Annbjørg Lien
A heavyweight in the Norwegian folk music scene, Annbjørg Lien is an accomp… Read Full Bio ↴A heavyweight in the Norwegian folk music scene, Annbjørg Lien is an accomplished Hardanger fiddle player. The beauty of her music, combined with her international flexibility (evidenced by collaborations such as Tears of Stone with The Chieftains or the main theme from the soundtrack of the film Fargo), has meant she now enjoys world-wide popularity.
She's also a member of the Norwegian folk band Bukkene bruse and the international ensemble String Sisters.
She's also a member of the Norwegian folk band Bukkene bruse and the international ensemble String Sisters.
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Erik
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Chris - I play Irish fiddle (20 yrs now), as well as Norwegian, and I can tell you, for certain... Irish music is a much more widespread tradition than Norwegian music, internationally! So, that means that we have new tunes being composed, recorded & ultimately learned all the time.. I suppose I hear what you're saying. I can see Irish music losing that steam it had picked up in the 70s, 80s, 90s. Unless you're deep into it, new sounds and tunes may slip by. Once you've done this long enough, I could sit down & compose a whole album anytime! If I wanted to, and only if I notated it by hand. Or else I'd forget, and the tunes all get lost in the "void"...I guess. Lol anyway, Norwegian music is just such a smaller scene, that it clearly shows when people are exemplary.. players like Annbjørg really do create MAGIC with their compositions. Traditional or not, it is refreshing you are 100% right. I mean this album is getting up there in age now, and yet it's still ahead of its time today. "Fønix" is the greatest ever 7/8 tune. Could be Scandinavian, or is it Balkan? Or Spanish? The whole Prisme album is fantastic, but the only "trad" tune I'm aware of is "Vilvinteren" aka the Wild Winter. Annbjørg is very respectful in honoring centuries old styles and traditions, while still being unique, worldly and modern about it. What the hell did I just talk about here. Hahaha!