Artist Info: Majorstuen

Majorstuen

Breakneck polkas with daring runs, easygoing lullabies with blue notes, groovy reinlenders and wickedly wonderful waltzes, this is what you may expect from a musical experience with the fiddle and cello collective Majorstuen.

Majorstuen has somehow come to signify the revival of Norwegian traditional music with a hugely dynamic and forward-looking musical expression. Already with its 2003 debut album this five-strong fiddle ensemble made it clear that things were changing in the sphere of Norwegian folk. [read more...]