Top of the crop
Folkelarm: All time high
Folkelarm has received a record breaking 170 showcase proposals in 2011, and 18 acts made it through the final selection process. Top notch musicians from Norway, Sweden and Finland will be showcasing...
Recommended
May 25th - June 8th 2011
Bergen International Festival
The Bergen International Festival presents art in all its guises: music, literature, theatre, dance, opera and visual art.
Hommage à Ole Bull
Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland
With this record Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland commemorate the fabulous work of Norwegian composer and violinist Ole Bull
White Night - Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music
Norwegian Soloists’ Choir
The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir explores the complex landscape of folk music
Áiggi Askkis - An Introduction to
Mari Boine
2011 sees the release of Áiggi Askkis – An introduction to which is a two-disc compilation that sums up a career hardly any other Norwegian artist is able to match.
Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland
Hommage à Ole Bull
With this record Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland commemorate the fabulous work of Norwegian composer and violinist Ole Bull
Unni Boksasp Ensemble
Grammy award winner 2010
Unni Boksasp Ensemble was rewarded a Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) for their second album Keramello during the Spellemann show is Oslo on March 5th.
Spellemannprisen March 5.
Norwegian Grammy Awards
Several folk musicians are nominated for a Norwegian Grammy
Tour
Norwegian Tapas 2011
by:Larm 2011
Riksscenen Thursday 27th
Edén/ 2x Stinnerbom/Warg
The legendary Swedish fiddlers Mats Eden and Leif Stinnerbom meet Daniel Sandén Warg and Magnus Stinnerbom on Riksscenen on upcoming Thursday. Playing a mix of new composed tunes and old songs with dr...
Riksscenen Thursday 13th
NORDIC!
The Swedish folk trio Nordic enters Riksscenen on Thursday 13th with a mix of Swedish Folk Music and great improvisations. In February they are recording their new album, and this is an opportunity to...
Riksscenen on Thursday
Vegar Vårdal and Patrick Andersson
Fiddlers Vegar Vårdal and Patrick Andersson perform tunes from the Norwegian /Swedish border when they meet to play a concert at Riksscenen on Thursday 9 pm. The duo have been playing together for man...
Wednesday 17th
Ragnhild Furebotten performing at Riksscenen
Fiddle player Ragnhild Furebotten is this Wednesday presenting a brand new collaboration to the Oslo audience - a band of brass players alongside her fiddle music of North Norway. The project is calle...
Riksscenen:
Le Vent du Nord
The fantastic quartet Le Vent du Nord from Quebec, Canada, is visiting Riksscenen tonight.
Folk Music from Finland:
Accordion Virtuoso Maria Kalaniemi at Riksscenen
Accordion Virtuoso and singer Maria Kalaniemi from Finland is playing at Riksscenen this evening. Don't miss the opportunity to hear this great musician touring with her new CD "Vilda rosor".
Riksscenen has officially opened
New venue for traditional music in Oslo:
Riksscenen - Norwegian Hub for Traditional Music and Dance, with three great venues, has now officially opened at Grünerløkka, Oslo. They offer a wide specter of concerts, seminars, story telling sess...
Nordic folk music in Oslo:
Counting down to Folkelarm!
9th - 11th of September a number of soloists and bands from the Nordic Folk Music Scene gather up at the brand new concert venue Riksscenen in Oslo to participate at Folkelarm. They will be joined by ...
Kalottspel
Traditional Music in North Norway
Kalottspel is a folk music and dance festival which takes place in Målselv in the county of Troms. The festival builds on long and rich traditions in the area and was first set up in 1970. This year, ...
Mela
International culture festival in Oslo:
Mela is again coming to town! This year's event takes place at Rådhusplassen (City Hall Square) from Friday 6. to Sunday 8. August. The festival is considered to be one of the biggest international ce...
Norwegian traditional music in the mid of South Norway:
Jørn Hilme Festival this week!
One of Norway’s largest folk music festivals has just started, and will present concerts, dance evenings in beautiful surroundings at the Valdres Folk Museum, workshops, competitions and a great atmos...
Nordic and International Folk Music:
Telemarkfestivalen
Telemarkfestivalen in Bø has always had a solid mix of Norwegian, Scandinavian and international artists. The festival has often invited artists from the Celtic traditions. Some of this year’s artists...
Folk Music Competition at Nordfjordeid
Landsfestivalen:
Weekend July 14th-18th Landsfestivalen is held at Nordfjordeid, on the North Western coast of Norway. Landsfestivalen is a national competition focusing on the Folk Music repertoire referred to as "tu...
