Origin Norway Name Jorun Kvernberg Genres Traditional music Albums Juledrom, Skir, Album | Occupation(s) Musician, composer Music group Majorstuen Website www.jorunkvernberg.com | |
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Birth name Jorun Marie Rypdal Kvernberg Instruments Hardingfele, violin, vocals Role Musician · jorunkvernberg.com Parents Liv Rypdal Kvernberg, Torbjorn Kvernberg Siblings Ola Kvernberg, Kari Kvernberg Dajani Similar People Ola Kvernberg, Gjermund Larsen, Synnove S Bjorset |
Jorun marie kvernberg fenstadvisa
Jorun Marie Rypdal Kvernberg (born 10 July 1979) is a Norwegian traditional musician (hardingfele, violin, vocals) and composer, known from a series of recordings. She is the daughter of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the sister of classical musician Kari Kvernberg Dajani and jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg, and granddaughter of the fiddler and traditional music composer Peter L. Rypdal.
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- Jorun marie kvernberg fenstadvisa
- Sff jorun marie kvernberg og ragnhild furebotten polsdans etter hans haugen
- Career
- Honors
- Solo works
- Collaborative works
- References
Sff jorun marie kvernberg og ragnhild furebotten polsdans etter hans haugen
Career
Kvernberg was born in Fræna, Romsdal, and studied traditional music at Norges Musikkhøgskole from 1999 to 2003. She also has practical pedagogical education from the same institution. She works as a freelance traditional fiddler, and released her first solo album, "Album" (2006) on the label ta:lik.
As a soloist Kvernberg is fokused on the folk music from Møre og Romsdal, and she has since 2000 played in the bands Tindra and Majorstuen. Tindra has released four recxords, among them Den kvite hjorten (2009) with Helge Jordal. Majorstuen has released six albums, the first album Majorstuen (2002) was awarded Spellemannprisen 2003, the latest five albums was released on their own label, "Majorstuen Fiddlers Company" (MFC).
In addition, Kvernberg plays in a series of other bands, has toured worldwide, and has received the National Arts Scholarship 2009–10.