Chris Goertzen reviews Valdresspel i Amerika in the International Council for Traditional Music's annual journal, Yearbook for Traditional Music.
 Review by Thomas Kölsch, General-Anzeiger, of my solo performance in Bonn, Germany.
 Journalist Leif Gjerstad visited me at the Norwegian Academy of Music this spring, and wrote an article about my PhD research on the Norwegian immigrant folk music milieu in North America. English version available here.
 Gunder Wåhlberg reviews Valdresspel i Amerika in Lira Musikmagaisn 1/2015.
 I'm very excited to announce that Valdresspel i Amerika has been nominated for a prestigious Norwegian Spellemannspris in the category for Folk Music! Follow the link above to check out all the nominees, and tune in to the awards ceremony on January 17.
 Lovely article by Ingri Valen Egeland in Valdresmagasinet 5/2014.
CD review and interview by Jacques Leininger in the November/December issue of France's TRAD Magazine!
VALDRESSPEL I AMERIKA NOMINATED FOR BEST SOLO ALBUM AT THE NORWEGIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS 2014!22/9/2014
 Valdresspel i Amerika has been nominated for a 2014 Norwegian Folk Music Award (Folkelarmprisen) in the Solo category.
Short interview with Sigrid Havig Berge on emigrant Hardanger fiddlers from Valdres. Listen here (Norwegian only).
 On the CD Valdresspel i Amerika, Laura Ellestad presents interpretations of tunes from the repertoires of five of the foremost emigrant Hardanger fiddlers from Valdres: Arne Steinsrud, Trond Eltun, Bendik i Nø’n, Knut Sjåheim, and Oscar Hamrey.
In order to recreate repertoire linked to the five selected fiddlers, Ellestad used a wide range of source material, including transcriptions and archive recordings. The tunes on this recording constitute an exciting and lesser-known part of the Hardanger fiddle tradition from Valdres. Released on the Norwegian label ta:lik. For more information from ta:lik, see here. Available in select stores, and on iTunes, Wimp, and Spotify. |
