Hauk Buen (11 May 1933 – 1 March 2021) was a Norwegian

hardingfele A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...

fiddler and fiddle maker. Buen was born in

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production ...

and was a brother of

Knut Buen Knut Buen (born 31 October 1948) is a Norwegian fiddler, composer, folklorist and publisher. He was born in Kongsberg; the son of folk musician Anders Buen and Margit Tjønn, and is brother of Hauk Buen, Agnes Buen Garnås and the artist Kari Bue ...

and

Agnes Buen Garnås Agnes Buen Garnås (born 23 October 1946) is a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She comes from a famous musical family from the town of Jondal, and is known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied Norwegian ballads, ...

. Among his albums are ''Fykerudn'' from 1992 (in cooperation with his brother Knut), which was awarded

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

, and ''Feledåm'' from 2000. He was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 2003. Buen has inspired and influenced fiddler Annbjørg Lien, who learned several folk tunes from him. Buen died on 1 March 2020.

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1933 births 2021 deaths People from Kongsberg Norwegian fiddlers Male violinists Fiddle makers Spellemannprisen winners Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold 21st-century violinists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians {{norway-music-bio-stub