Unni Løvlid (born 23 March 1976) is a Norwegian musician. She was raised in

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Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; literally "Parish and the Fjords") was a Counties of Norway, county in western Norway, from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsda ...

county, where she was taught to play piano,

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, and

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. Her interest in folk music was initiated by her mother, Oline Ragnhild Løvlid who taught her about the

traditional music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

Nordfjord Nordfjord (—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. Geography The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises Stad Muni ...

Career

After studying music at Firda gymnas, Unni went to the Toneheim folkehøyskole at

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. She continued her musical studies at the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...

. In 2007, she won the

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in the folk music class. Together with

Sigrid Moldestad Sigrid Terese Moldestad (born 19 July 1972, in Breim, Gloppen, Norway) is a Norwegian folk singer, musician, and instrumentalist who plays the fiddle as well as Hardanger fiddle. She performs solo or with Sigrid Moldestad and Band. She was also ...

and Liv Merete Kroken, she started the stage and cabaret trio Fjøgl. They set up three performances in 2001–2004, among them they were of one of the draws at The international folklore festival in Forde 2001.

Discography

Solo albums

;Unni Løvlid Ensemble *1999: ''So ro liten tull'' (Personal Label) *2005: '' Vita'' ( Heilo) *2008: ''Rite'' (

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) *2013: ''Lux'' (Heilo)

Collaborations

*2009: '' Seven Winds'' (Heilo), with Becaye Aw &

Rolf-Erik Nystrøm Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (born 23 April 1975) is a Norwegian saxophonist and composer in the field of contemporary music. Career Nystrøm has a diploma of music from the Norwegian Academy of Music and is now a lecturer in the art of improvisation ba ...

Compilations

*2009: ''Når Eg Står Her På Dei Høge Nutar'', with various artists *2012: ''

Nordic Woman ''Nordic Woman'' is a compilation album that features traditional music forms performed by well known female artists in Nordic countries. ''Nordic Woman'' was released worldwide in 2012. The album is the first release from ''WOMAN'' which is an ...

'' (Heilo), with various artists

Unni Løvlid also appears on

*1997: ''Ingunn Linge Valdal og Knut Ivar Bøe: Ferdafolk'' *2000: ''Hornindalstausene: Frie former'' *2001: ''Norsk folkemusikk og folkedans'' *2002: ''Rusk'' *2002: ''Listen – The Art of Arne Nordheim'' *2005: ''Bridges: Live in China'' *2006: ''Rusk II'' *2006: ''Gjenklang'' *2006: ''Draumkvedet'' (

Arne Nordheim Arne Nordheim (20 June 1931 – 5 June 2010) was a Norwegian composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the Norwegian government's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. ...

) *2011: ''Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovlid, Unni Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 1976 births People from Hornindal Living people Heilo Music artists 21st-century Norwegian folk musicians