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Medieval music from Telemark.<\/p>\n
Two of Norway\u2019s foremost folk musicians, \u00d8yonn Groven Myhren and Anne Hytta, have joined forces to form the duo Sogesong and to release a recording offering brand-new, fresh and original interpretations of old folk songs that were well hidden, but not entirely forgotten.
\n‘A few years ago we began to explore the treasure trove of ballads from Telemark together. The unusual melodies and fantastic narratives spoke to us. We have awoken them from their slumber on lifeless pieces of paper, and have sung and played these well-hidden medieval folk-tale songs until they gradually acquired a life of their own that we think suits them,’ \u00d8yonn and Anne tell us.<\/p>\n
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Two of Norway\u2019s foremost folk musicians, \u00d8yonn Groven Myhren and Anne Hytta, have joined forces to form the duo Sogesong and to release a recording offering brand-new, fresh and original interpretations of old folk songs that were well hidden, but not entirely forgotten.<\/p>\n
\u00d8yonn Groven Myhren\u2019s unique \u201ckveding\u201d voice and the reconstructions of medieval string instruments used by the duo are Sogesong\u2019s points of departure. With \u00d8yonn and Anne\u2019s deeply personal expression, based on the old folk music traditions of Telemark, Sogesong sounds like no other group: evocatively melismatic, singing and always swinging. Sogesong is an encounter between the old and the genuinely new, shaped and presented by two contemporary folk musicians. Perhaps it is, all the same, the sound of something that could have been sung and played long, long ago. <\/p>\n
The album S\u00e5 vide fara dei lindarord presents eight distinctive and very diverse ballads, including songs of chivalry, folk-tale songs, comic ballads and even a ghost song or two. The instruments played by Sogesong \u2013 vielles and lyres with origins that range from Numedal through Novgorod to Valencia \u2013 were created by Sverre Jensen. He is the guru of medieval music in Norway, and a major source of inspiration for Sogesong. All of the ballads have been interpreted, adapted and arranged by Sogesong, and will be released by Grappa Musikkforlag on 10 November, 2017. The launch will be celebrated that evening at 7 pm with a concert at Oslo Ladeg\u00e5rd, in the medieval hall in the cellar of what remains of the 13th-century Bishop\u2019s Castle.<\/p>\n
\u00d8yonn Groven Myhren is one of Norway\u2019s leading folk musicians, and was the winner of the vocal category at this year\u2019s National Contest for Traditional Music. She also won in the same category in 1997 and 1998. \u00d8yonn grew up in a family where the ballad tradition is still alive, and also learned the ballad repertoire of the traditional singer Hagny Huso (1932\u20132016) from Vinje. She has developed her own style in playing the lyre (a small medieval harp), as can be heard on the duo\u2019s record. Since the turn of the millennium she has received several large-scale composition commissions, among which are the critically acclaimed productions Nivelkinn and Runartromma. <\/p>\n
Anne Hytta learned to play the Hardanger fiddle from fiddler Einar L\u00f8ndal (1914\u20132006) of Tuddal. He came from a family of fiddlers and \u201ckvedere\u201d, traditional singers, and taught Hytta a broad repertoire of old fiddle tunes featuring rich, distinctive ornamentation and a close connection with traditional singing techniques. She currently works as a freelance folk musician and composer, and in addition to her solo performances on Hardanger fiddle and her collaboration in the Sogesong duo, she plays with the trio Slagr and the international folk string quartet Tosko, among others.<\/p>\n
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