Unni Løvlid

Unni Løvlid is from Hornindal in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in west Norway. She has been an active folk musician for some time, and has learned her music from many different sources in Hornindal, including Marta Seljeset Frøland. According to the classification system of the national folk music competition Unni belongs in the top category of folk musicians, something which provided her with a fundament for her masters degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her wide-ranging musical activities include concerts and tours in Norway and abroad, and teaching engagements at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Ole Bull Academy, and the State Theatre Academy. Unni has received a number of awards for her contributions to folk singing, and she became "traditional musician of the year 2006".

She released her first solo recording So ro liten tull in 1999 on her own label, Løvlyd; the recording was subsequently released in book form by Lyche Musikkforlag.
Unni participated on Listen – the Art of Arne Nordheim, Aurora 2002 and at Draumkvedet of Arne Nordheim 2006. She's contributed to a number of other recordings for FORTAL, RUSK, Honndalstausene, NRK, Radio France, and Karl Seglem, among others.

In addition to her career as a solo performer Unni is a member of the trio RUSK with Frode Haltli and Vegar Vårdal. Unni is continually involved in new productions and events. She is known for her collaboration on contemporary music projects as well as in folk music; in 2003 she performed in the premiere of Maja Ratkje's opera No Title Performance and Sparkling Water during the Ultima Festival. She's performed in a trio together with horn player and Fe-mail member Hild Sofie Tafjord, and chello player Lene Grenager (both members of SPUNK). In 2007 she performed "Pierrot lunare" by Arnold Schoenberg.

In 2007 she'll be a part of "Grieg force", and represent www.grieg07.com

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