Ragnhild Furebotten

Ragnhild Furebotten (born 10 March 1979 in Saltdal, Norway) is a Norwegian fiddler, folk musician and composer, and former member of the traditional folk band Majorstuen and present member and founder of Hekla Stålstrenga.

Career Furebotten picked up the fiddle at the age of six, and started her formal musical studies when she attended the music program at Kongsbakken Videregående Skole in Tromsø, at the age of 16, earning her Examen artium in 1998. This is where she first came into contact with guitarist Tore Bruvoll, with whom she has collaborated since. Later she joined Bruvoll at the Telemark University College (1998–2000). Furebotten received her diploma from the Norwegian Academy of Music (2000–2004), and during her studies she was an exchange student at the Fyn Conservatory of Music in Odense, Denmark and there she studied under the guidance of Danish fiddler Harald Haugaard, among others. Now residing in Målselv, she works as Regional Musician of Culture in Troms (2013), besides being a freelance musician.

Furebotten is a mediator of the Northern Norwegian (traditional Norwegian fiddle music), a tradition she knows well, and interprets and expresses in a completely new and modern way.

Collaborations As part of Majorstuen 2002: Majorstuen (2L Records) 2004: Jorun Jogga 2006: Juledrøm

As part of the trio Fotefar including Lena Jinnegren and Bendik Lund Haanshus 2009: Fest (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), featuring Håvard Lund

As part of Hekla Stålstrenga 2011: Makramé (Ta:lik), nominated for the Spellemannprisen 2011 2013: Dyrandé (Ta:lik)

2002: Klassisk Kalvik (DaWorks), with Finn Kalvik

With Brynjar Rasmussen 2011: Arctic Mood (Nordnorsk Jazzsenter, Finito Bacalao Records)