EINAR OLAV LARSEN TRIO Lysblåin Etnisk Musikklubb 84 www.emcd.no einarolavlarsen.no/ Fiddler Einar Olav Larsen is probably best known as part of the Norwegian-Finnish band Frigg. But here, in company with pianist Daniel Rossing Trustrup (who … Continue reading →
PER ANDERS BUEN GARNAS Seljord Anno 1935 Talik 85 www.talik.no Garnås, a Hardanger fiddle player, won Norway’s annual folk music competition in 2010 and was offered a contract by Talik records, which suggested he … Continue reading →
HEKLA STÅLSTRENGA Makramé Talik 84 www.talik.no It’s Norwegian folk-rock. No, really, it is. A mix of the tradition and original material – both songs and tunes – all gussied up, amplified and brought out … Continue reading →
MJELVA/TAMNES Gi Mi Pols! Talik 89 www.talik.no This is about as basic as it gets, an album of two Norwegian fiddlers exploring some of the traditions of the Røros area of the country. There … Continue reading →
TINDRA and KROKE Live in Førde Talik 93 www.talik.no On the face of it, this collaboration between the Norwegian folk trio Tindra and Kroke, one of Poland’s leading klezmer bands, seems unlikely. But, as this … Continue reading →
NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Etnisk Musikklub 98 www.emcd.no The fiddle trio might not take in all the Nordic countries, but with members from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Isles – which was … Continue reading →
HEGE RIMESTAD The Seed Keeper Turn Left 28 euridice.no Subtitled ‘A musical tribute to the farmers of India,’ this is a document of a trip Norweigan fiddler Rimestad took to the subcontinent, travelling and … Continue reading →
MAJORSTUEN Live in Concert Majorstuen Fiddler’s Co. 04 www.majorstuen.biz/ They may not be widely known outside Norway, but the five-piece fiddler’s collective Majorstuen (which once included Ragnhild Furebotten) has been around for a decade and … Continue reading →
