Unni Løvlid Explained

Unni Løvlid
Birth Date:1976 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Hornindal, Nordfjord
Origin:Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Instrument:Piano, fiddle
Genre:Folk, traditional music
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1997present
Label:Heilo
Associated Acts:Fjøgl

Unni Løvlid (born 23 March 1976) is a Norwegian musician.[1] She was raised in Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane, where she was taught to play piano, fiddle, and Hardanger fiddle. Her interest in folk music was initiated by her mother, Oline Ragnhild Løvlid who taught her about the traditional music of Nordfjord.

Career

After studying music at Firda gymnas, Unni went to the Toneheim folkehøyskole at Hamar. She continued her musical studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music. In 2007, she won the Gammleng-prisen in the folk music class.

Together with Sigrid Moldestad and Liv Merete Kroken, she started the stage and cabaret trio Fjøgl. They set up three performances in 2001–2004, among them they were of one of the draws at The international folklore festival in Forde 2001.[2]

Discography

Solo albums

Unni Løvlid Ensemble

Collaborations

Compilations

Unni Løvlid also appears on

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unni Løvlid Biography in Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesleksikon . . no . 2011-02-23.
  2. Web site: Nakne damer med harding . . no . 7 May 2001 . 2014-03-23.