Førde Folk Music Festival
Freedom and oppression:
With the theme of freedom and oppression, the 21st edition of the Førde Folk Music Festival puts its focus on musicians fighting for human rights and cultures that struggle to survive.
National competition in Folk Music:
Landskappleiken 2010!
Festival of North Norway
- boasts greater breadth than ever before
Festival of North Norway takes place at Harstad in North Norway, presenting artists from a broad variety of musical genres. Norwegian folk singers Ingebjørg Bratland and Sinikka Langeland will both at...
Haukeliseter Festival:
Folk Music in the Mountains!
Somewhere inbetween Oslo and Bergen you will find Haukeliseter, a rather densely populated area where the Haukeliseter Festival takes place from June 17th - 20th.
National competition in Folk Music:
Landskappleiken coming up!
Landskappleiken is an annual national competition in Norwegian Folk Music and Dance. This year June 23rd-27th are the date listed in every fan of folk music´s diary, and Voss is the host of this year´...
Norwegian artists to Førde
Førde Folk Music Festival:
The Førde Folk Music Festival is one of Norway’s major festivals, and holds a position as Scandinavia’s largest acoustic folk/Trad/world-music festival. Unni Boksasp Ensemble, Annbjørg Lien & Bjørn Ol...
Festival of traditional music
Folkemusikkveka i Ål
23rd - 30th of May is the time for this year`s Festival in Ål - Folkemusikkveka. The festival has a long reputation for being a venue for the soloist folk music of Norway.
Legendary Eurovision Song Contest Duo appears together on stage
Riksscenen tonight:
The legendary Eurovision Song Contest Duo Mattis Hætta and Sverre Kjeldsberg meet together on stage tonight, 30 years after their participation in the contest.
Great Concert Week in Oslo!
If you are in the capital of Norway this week, you have lots of great folk music concerts to look forward to. Singer Eli Storbekken, fiddlers Annbjørg Lien and Daniel Sandén Warg, jews harp player Sig...
Call for Showcase, Conference and Film Proposals
WOMEX '10 PROGRAMME:
If you would like to submit a Showcase, Conference or Film proposal for WOMEX '10 Copenhagen, make haste. Only few more days until the final deadline for all programme proposals.
March 31st - April 4th
Sami Easter Festival
Kautokeino, situated in Finnmark, the northernmost county in Norway, hosts the Sami Easter Festival. Several concerts with Sami music, both traditional and innovative cross-over, will take place at th...
May–June
Bergen International Festival
The Bergen International Festival presents art in all its guises: music, literature, theatre, dance, opera and visual art.
25 - 27 March
Babel Med Music
From 25 - 27 March the 6th edition of Babel Med Music hosts a unique event in Marseille by gathering world music professionals from all over the globe to discuss and deliberate the economic and cultur...
Norwegian Grammy Awards
Nominees for Spellemannprisen
Three Norwegian folk music artists have been nominated for the Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy Awards.
28 - 31 January
Spotlight Norway at Celtic Connections 2010
Six of Norway’s leading artists within the world/traditional field have been selected for a Showcase position at Showcase Scotland in January 2010.
Delegate registration
by:Larm 18.- 20. february 2010
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21th December - 3th January
Christmas vacation
9.-13. December 2009
Valkyrien Allstars tour in Japan
One of Norwegian Folk Music's hottest properties are touring in Japan
26. November 2009
Royal Norwegian Advent Concert, Edinburgh
With Kim Andre Rysstad ( vocal), John Ole Morken(fiddle/guitar), Sigurd Ulveseth (bass) and Ole Jacob Hystad(saxophone).
Belgium and Luxemburg
Norwegian Tapas Tour
With Jorun Marie Kvernberg, Gjermund Larsen Trio and Bruvoll/Hallvorsen band
Nordsjøfestivalen 2009
Nordsjøfestivalen in Farsund, Norway, is an international music festival which focuses on the traditional music found around The North Sea
Womex
Nordic Club at Womex
From 2009 – 2011 Womex will be held in Copenhagen adding an extra Nordic flavor to the event.
November
Oslo World Music Festival
Street smart flamenco, Django electronica, qawwali, ghetto blues, throat song, tango, fado, Balkan beats, joik…
22.-25 October
Osafestivalen
Osafestivalen’s main profile aims to provide a meeting ground between folk music and classical music, with particular emphasis on early music.
October
Osafestivalen
Osafestivalen’s main profile aims to provide a meeting ground between folk music and classical music, with particular emphasis on early music.
2nd .- 5th of july
Førde Folk Music Festival
The 20th festival in Førde focuses on World Voices
