Hekla Stålstrenga
Hekla Stålstrenga | |
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Origin | Norway |
Genres | Folk, folk/rock |
Years active | 2008-present |
Labels | Ta:lik |
Members | Anne Nymo Trulsen Ragnhild Furebotten Tore Bruvoll Trond-Viggo Solas Ole-Jakob Larsen |
Hekla Stålstrenga is a Norwegian folk and folk rock band specializing in North Norwegian traditional music. It was formed in 2008 as a duo by fiddler Ragnhild Furebotten and guitarist Tore Bruvoll. They had their first recording as a duo, for which they were nominated during Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammies, for "Best folk music band". They later on added lead vocalist Anne Nymo Trulsen, drummer Ole-Jakob Larsen and acoustic bassist Trond-Viggo Solas to become a five-member band.[1]
The band was nominated for another Spellemannprisen in 2011 after release of their album Makramé. The album charted in VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. It was released on the local Ta:lik label to which the band is signed to. Makramé is a word deriving from Arabic meaning the art of tying strings to use or decorative purposes.[2]
Besides their collaborations, various artists in the band are developing their own solo careers. Lead vocalist Anne Nymo Trulsen released her own debut album Skråblikk in 2013.
Band members
[edit]- Anne Nymo Trulsen - lead vocals
- Ragnhild Furebotten - fiddle
- Tore Bruvoll - guitar
- Trond-Viggo Solas - bass
- Ole-Jakob Larsen - drums
Honors
[edit]- In 2008, as the duo Hekla Stålstrenga, the duo members Ragnhild Furebotten and Tore Bruvoll were nominated for "Best Folk music/gammaldans" category for their work during the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammies.
- In 2011, they were nominated for "Best Folk music / traditional music" category during Spellemannprisen.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes |
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NOR [3] | |||
2011 | Makramé
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29 | Tracklist
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2013 | Dyrandé
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28 | Tracklist
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2016 | Ventetid
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Tracklist
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2017 | Velkommen inn
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7 [4] |
Tracklist
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Singles
[edit]- "Folketonen" 2012
- "Båtbygger Jo" 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Review - Hekla Stålstrenga, Makramé". wordpress.com. Driftwood Magazine. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Hekla Stålstrenga - Ragnhild Furebotten og Tore Bruvoll". Folkemusikk.no. Folkemusikk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Hekla Stålstrenga discography". NorwegianCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-05.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 50, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Hekla Stålstrenga on Myspace
- Folk: Reinhekla magi - April 24, 2013 NRK (in Norwegian)