Unni Løvlid

Unni Løvlid
Born (1976-03-23) 23 March 1976
Hornindal, Nordfjord
Origin Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Genres Folk, traditional music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Piano, fiddle
Years active 1997  present
Labels Heilo
Associated acts Fjøgl
Website www.unni.no

Unni Løvlid (born 23 March 1976) is a Norwegian musician.[1] She was raised in Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane, where she was taught to play piano, fiddle, and Hardanger fiddle. Her interest in folk music was initiated by her mother, Oline Ragnhild Løvlid who taught her about the traditional music of Nordfjord.

Career

After studying music at Firda gymnas, Unni went to the Toneheim folkehøyskole at Hamar. She continued her musical studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music. In 2007, she won the Gammleng-prisen in the folk music class.

Together with Sigrid Moldestad 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.[2]

Discography

Solo albums

Unni Løvlid Ensemble

Collaborations

Compilations

Unni Løvlid also appears on

References

  1. "Unni Løvlid Biography in Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesleksikon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  2. "Nakne damer med harding" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 2014-03-23.

External links

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