Erlend Apneseth

Erlend Apneseth
Apneseth at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Apneseth at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Background information
Born (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 36)
Jølster, Sunnfjord
OriginNorway
GenresJazz, impro
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentHardanger fiddle (Hardingfele)
Member ofErlend Apneseth Trio
Websiteerlendapneseth.com

Erlend Apneseth (born 11 August 1990) is a hardingfele player from Jølster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane.

Biography

Erlend Apneseth Trio
at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway.

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

Discography

Solo albums

References

  1. 1 2 Hammershaug, Bjørn (2016-04-28). "Erlend Apneseth - Det Andre Rommet" (in Norwegian). Folkemusikk.no. Retrieved 2016-07-24.