Jorun Marie Rypdal Kvernberg (born 10 July 1979) is a Norwegian traditional musician ( hardingfele, violin, vocals) and composer, known from a series of recordings. She is the daughter of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the sister of classical musician Kari Kvernberg Dajani and jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg, and granddaughter of the fiddler and traditional music composer

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Career

Kvernberg was born in Fræna, Romsdal, and studied traditional music at Norges Musikkhøgskole from 1999 to 2003. She also has practical pedagogical education from the same institution. She works as a freelance traditional

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, and released her first solo album, "Album" (2006) on the label ta:lik. As a soloist Kvernberg is focused on the folk music from

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, and she has since 2000 played in the bands Tindra and Majorstuen. Tindra has released four records, among them ''Den kvite hjorten'' (2009) with

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. Majorstuen has released six albums, the first album ''Majorstuen'' (2002) was awarded Spellemannprisen 2003, the latest five albums was released on their own label, "Majorstuen Fiddlers Company" (MFC). In addition, Kvernberg plays in a series of other bands, has toured worldwide, and has received the National Arts Scholarship 2009–10.

Honors

*2003: Awarded Spellemannprisen for the album ''Majorstuen'' (2002) in the class Traditional music, with "Majorstuen" *2003: Awarded "Øivind Berghs Minnepris" *2004: Winner of solo class at "Landsfestivalen for gamaldans" *2005: Winner of lanseringsprogrammet INTROfolk05, with "Majorstuen" *2005: Winner of Kvartsprisen, with "Tindra" *2005: Winner of TONO's

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for the work ”Då kom du” (When you arrived), the first award to the Traditional Norwegian folk music genere *2007: Winner of "Vestlandskappleiken", open class (solo) *2007: Winner of "Folkelarmprisen" for the record ''Trillar for to'' class Innovative, with Bruvoll-Halvorsen *2008: Best Dance Play at "Landskappleiken" 2008 (solo) *2010: Awarded Spellemannprisen 2010 for the album ''Keramello'' in the class Traditional music, with Unni Boksasp Ensemble *2010: Winner of fiddler solo class (fiddle/hardingfele) at "Landsfestivalen for gamaldans" *2010: Winner of "Folkelarmprisen" for the record ''Keramello'' class Traditional, with Unni Boksasp Ensemble

Discography

Solo works

*2006: ''Album'' (Ta:lik), with slåtter (traditional tunes) from

*2013: ''Tidens Løsen'' (Ta:lik), with accordeonplayer

Øyvind Sandum Øyvind or Oyvind may refer to: * Oyvind Aasland (born 1967), Norwegian darts player *Øyvind Alapnes (born 1976), Norwegian football referee *Jon Øyvind Andersen (born 1965), Norwegian black metal guitarist *Carl Øyvind Apeland (born 1964), Norw ...

with slåtter (traditional tunes) after Ole P. Blø

Collaborative works

;Within Majorstuen *2002: ''Majorstuen'' (2L) *2004: ''Jorun jogga'' (MFC) *2006: ''Juledrøm'' (MFC) *2010: ''Skir'' (MFC) *2013: ''Live in Concert'' (MFC) *2015: ''Kvitre'' (MFC) ;Within Tindra *2006: ''Lukkeleg vaking'' (Ta:lik) *2009: ''Den kvite hjorten'' (Ta:lik), with

*2011: ''Moder Norge'' (Ta:lik) *2011: ''Live in Førde'' (Ta:lik), with

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;With others *2002: ''Inger Lise'' (Master Music, 2001), with Inger Lise Rypdal *2005: ''Home Sweet Home'' (Odeon/EMI, 2005), with Liv Marit Wedvik *2007: ''Klassisk Kalvik'' (Daworks, 2002), with Finn Kalvik *2007: ''Trillar for to'' ( Grappa Music), with Bruvoll/

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*2007: ''Mot nye høyder'' (Tylden og co, 2007), Bjørns Orkester *2007: ''Songar frå Havdal'' (ta:lik), Unni Boksasp *2007: ''Jarnnetter'' (ta:lik), Camilla Granlien Band *2010: ''Keramello'' (Øra Musikk), Unni Boksasp Ensemble *2013: ''Kvite fuglar'' (UBE), Unni Boksasp Ensemble *2013: ''Valseria'' (Etnisk Musikklubb),

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kvernberg, Jorun Marie 20th-century Norwegian violinists 21st-century Norwegian violinists Norwegian folk musicians People from Fræna 1979 births Living people Musicians from Møre og Romsdal 20th-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers