Erlend Apneseth


Erlend Apneseth is a hardingfele player from Jølster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane.

Biography

Apneseth is known for his critically acclaimed albums on HUBRO / Grappa, with his trio featuring drummer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde and Stephan Meidell, as well as his own solo-projects. He has written music for cinema, theatre, dance performances, poetry, and musical ensembles and orchestras in different genres. As a soloist he has appeared with Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra among others. He has received several awards, such as Gammleng-prisen, Øyvind Berghs Minnepris and the Folkelarm-award. Erlend Apneseth Trio's album «Salika, Molika», featurering accordionist Frode Haltli, received both the NOPA prize and Spellemannprisen, and was nominated for the Nordic Music Prize 2020.

Honors

  • 2012: Grappa Music debutant award
  • 2013: Fureprisen
  • 2014: Øivind Bergh memorial award
  • 2014: Music Scholarship from Sparebanken Vest
  • 2014: Ingerid, Synnøve and Elias Fegerstens foundation for the Norwegian composers and performing musicians
  • 2016: Folkelarm-award for Det Andre Rommet
  • 2016: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Det Andre Rommet
  • 2017: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Nattsongar
  • 2017: Nominated for Spellemannprisen Åra
  • 2018: Gammleng-prisen
  • 2018: NOPA-award 2018 Salika, Molika
  • 2019: Nominated for Folkelarm-award 2019 for Salika, Molika
  • 2019: Spellemannprisen 2019 for Salika, Molika
  • 2019 Forsberg & Aulies legat 2019
  • 2019 Nominated for Nordic Music Prize 2019 Salika, Molika
  • 2020 Folkelarm-award 2020 Fragmentaritum

    Discography

Solo albums

  • 2013: Blikkspor
  • 2016: Det Andre Rommet, with Erlend Apneseth Trio
  • 2017: Nattsongar
  • 2017: Åra, with Erlend Apneseth Trio
  • 2019: Salika, Molika, with Erlend Apneseth Trio and Frode Haltli
  • 2019: Fragmentarium, Erland Apneseth with an Ensemble
  • 2021: Lokk Erlend Apneseth Trio