Aage Grundstad (May 26, 1923 – April 8, 2012) was a

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award-winning accordion player, originally from

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. Grundstad studied at the

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and graduated from the Veitvedt Music School. He had his solo debut on

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in 1946, where he later had several radio concerts. He founded the club Friends of Old-Fashioned Dance (''Venner av

gammeldans Gammaldans (Swedish) or Gammeldans (Danish and Norwegian) (literally "old dance") is a small set of Nordic dances that became broadly popular in the late 19th century. These were also the dances of the Nordic immigrant communities in the United ...

'') in Oslo with Angell Gabrielsen in 1954 and founded the Norwegian Accordionists' Association in 1971. Grundstad had his own ensemble with Knut Trøen, who studied the Norwegian figure dance (''turdans'') tradition, and released several albums.

Releases

* Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1977) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 2 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1981) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 3 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1985) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 4 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1989)

Awards and recognitions

Defence Medal 1940–1945 The Defence Medal 1940–1945 () is the award rewarded to those military and civilian personnel who participated in the fight against the German invasion and occupation of Norway between 1940 and 1945. The Defence Medal 1940–1945 can be awarde ...

Royal Norwegian Society for Development The Royal Norwegian Society for Development ( no, Det Kongelige Selskap for Norges Vel, also known as ''Norges Vel'' 'Norwegian Development', originally called ''Selskabet for Norges Vel'' 'Norwegian Society for Development') is a general developm ...

Medal * Rotary

Paul Harris Fellow Paul Percy Harris (April 19, 1868 – January 27, 1947) was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney. He founded the club that became the humanitarian organisation Rotary International in 1905. Personal life Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Ge ...

References

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Aage Grundstad
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