Valkyrien Allstars

Norway
http://www.nama.no/sak/000156.asp

Valkyrien Allstars is a Norwegian folk music group with three fiddlers, Tuva Syvertsen, Ola Hilmen and Erik Sollid. Tuva Syvertsen is also singing.

They have been playing at many festivals and concerts in Norway, but also in other countries. The last three summers they have been touring in Ireland. In summer 2004 Valkyrien Allstars played for UNESCO in Antwerpen and Barcelona.

Their music is traditional Norwegian folk music, set in more modern arrangements. Norwegian folk music is traditionally played solo but they play it with three voices. Some things are their own compositions, and the rest their own arrangements.

All of them have different musicaly backgrounds, so they are, of course, influenced by other types of music. Still, the music is definitly folk music. They are not playing on the ordinary fiddle but the Norwegian hardangerfiddle. It has nine strings. This fiddle you can only find in some areas of Norway, and it has a very special sound.

This will be a concert with traditional Norwegian music and Norwegian world-music.

• Tuva Syvertsen – hardangerfiddle and vocal
• Ola Hilmen – hardangerfiddle
• Erik Sollid – hardangerfiddle

• Erik Sollid: +47 971 347 30 eriksollid@yahoo.no