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

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ()Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 19 ...

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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 the traditional region of Vest-Telemark and had a background in the folk music of the area. Biography Groven was born in the village ...

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,

Berit Opheim Berit Opheim Versto (born 18 June 1967 in Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, known for her interpretations of folk music. Career Opheim studied at Bergen Musikkonservatorium (1987–90) and Norges Musikkhøgskole (1990–92), and has worke ...

, 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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