Erlend Apneseth

Erlend Apneseth is one of Norway’s foremost fiddle players and folk musicians. He has released eight albums, received numerous awards, among them “Grappas Debutantpris” and “Gammleng-prisen”, and no less than five nominations for the Norwegian Grammy’s. In 2019 he received the Norwegian Grammy’s award in the Open Cathegory for his album “Salika, Molika”, with Erlend Apneseth Trio and Frode Haltli. The album also received the NOPA-award and was nominated for the Nordic Music Prize. Apneseth has written commissioned works for Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Førdefestivalen and Ultima, and toured extensively in Europe over the past years. Since 2021 he has collaborated with the composer Ørjan Matre on new works for Hardanger Fiddle and The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

«An enthralling listen» BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★
«This is music of sublime beauty» All About Jazz
«A folksy, rhythmically powered zone of abstraction; Apneseth has developed the perfect hybrid» Songlines ★★★★★
«Straddling the past, future and present at the same time» MOJO
«Folk tradition revitalised within a digitised and polyglot world» The Wire
« A soothing music to invigorate the mind and the body» Le Monde (FR)