Gro Marie Svidal
Gro Marie Svidal is one of the leading voices in Norway’s new generation of young and vital Hardanger Fiddle players. Her focus is on renditions of traditional tunes from the Hordaland and Sogn & Fjordane counties, and she has established herself as a performer that is being described as multi-faceted and highly professional by her peers. Warmth and enthusiasm are two words that pop up frequently when Svidal’s live performances are reviewed and she displays a strong ability to perform a varied repertoire that ranges from lyrical, fragile and personal reflections to extrovert and powerful outbursts of energy. Trained at the Ole Bull Academy and the Norwegian State Academy of Music under the supervision of Hardanger Fiddle giants Sigmund Eikås, Håkon Høgemo and Leif Rygg, Svidal has a solid professional foundation that enables her to reach across genre boundaries and collaborate with performers and artists representing other musical styles and forms of expression. Svidal has contributed on a number of releases and debuted this year with her applauded solo release ‘Hardingfele’ (Hardanger Fiddle).
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Himmelkvad
Celebrated vocal ensemble Nordic Voices is currently out on its promo tour for their new outing ‘Himmelkvad’, a critically acclaimed album presenting Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen’s unique vocal universe. MIC Norway takes a closer look at the cutting-edge vocal ensemble and ground-breaking composer.
I was the devil in my younger years
Late Feb sees Enslaved heading out on a month-long European tour. MIC Norway hooked up with Enslaved’s Ivar Peersen to talk about musical cross pollination, inspirational sources, humour and his fascination for singer-songwriter Stein Torleif Bjella.
