Øyonn Groven Myhren (born 8 August 1969 in

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) is a Norwegian traditional folk musician and kveder.

Biography

Groven Myhren is considered among our foremost traditional folk musicians, and has a series of first prizes from the traditional Norwegian music competition Landskappleiken. In 1997 she was awarded the Sagaprisen for her kveding. She also plays the lyre and seljefløyte (willow flute). In addition to Norwegian folk music, she has worked extensively with mediaeval music, including through the band Aurora Borealis. She released the album «Nivelkinn» (2001) in collaboration with

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, and with lyrics by

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, awarded Spellemannprisen 2002 in the Traditional folk music/gammaldans (folk dance) class. Groven Myhren has also worked as an actor at

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and Hordaland Theatre. Groven Myhren is the daughter of the kveder and literature researcher Dagne Groven Myhren and the Spellemann and linguist Magne Myhren. She is the granddaughter of

Eivind Groven Eivind Groven (8 October 1901 – 8 February 1977) was a Norwegian composer and music-theorist. He was from traditional region of Vest-Telemark and had a background in the folk music of the area. Biography Groven was born in the village of Lå ...

Discography

Solo albums

* 2003: ''Akkedoria frå Kristiania'' (Etnisk Musikklubb) * 2008: ''Grisila og Gullveven'' (Etnisk Musikklubb)

Collaborations

; With Dvergmål * 1996: ''Visor og Kvæde frå Blåberglandet'' (

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GRCD 2141) * 2004: ''Song i Himmelsalar'' ( Heilo HCD 7192) ; With Aurora Borealis * 1997: ''Harpa'' (Grappa GRCD4132) 1997 ; With Eilert Hægeland and Alf Tveit * 1998: ''I Jolo (Jul På Gamlemåten)'' (Heilo HCD 7146) ; With

* 2002: ''Nivelkinn'' (Heilo HCD 7182) ; With Kvarts,

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, and Birger Mistereggen * 2004: ''Skal, Skal Ikkje'' (Kvarts KVARTS 003) ; With Lars Henrik Johansen * 2015: ''Paa Jorden Fred Og Glæde - (Beloved Christmas Hymns Of 18th-Century Norway)'' (Etnisk Musikklubb) ; With Anne Hytta *

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: ''Sogesong'' (Heilo HCD 7319)

References

External links

Øyonn Groven Myhren
biography at

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