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Cat No: HO7379

Release Date: 02 December 2022

Label: Heilo

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 7033661073796

Genres: Folk Contemporary

Description
Helga Myhr is a highly regarded Hardanger fiddle player and singer. She has participated in a number of ensembles and has played in a variety of genres. In this work, originally composed for the 2020 Osa Festival, she combines her roots in traditional music from Hallingdal with her distinctive form of musical exploration. This release unites music and visual art on glorious vinyl, designed by the award-winning artist Solveig LÃ¸nseth.

Helga Myhr grew up surrounded by folk music. Today, fiddle tunes are what lie closest to her heart:

"Fiddle playing encompasses infinite possibilities, and it is these possibilities that inspire me when I create new music. People who know fiddle music well might be able to hear which tunes or 'layers' I have used, but sometimes it is more subtle" - Helga Myhr.

The music on this recording was composed specifically for the outstanding musicians who appear on the recording. Their exceptional musical and creative qualities have had a profound impact on how the music sounds: "Malin Alander has a fabulous voice that she can shape and stretch with amazing suppleness; Adrian Myhr produces a warm bass sound, with lovely and intricate melodic lines; Michaela AntalovÃ¡ has a superb groove, and she creates elegant tones on the willow flute; multi-instrumentalist Rasmus Kjorstad adds compelling sound variations and tasteful contributions on the Norwegian zither, octave violin and Jew's harp", Helga Myhr explains.

Poems by Margit Lappegard (1918â€“2011), from Leveld, Ã…l in Hallingdal, are included in three of the tunes. Lappegard was a beloved poet who attracted considerable attention with her poetry collection "Noko vil alltid lysa", first published in 1988.

Helga Myhr's solo album "Natten veller seg ut" was released in the autumn of 2019 on the Motvind Records label, and was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannsprisen). Myhr plays in several groups and ensembles, including the band Morgonrode, which won a Norwegian Grammy in 2019. She is also a member of Kvedarkvintetten, Dei kjenslevare and a duo together with Tanja Orning.
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