Fete Slatta

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Cat No: HCD7391

Release Date: 02 December 2022

Label: Heilo

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 7033662073917

Genres: Folk Contemporary

Description
Erlend Viken Trio is back, with a homage to Norwegian traditional music
"One of the challenges that inspire me the most is making expressions from contemporary music to a natural part of the living traditional music scene." - Erlend Viken

With Hardanger fiddle, el-guitar and double bass, Erlend Viken Trio presents a rare sound based on traditional music, inspired by improvisational music, desert blues and rock. Known for their energetic live shows, the trio has played concerts all over Europe. The musicianÂ´s background from different genres, combined with their playfulness and need to explore, make the traditional tunes travel to places theyÂ´ve never been before.

"This year's most exciting folk music record!", was how a collective press described the debut album Frie TÃ¸yler in 2014. Adresseavisen wrote: "This is music that hits you, regardless if youÂ´re a fan of traditional music, rock or blues". Their debut album was based on a desire to make traditional music more accessible to a bigger audience, with hard-hitting, newly composed tunes in a playful approach.

"One of the things I like best with traditional music is that itÂ´s so heavily connected with social happenings and dance. In folk music culture itÂ´s a tradition to meet up to play, sing and dance, without planning any of the music in advance. ItÂ´s a way to hang out. Some of my strongest musical memories are the meeting between professionals and amateurs, people from different genres and with instrumentation that rarely â or is never heard â on a concert stage." - Erlend Viken

Even though, or maybe because of, ErlendÂ´s need to explore, he is still a typical folk music nerd. He has studied the archives, traditional techniques, different traditional areas and tonalities, and not least had coffee and cookies while learning Hardanger fiddle tunes from masters such as HÃ¥kon HÃ¸gemo (Western Norway), and Tore Bolstad (Valdres). The fiddle tunes he has learned from his father.

Erlend Viken Trio has previously released the albums Frie TÃ¸yler (2014) and Nykomlingen (2017). The debut album Frie TÃ¸yler received the Folkelarm Award in 2014. The band members consist of sought-after musicians that has made an impression in different musical genres.
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