Britt
Pernille Frøholm is a hardanger fiddle player from the west coast of
Norway, and the traditional music from this area forms her musical
fundamentals. She earned a MA degree in Traditional Arts in 2006, where
she worked with contemporary music and researched new techniques for
the hardanger fiddle. Through this work she has managed to create a
distinctive approach and signature to playing hardingfele. Britt is a
versatile musician who, during the last few years, has released several
critically acclaimed cds in multiple genres, ranging from traditional
folk music to free improvisation with jazz musicians.
In addition to her solo projects, she plays
in the groups LuckyLoop, Friensemblet, Ensemble Epoché,
arcticaEclectica, Frøholm/Tillung, BOREAS (Scotland/Norway), FACE THE
BEAR (Norway/Sweden), and Nye Toner i Nord (Norway/Sweden/Denmark).
Currently she's also doing a collaboration with the Indian fiddleplayer
Sharat Chandra Srivastava and his Scottish/Indian band IndiaAlba.
Linda Gytri plays the freebass accordion -
she also has a MA Degree in folkmusic and she plays mainly Nordic folk
music. Her roots are in Stryn in the western part of Norway, but she is
also inspired from the other Nordic countries. Linda also composes a
lot of music herself, inspired by people, nature, music and moods. Her
teacher Maria Kalaniemi once said that "it sounds like the Norwegian
forest when you`re playing"- so maybe you`ll hear the Norwegian forest
and mountains in her music too. Linda is working as a teacher of
accordion, piano and folk dances.
This duo is coming together especially for
the Nisswa-Stämman, and we are very happy they are. They are from the
same district in Norway, and have been playing together now and then
earlier. Hardanger Fiddle and Accordion is a traditional combination in
the Norwegian music - and this duo will perform both traditional and
more open interpretations of their music for the festival.
