vinje in Telemark (Norway), has studied with several fiddlers and at the renowned Ole Bull Academy in Voss.…
Artist Profiles: Knut Hamre
Knut Hamre was born in 1952 in Granvin, in Hardanger. He is one of Norway’s leading Hardanger fiddlers, and has created a distinctive mode of…