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Origin
  
Norway

Role
  
Musical Artist

Record label
  
ta:lik

Labels
  
Ta:lik

Name
  
Tore Bruvoll


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Born
  
30 October 1978 (age 45) Oslo (
1978-10-30
)

Genres
  
Traditional Norwegian folk music, folk-rock

Instruments
  
Guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, ukulele, low whistle

Website
  
Tore Bruvoll on Myspace

Similar People
  
Ragnhild Furebotten, Hekla Stalstrenga, Jon Anders Halvorsen, Sondre Bratland, String Sisters

Associated acts
  
Hekla Stalstrenga

Occupation(s)
  
Musician & composer

Irish song Tore Bruvoll og Håvar Bendiksen.mp4


Tore Bruvoll (born 30 October 1978 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian musician (guitar and multi-instrumentalist), composer and music arranger.

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Career

Bruvoll was educated at Telemark University College (1997–1999), and is best known from the group Hekla Stålstrenga who have released two albums. He has also had great success with two otherprojects: "Den Store Norske Gitarkvartett" and the duo cooperation Bruvoll/Halvorsen together with the kveder Jon Anders Halvorsen. Bruvoll has collaborated with many other artists in traditional folk like Annbjørg Lien and String Sisters. Bruvoll has since the late 90's worked closely with Ragnhild Furebotten, which has resulted in the founding of the band Hekla Stålstrenga, including two nominations for the Spellemannprisen and extensive touring in Norway as well as internationally.

Bruvoll also plays other instruments like banjo, dobro, mandolin, ukulele and low whistle as well as guitar.

Honors

  • 2006: Young Arts Scholarship by the Festival of Northern Norway within Hekla Stålstrenga
  • Discography

    Majorstuens – "Juledrøm" (2006) String Sisters "Live in Norway" cd&dvd (Grappa 2007) ALB – Lupus Island (2006) Steve Byrne – "Songs from home" (2006)

    With Jogvan Andrias – "Soleidis saman" (2000)
    With Jon Anders Halvorsen
  • 2004: Nattasang (Heilo)
  • 2007: Trillar For To (Heilo)
  • With String Sisters
  • 2007: Live (Heilo)
  • With Ragnhild Furebotten
  • 2008: Hekla Stålstrenga (Ta:lik), nominated for the Spellemannprisen 2008
  • Within Hekla Stålstrenga
  • 2011: Makramé (Ta:lik), nominated for the Spellemannprisen] 2011
  • 2013: Dyrandé (Ta:lik)
  • With Sondre Bratland
  • 2011: Jol I Mi Song (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
  • References

    Tore Bruvoll Wikipedia