Annbjørg Lien

Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) is a Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa.

Career She first came to national prominence in 1986. Shortly afterwards got a recording deal with the Heilo label and released her first album on that label in 1988. She has received numerous awards, both in Norway and the Nordic countries, including the Gammleng Prize in classical folk music in 2004 and the Hilmar Prize in 2006.

In 2019 she received her PhD degree in hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle games) from the University of Agder. She has no other academic education and learned fiddle games straight from the masters.

Honours Spellemannprisen 1993 in the class Traditional for the album Bukkene Bruse, within Bukkene Bruse Gammleng-prisen 2004 in the class Traditional folk music Hilmar Prize 2006

Discography

Solo albums 1983: Eg Er Liten Eg, Men Eg Vågar Meg (Grappa Music) 1988: Kjellstadslåttar (Grappa Music) 1989: Annbjørg (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) 1994: Felefeber (Grappa Music) 1996: Prisme (Grappa Music) 1999: Baba Yaga (Grappa Music) 2002: Aliens Alive (Grappa Music) 2005 Emma (Agder Theatre Music) with Bjørn Ole Rasch 2008: Waltz With Me (Grappa Music) 2009: Come Home (Grappa Music), with Bjørn Ole Rasch 2010: Alle Vegne (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Sondre Bratland 2012: Khoom Loy (Grappa Music) 2015: Drifting Like A Bird (Heilo Music) 2022: Janus

Collaborative works Within Bukkene Bruse 1993: Bukkene Bruse 1995: Åre (Grappa Music) 1998: Steinstolen (Grappa Music) 2001: Den Fagraste Rosa 2004: Spel

With others 1987: I Seierstakt (Celebration) 2007: String Sisters Live (Grappa Music) 2010: Abocurragh, with Andy Irvine 2011: Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3-CD box set), with various artists 2012 Nordic Woman with various artists released by Fuuse Mousiqi/Grappa Music