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Leif Rygg

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Nationality
  
Norwegian

Awards
  
Spellemannprisen

Genre
  
Folk

Albums
  
Vossaspel

Occupation
  
Fiddler

Award
  
Spellemannprisen

Record label
  
Talik Records

Born
  
1940 (age 76–77)
Voss, Norway

Similar
  
Knut Hamre, Håkon Høgemo, Knut Buen, Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Hauk Buen

Leif Rygg (born 1940) is a Norwegian hardingfele fiddle player and folk music instructor.

Rygg was born in Voss and learned traditional fiddle playing from Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Lars Skjervheim and Anders Kjerland. His albums include Nøringen from 1980 (jointly with Knut Hamre), Bjølleslåtten from 1994, a collection of traditional tunes after Ola Mosafinn, in collaboration with Knut Buen and Kåre Nordstoga, and which was awarded Spellemannprisen, and Lengt from 1995.

Songs

HeimhaugenVossaspel · 2017
Tussebrureferdi på VossevangenBjølleslåtten · 1999
KopthusenVossaspel · 2017

References

Leif Rygg Wikipedia