Jorun Marie Kvernberg Explained

Jorun Marie Kvernberg
Birth Name:Jorun Marie Rypdal Kvernberg
Birth Date:1979 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Fræna, Møre og Romsdal
Origin:Norway
Instrument:Hardingfele, violin, vocals
Genre:Traditional music
Occupation:Musician, composer

Jorun Marie Rypdal Kvernberg (born 10 July 1979) is a Norwegian traditional musician (hardingfele, violin, vocals) and composer, known from a series of recordings. She is the daughter of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the sister of classical musician Kari Kvernberg Dajani[1] and jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg, and granddaughter of the fiddler and traditional music composer Peter L. Rypdal.[2]

Career

Kvernberg was born in Fræna, Romsdal, and studied traditional music at Norges Musikkhøgskole from 1999 to 2003. She also has practical pedagogical education from the same institution.[3] [4] She works as a freelance traditional fiddler, and released her first solo album, "Album" (2006) on the label ta:lik.

As a soloist Kvernberg is focused on the folk music from Møre og Romsdal, and she has since 2000 played in the bands Tindra and Majorstuen. Tindra has released four records, among them Den kvite hjorten (2009) with Helge Jordal. Majorstuen has released six albums, the first album Majorstuen (2002) was awarded Spellemannprisen 2003, the latest five albums were released on their own label, "Majorstuen Fiddlers Company" (MFC).[5]

In addition, Kvernberg plays in a series of other bands, has toured worldwide, and has received the National Arts Scholarship 2009–10.[6]

Honors

Discography

Solo works

Collaborative works

Within Majorstuen
Within Tindra
With others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Impulsfestivalen: Stor konsert med familien Rypdal Kvernberg . Norwegian . DigitaltFortalt.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020035747/http://www.sekken.net/2011/07/impulsfestivalen-stor-konsert-i-kirka.html . 20 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Jorun Marie Kvernberg . Eit hundreårsminne – Spelemannen Peter L. Rypdal . Norwegian . DigitaltFortalt.no.
  3. Web site: Kvernberg, Jorun Marie R. Biography . Norwegian . Folkemusikk.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130521054003/http://www.folkemusikk.no/kvernberg-jorun-marie-r.4646312-146036.html . 21 May 2013 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Jorun Marie Kvernberg (N) . Norwegian . DigitaltFortalt.no.
  5. Web site: Jorun Marie Kvernberg – Traditional fiddler . Directory MIC.no.
  6. Web site: Jorun Marie Kvernberg har konsert i Rødven stavkirke . Norwegian . Kulturnett.no.
  7. Web site: EDVARD-pris til Jorun Marie Kvernberg . Anne . Hytta . Anne Hytta . no . Ballade.no . 2005-09-05 . 2017-10-26.
  8. Web site: Edvard-prisen, TONO . no . TONO.no . 2017-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319094118/http://www.tono.no/Andre%2Bsider/Hurtigmeny/Edvard-prisen . 19 March 2014 . dmy-all .