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Gunnar Olavsson Helland (July 15, 1852 – 1938) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle (''hardingfele'') maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
The Helland fiddle maker family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helland, Gunnar Olavsson 1852 births 1938 deaths People from Bø, Telemark Fiddle makers Norwegian musical instrument makers
Gunnar Olavsson Helland (July 15, 1852 – 1938) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle (''hardingfele'') maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
Biography
Gunnar Olavsson Haugen was a brother-in-law ofKnut Eriksson Helland
Knut Eriksson Helland (1851–1880) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
Knut Eriksson Helland was the youngest son of Erik Jonsson Helland. He began to work in his father's workshop at an early age, and showed ...
who was married to his sister, Liv Olavsdatter Haugen (1849-1883). In 1871, Gunnar Haugen married the twin sister of Knut Helland, Gunnhild Eriksdatter Helland (1851–1907). Gunnar and Gunnhild were the parents of:
*Olav Gunnarsson Helland
Olav Gunnarsson Helland (25 August 1875 – 30 April 1946), was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
He was the eldest of Gunnar Olavsson Helland's five sons, four of whom became violin makers. He showed great talent ...
(1875–1946)
*Knut Gunnarsson Helland
Knut Gunnarsson Helland (November 6, 1880–June 27, 1919) was a Norwegian American Hardanger fiddle maker.
Biography
Knut Gunnarson Helland was from Bø, Norway. Helland worked in the traditional region of Telemark in the workshop of his father ...
(1880–1920)
*Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland
Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland (January 26, 1885 – April 20, 1976) was a Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker.
Background
Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a member of the Helland fiddle maker family of Bø, Norway. Helland worked in th ...
(1889–1976)
*John Gunnarsson Helland
Jon Gunnarsson Helland (1897–1977) was a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker from Bø in Telemark, Norway.
John Gunnarson Helland, was the fourth of the five Gunnar Olavsson Helland
Gunnar Olavsson Helland (July 15, 1852 – 1938) was a ...
(1897–1977)
Following his marriage to Gunnhild, Gunnar Olavsson Haugen re-located to Helland and shortly after began learning the art of making violins from his brother-in-law. He became a successful violin maker, winning prizes and medals both in Norway and abroad. When Knut Helland died in 1880, Gunnar took over both the family farm and the fiddle workshop, at which time he adopted the surname
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Helland. He had the farm for 26 years and then bought a larger farm below Bø Church (''Bø kyrkjelyd''), now the site of the trade and research center ''Hellandtunet Forsknings og Næringssenter''.
See also
*The Helland fiddle maker family
The Helland family from Bø in Telemark is a Norwegian dynasty of Hardanger fiddle makers who made the most significant and important contribution to the development of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tradition. The celebrated Norwegian fiddler O ...
*Helland (fiddle makers)
The Helland family from Bø in Telemark is a Norwegian dynasty of Hardanger fiddle makers who made the most significant and important contribution to the development of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tradition. The celebrated Norwegian fiddle ...
References
Footnotes
*"Bø-Soga, 1 Kultursoga bind 1" (Bø Lokalhistorie). *"Bø-Soga, 2 Gards og ættesoge, bind 4" (Bø Lokalhistorie, gårds- og slektshistorie). *"Soga om fela", by Steinar Kyvik, Fonna 1946. *"Felemakerslekten Helland", by John Gunnarson Helland, private, typed paper. *"Hardingfele i fire slektledd", Article, interview in Bergens Arbeiderblad 5 October 1963, by Åsmund Nyhammer *"Bøherad, hardingfelas Cremona" in "Leik og Dans" 1988 pp. 57–71, by Asbjørn Storesund, Halvard Kaasa, editor. *"Morgenbladet", Christiania, Thursday 15 July 1852External links
The Helland fiddle maker family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helland, Gunnar Olavsson 1852 births 1938 deaths People from Bø, Telemark Fiddle makers Norwegian musical instrument makers