Unni Løvlid is a Norwegian musician

Musician

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. She grew up in Hornindal

Hornindal

Hornindal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Grodås.Hornindal was separated from Eid in 1867...

, Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

, where she learnt to play piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, fiddle

Fiddle

The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...

, and Hardanger fiddle. Her interest in folk songs came from her mother, Oline Ragnhild Løvlid who taught her about traditional music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 of Nordfjord

Nordfjord

Nordfjord is a fjord and a traditional district in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. The district comprises the municipalities of Selje, Vågsøy, Bremanger, Eid, Gloppen, Hornindal, and Stryn. Nordfjord covers an area of and is home to a population of approximately...

. After studying music at Firda gymnas, Unni went to the folkehøyskole at Hamar. Since then, she continued to the Norwegian Academy of Music

Norwegian Academy of Music

The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...

, where she studied music. In 2007, she won the Gammleng-prisen in the folk music class.

Discography

• Seven Winds
• Rite 2008
• Vita 2005
• So ro liten tull 1999

Unni Løvlid also appears on:

• Rusk II 2006
• Gjenklang 2006
• Draumkvedet 2006 (Arne Nordheim
  Arne Nordheim
  Arne Nordheim was a Norwegian composer who had since 1982 been living in the Norwegian State's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. Nordheim received numerous prizes for his compositions, and was elected an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary...
  
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• Bridges: Live in China 2005
• Rusk 2002
• Listen - The Art of Arne Nordheim 2002
• Norsk folkemusikk og folkedans 2001
• Hornindalstausene: Frie former 2000
• Ingunn Linge Valdal og Knut Ivar Bøe: Ferdafolk 1997

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