Erlend Apneseth Explained
| Erlend Apneseth |
| Birth Date: | 1990 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Jølster, Sunnfjord |
| Origin: | Norway |
| Instrument: | Hardanger fiddle (Hardingfele) |
| Genre: | Jazz, impro |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
| Associated Acts: | Erlend Apneseth Trio |
Erlend Apneseth (born 11 August 1990) is a hardingfele player from Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane.[1]
Biography
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
- 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
Solo albums
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Erlend Apneseth - Det Andre Rommet . Norwegian . Bjørn . Hammershaug . Folkemusikk.no . 2016-04-28 . 2016-07-24.
