Erlend Apneseth (born 11 August 1990) is a hardingfele player from Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane.[1]

Erlend Apneseth
Apneseth at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Apneseth at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Background information
Born (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 34)
Jølster, Sunnfjord
OriginNorway
GenresJazz, impro
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentHardanger fiddle (Hardingfele)
Websiteerlendapneseth.com

Biography

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Erlend Apneseth Trio
at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway.

Apneseth is known for his critically acclaimed albums on HUBRO / Grappa, with his trio featuring drummer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (drums, percussion) and Stephan Meidell (guitar, electronics), as well as his own solo-projects. He has written music for cinema, theatre, dance performances, poetry, and musical ensembles and orchestras in different genres. As a soloist he has appeared with Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra among others. He has received several awards, such as Gammleng-prisen, Øyvind Berghs Minnepris and the Folkelarm-award. Erlend Apneseth Trio's album «Salika, Molika», featurering accordionist Frode Haltli, received both the NOPA prize and Spellemannprisen, and was nominated for the Nordic Music Prize 2020.

Honors

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  • 2012: Grappa Music debutant award
  • 2013: Fureprisen (2013)
  • 2014: Øivind Bergh memorial award
  • 2014: Music Scholarship from Sparebanken Vest
  • 2014: Ingerid, Synnøve and Elias Fegerstens foundation for the Norwegian composers and performing musicians
  • 2016: Folkelarm-award for Det Andre Rommet
  • 2016: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Det Andre Rommet
  • 2017: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Nattsongar
  • 2017: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Åra
  • 2018: Gammleng-prisen
  • 2018: NOPA-award 2018 Salika, Molika
  • 2019: Nominated for Folkelarm-award 2019 for Salika, Molika (with Frode Haltli)
  • 2019: Spellemannprisen 2019 for Salika, Molika
  • 2019 Forsberg & Aulies legat 2019
  • 2019 Nominated for Nordic Music Prize 2019 Salika, Molika
  • 2020 Folkelarm-award 2020 Fragmentaritum

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • 2013: Blikkspor (Grappa)
  • 2016: Det Andre Rommet (Hubro), with Erlend Apneseth Trio[1]
  • 2017: Nattsongar (Hubro)
  • 2017: Åra (Hubro), with Erlend Apneseth Trio
  • 2019: Salika, Molika (Hubro), with Erlend Apneseth Trio and Frode Haltli
  • 2019: Fragmentarium (Hubro), Erland Apneseth with an Ensemble
  • 2021: Lokk (Hubro) Erlend Apneseth Trio

References

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  1. ^ a b Hammershaug, Bjørn (2016-04-28). "Erlend Apneseth - Det Andre Rommet" (in Norwegian). Folkemusikk.no. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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