Kirsten Bråten Berg

Kirsten Bråten Berg was born in Arendal, Norway, in 1950. She is a silversmith and has her own workshop in Nomeland, Hylestad. However, she is better known as a musician than as a silversmith, both in Norway and abroad. Since 1973 she has lived in Setesdal, where she has played a major role in maintaining the local folk music traditions. Recently she has begun to use folk music in new contexts, including collaboration with jazz bassist Arild Andersen and contemporary…

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