Sinikka Langeland


Sinikka Langeland is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician, known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz.
WWW sinikka.no

Career

Langeland was born in Grue. She plays the Finnish National Instrument kantele, but she is also known for her "runesanger" and traditional "kveding". Langeland also teaches these instruments and song techniques. The work "Sammas Himmelsøyle" by langeland, was premiered with Trio Mediæval and Sinikka Langelands Ensemble Finnskogutstillingen in March 2012. This work is based on Finnish mythology, and was commissioned for Finnskogutstillingen. The week after the premiere the work was performed again in "Gamle Aker kirke", during the Oslo International Church Music Festival.
In 1996 Langeland was awarded Finnskogprisen. For the release Runoja she received the prestigious Edvardprisen in the class Music in the borderland in 2003. Together with Ove Berg she received the Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Fund Award in 2004 and in 2010 she was the trecipient of the Gammleng-prisen in the class Traditional folk music. In 2012 she received the Sibeliusprisen by Sibelius company in Norway.
Langeland was nominated for Spellemannprisen in the class Traditional folk music, for the album Strengen var af røde guld and Spellemannprisen in the class Traditional folk music/traditional dance music, for the album Lille Rosa. She contributed on Dølajazz 2006 with poems by Hans Børli, performed together with the jazz musicians Arve Henriksen and Trygve Seim, as well as the Finnish musician Markku Ounaskari. Langeland lives in Finnskogen in Grue Municipality.
John Kellman of the All About Jazz magazine recognized Sinikka Langeland Ensemble's appearance at Vossajazz March 2013, as no. 2 of his "Best Live Shows of 2013".

Honors

  • 1996: Finnskogprisen
  • 2003: Edvardprisen in the class Music in the borderland for the album Runoja
  • 2004: Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Fund Award
  • 2010: Gammleng-prisen in the class Traditional folk music
  • 2012: Sibeliusprisen

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

;With Streif
;With Ove Berg
  • 2002: Tirun Lirun – Skogsfinske Runesanger
;With Andreas Liebig
;With Kåre Nordstoga