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  Laura Ellestad

CD REVIEW IN ICTM'S YEARBOOK FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC

13/1/2016

 
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Chris Goertzen reviews Valdresspel i Amerika in the International Council for Traditional Music's annual journal, Yearbook for Traditional Music.

CONCERT REVIEW: SOLO AT BROTFABRIK, BONN

20/11/2015

 
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Review by Thomas Kölsch, General-Anzeiger, of my solo performance in Bonn, Germany.

ARTICLE ON FORSKNING.NO

5/5/2015

 
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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.

REVIEW IN LIRA MUSIKMAGASIN

11/2/2015

 
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Gunder Wåhlberg reviews Valdresspel i Amerika in Lira Musikmagaisn 1/2015.

VALDRESSPEL I AMERIKA NOMINATED FOR A NORWEGIAN GRAMMY AWARD (SPELLEMANNSPRIS)

15/12/2014

 
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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.

REVIEW IN FOLKEMUSIKK MAGAZINE

9/12/2014

 
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Review of Valdresspel i Amerika by Sjur Viken.

INTERVIEW IN VALDRESMAGASINET

25/10/2014

 
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Lovely article by Ingri Valen Egeland in Valdresmagasinet 5/2014.

CD REVIEW & INTERVIEW IN TRAD MAGAZINE

17/10/2014

 
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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

 
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Valdresspel i Amerika has been nominated for a 2014 Norwegian Folk Music Award (Folkelarmprisen) in the Solo category.

INTERVIEW ON NRK RADIO - SPILLEROM

9/9/2014

 
Interview with Kjetil Bjørgan about Valdresspel i Amerika. Listen here.

CD REVIEW - DAG OG TID

5/9/2014

 
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Sigbjørn Apeland reviews Valdresspel i Amerika in Dag og Tid.

CD REVIEW - OPPLAND ARBEIDERBLAD

4/9/2014

 
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Read Frode Hermanrud's review of Valdresspel i Amerika.

INTERVIEW ON NRK RADIO

29/8/2014

 
Short interview with Sigrid Havig Berge on emigrant Hardanger fiddlers from Valdres. Listen here (Norwegian only).

ARTICLE IN AVISA VALDRES

29/7/2014

 
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View article here (Norwegian only).

CD VALDRESSPEL I AMERIKA RELEASED AT JØRN HILME-STEMNET 2014

27/7/2014

 
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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.

© 2020 Laura Ellestad