Øyonn Groven Myhren | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1969 |
Origin: | Oslo, Norway |
Instrument: | Vocals, flute and lyre |
Genre: | Traditional folk music, Medieval music |
Years Active: | 1995–present |
Label: | Heilo, Grappa |
Øyonn Groven Myhren (born 8 August 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk musician and kveder.[1]
Groven Myhren is considered among our foremost traditional folk musicians,[2] and has a series of first prizes from the traditional Norwegian music competition Landskappleiken. In 1997 she was awarded the Sagaprisen for her kveding. She also plays the lyre and seljefløyte (willow flute). In addition to Norwegian folk music, she has worked extensively with mediaeval music, including through the band Aurora Borealis. She released the album «Nivelkinn» (2001) in collaboration with Odd Nordstoga, and with lyrics by Aslaug Vaa, awarded Spellemannprisen 2002 in the Traditional folk music/gammaldans (folk dance) class. Groven Myhren has also worked as an actor at Det Norske Teatret, Riksteatret and Hordaland Theatre.
Groven Myhren is the daughter of the kveder and literature researcher Dagne Groven Myhren and the Spellemann and linguist Magne Myhren. She is the granddaughter of Eivind Groven.